“Beisan Orange”… Will balloons succeed in confronting the starvation policy in Gaza? | News

As if rockets and shells, demolishing residential complexes on the heads of their residents, and killing and wounding tens of thousands are not enough, as the Israeli occupation continues a systematic war of starvation against those remaining alive in the besieged Gaza Strip, with clear American and Western support.

Despite Cairo’s confirmation that the Rafah crossing is open and has never been closed, relief trucks cannot enter the Strip through the crossing, which Israel bombed several times, in a clear message that it will not allow any aid to enter without its permission.

Many Gazans spoke on social media about the horrific details of the starvation practiced against the people of Gaza, as many complained about the absence of even what provides people with food and keeps them alive.

Targeting bread seekers

Indeed, the occupation army is keen to target civilians while they are searching for food and water, and bomb them in the “queues” of bakeries and in markets.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor previously confirmed that Israel has sharply escalated the “war of starvation” that it is waging against civilians in the Gaza Strip as a tool of subjugation.

It directly targeted bakeries, factories, shops, markets, stations, wells, and water tanks, and bombed electrical generators and solar energy units, on which vital facilities, including commercial establishments, restaurants, and civil institutions, depend, to maintain their minimal functioning, in light of a complete power outage and fuel depletion.

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Besan orange

“I saw Bisan eating an orange and saying it was her breakfast. This is something I cannot ignore,” explains Megan Rice, the young American woman who felt pain for the victims of the occupation massacres in Gaza, and was amazed at the steadfastness of her people. She launched a campaign to read the Holy Qur’an inside the United States, and then soon… She announced her conversion to Islam.

Bisan is an activist from Gaza. She became famous – along with other activists – throughout the world for the videos and photos that she publishes on her social media accounts, which reveal the details of the genocide committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, with American and Western support.

Rice added, in a video clip on her account on the TikTok platform, that she thought of a solution that might help some Gazans confront the systematic war of starvation practiced against them, which is to send them food balloons, to challenge the stifling siege imposed on them, and the inability of aid trucks to enter through the Rafah crossing.

“Do not make fun of my proposal,” says Megan Rice, adding, “I have seen this solution implemented by activists in South Korea to provide assistance to residents of North Korea.”

Indeed, South Korean activists within the organization “Fighters for a Free North Korea” followed this solution over the years to provide aid to their fellow countrymen in neighboring North Korea, in light of the complete severance of relations between the two countries, which live under the threat of war breaking out at all times.

Plastic balloons

The idea is to use simple plastic balloons to carry basic aid, such as food and medicine, and launch them towards North Korea.

“Fighters for a Free North Korea” used this method extensively during the Corona period, as they sent tens of thousands of protective masks, medicines, and vitamins in these balloons to reach North Korea.

Since 2020, the law in South Korea has criminalized sending unlicensed leaflets or aid across the border, and this is punishable by imprisonment for a maximum period of 3 years, or fines that may amount to 27,400 dollars.

For Megan Rice, the proposal to replicate the experience of South Korean activists with Gaza may seem to some to be simple or naive, but it is at least a step worth thinking about. What is most important is that aid reaches those who need it, as quickly and in any way, and Israel is certain that a war of starvation will not succeed in Subjugation of the Palestinians.