Economic researcher: What’s happening in Gaza is engineered famine

In an in-depth reading of the economic and humanitarian scene in the Gaza Strip, the economic researcher Ahmed Abu Qamar asserts that the repercussions of the sector at this stage are not directly related to the war in Iran, as much as it reflects a continuation of the occupation’s policies aimed at tightening the screws on the population. And control their standard of living. In an interview, Abu Qamar points out that one of the most prominent manifestations of this reality is the clear reduction in the number of trucks entering the Gaza Strip, as it decreased from about 350 trucks per day to only approximately 200 trucks, without actual justifications for this. Security pretexts he describes as “fake”. He believes that this decline can only be understood within the framework of an organized policy aimed at reducing the available quantities of commodities, creating a constant state of shortage in the markets. In this context, he points out that what is happening goes beyond just a supply crisis or a market malfunction, to reach what can be described as “famine engineering”, where the deliberate control of the flow of basic commodities is being controlled, keeping society in a state of permanent fragility, unable to achieve a minimum level of stability. Living. The effects do not stop at food commodities, as they extend to energy sources, as the number of gas trucks has decreased from about 8 trucks per day to only 4, which has led to a decrease in the quantities available to citizens by almost half, in parallel with a noticeable rise in fuel prices, which exacerbated the burden. on various vital sectors.

In his description of the nature of the stage, Abu Qamar uses the term “weapon of disruption,” explaining that what is happening in Gaza is not limited to tightening the siege, but directly targets the society’s ability to continue. Depriving the sector of spare parts, industrial oils and tires, not only slows down the economic movement, but also hits the operational structure of daily life. It shows that these materials, although they appear to be secondary, are in fact essential to the operation of various sectors, from transportation and services, to health facilities and municipalities. The failure of a water transport vehicle due to an unavailable piece, not only reflected on the owner, but also to hundreds of families who depend on their services, in a scene that reflects the deep interdependence between the joints of daily life in the Gaza Strip.