The process of bringing aid into Gaza took the form of a Hollywood movie, and seemed to be derived from scenes of films produced about World War II.
Spectators in the cinema halls used to watch what was described militarily as landing operations, which saw thousands of soldiers dropping from the sky and gathering behind the lines. In Gaza, war boxes of “sandwiches” rained down on the population.
Since the beginning of the war, the world has been more concerned with bringing in relief aid than stopping the war. This was a test of capabilities that demonstrated, over many months, a complete inability to bring in anything less than the minimum necessities of life for two and a half million human beings, each of whom was required to die or wait, either by the sword or by other means, as if the common saying, “He who did not die by the sword died by another” was written to describe this war.
Israel built a barrier with no gaps to prevent the entry of aid that was piled up behind the border crossings. Thousands of trucks were seen waiting for a signal sent by an Israeli soldier to access the location where the inspection takes place, for hours, and sometimes days, prompting neighboring countries, including Egypt and Jordan, to send their aid via planes.
This innovative method in our country was later adopted by the US, to send “sandwich carriers.” Sadly, those waiting on the scorched earth witnessed some of their children being crushed to death under the boxes falling from the sky.
Even this creative method did not solve the problem, so the Israelis remained stubborn, introducing aid by a dropper, in the size they determined, and their only criterion was based on what harmed or benefited the war plans.
The US, which appeared in this particular story, as the smallest country in the world, wanted to deliver aid but was unable to.
As the game with Israel reached the point where it was impossible to increase the permissible limit, even by one truck, Washington decided to deal with the matter from the sea, but in a way that would not disturb Israel.
In fact, all the boxes were subject to Israel’s inspection. The maritime window that was opened in the closed wall was consistent with Tel Aviv’s proposed solutions for the lives of the besieged, including more than an emergency port, but rather a floating city on the surface of the sea. This means that Israel continues its siege on land, in an absolute manner, and opens a loophole through which it controls the air that the people of Gaza breathe.
The Americans, as President Biden announced in his State of the Union address, are “coming back”. But instead of the giant aircraft carriers that arrived to support Israel and protect it from a potential expansion of the scope of the war after the battle of October 7, while it was at the bottom of frustration and moral collapse, here they are coming to protect the repercussions of its joint war with Israel, which are still described as the next day.
There is no humanitarian or charitable work in policies and strategies. These are terms that are suitable to be covers for programs and agendas based on abstract considerations and calculations. They are also suitable for promoting ideas in platforms and forums, without having any meaning beyond that.
The temporary port is a form of American presence in post-war scenarios, and in military language, it is a bridgehead for landings, which do not necessarily include soldiers, tanks, and artillery. If we accept the fact that it is a joint war under the name of “Hamas” and its direct goal is to eradicate its rule and weapons, then everything that will come the next day and beyond will be carefully synchronized with the Israelis, without excluding coordination, even if it is of a second degree, with others.
The US in the Gaza war is not just a temporary port to be criticized as if it were a conspiracy, nor is it merely a mediator to achieve a truce and a prisoners’ swap deal. It is the absolute architect of its influence in the region and throughout the world. It controls its regional arms that agree with it to end Hamas’ rule in Gaza and undermine the group’s primary capital, its weapons.
Every step and every sentence by the White House and from the lowest American diplomat is not a reaction, but rather as part of a comprehensive whole.
The US, which talks about what comes after the war more than it talks about the war itself, does not need to send forces to Gaza, as Israeli soldiers or dual nationals are sufficient and increasing. The American bridgeheads spread throughout the geography of the Middle East need a necessary completion, and this time in Gaza. The logic of the influence of countries, especially the great ones, does not stop at any limit. We call that occupation, aggression, or conspiracy. All names are permissible and their essence is the same... influence.
How is this faced? This is the question, and the answer is in the hands of those who hold weapons, not in the hands of those who carry pens.
