The UN worries that Gaza will be uninhabitable in only a few years, in part because of the salinization of its primary aquifer. That problem could be resolved by a desalinization plant, but it seems unlikely Israel will allow one to be built. Some Israeli members of parliament have spoken of the desirability of ethnically cleansing the Palestinians from Gaza entirely.
Despite occasional UN condemnation of the Israeli blockade on Palestinian civilians (which is illegal in international law, especially given that Israel is still the Occupying Power in Gaza), the world has turned a blind eye to this ongoing Israeli atrocity. Hence, the weekly marches begun in March of 2018. That the Israeli government would formally decide to deal with the largely peaceful protests by simply shooting unarmed civilians on the Gaza side of the border would have been unthinkable even a decade ago. That the world would remain silent about these criminal tactics is unimaginable.
The US Congress condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged racism because she criticized the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians. Congress has had nothing to say about the sniping at civilian populations on the part of the Israeli army, nor has it condemned the many racist remarks of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, nor even his current electoral alliance with a Kahanist faction affiliated to groups declared terrorist organizations by the US government.
Bonus video:
CBS Evening News: "At least 4 killed in Gaza protests"
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