Yup. Take at look at this announcement from Jan. 31, 2024:
Gaza’s population is ‘starving to death’, WHO says
The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the population of Gaza was "starving to death" due to the restrictions imposed on humanitarian aid in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240131-🔴-live-fighting-rages-in-gaza-hamas-studying-new-truce-proposal
And this one from Feb. 20, 2024:
Gaza authorities say starvation is deepening for Palestinians
Gaza’s Government Media Office has warned that more than 700,000 Palestinians in the north of the territory could perish from hunger as Israel restricts humanitarian aid to the area.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/20/israels-war-on-gaza-live-un-fears-explosion-in-child-deaths-in-gaza?update=2720814
Fifteen months later, how many Gazans have actually starved to death?
But of course, they are still at risk:
Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says
A UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza's population of around 2.1 million Palestinians is at "critical risk" of famine and faces "extreme levels of food insecurity" as an Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid continues.
And despite the dire warning, it does indeed note (my bold text):
The latest report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said there had been a "major deterioration" since October 2024, but concluded famine was not currently occurring.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz63jnx52l0o
The overall population in 2025 of the Palestinian territories has increased from 2022, according to figures from the State of Palestine's Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The population of the Gaza Strip has decreased, but that is mainly due to people fleeing to the West Bank or leaving the country.
https://pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=676
Between 1948 and 2023, the population of the West Bank and Gaza Strip matched the increase of Israel's Jewish population. That's not a development usually associated with genocide.
https://pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=676
And those who constantly complain about foreigners, thinking we're all the same. Foreigners can't ruin other cultures or traditions.
Blending cultures helps other cultures, as you can plainly see with Thais adopting most of what they do from the west. Take away phones, vehicles, motorbikes, maintenance on everything, home building, computers, TV's, boats, military items, Law practices, and other assorted things, guess how Thailand would be then.
We aren't taking over but fitting in. Most here I'm sure respect the place, even though some of us would rather be back home. One thing I'm thinking you're missing, is that even you wouldn't be so welcome here without your spending.
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