Several of my friends here asked me if I’m in a safe place, but I struggle to explain the geography of Gaza and people from overseas struggle to understand it.
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Several of my friends here asked me if I’m in a safe place, but I struggle to explain the geography of Gaza and people from overseas struggle to understand it. So I’m writing a thread. 🧶⬇️⬇️⬇️
#Gaza #FreeGaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #StopGenocide #GazaMutualAid
1/14
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The Gaza Strip is tiny: it’s 40 km long, 9 km wide, 365 km2 in area, which is similar to Inner London, or the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens combined.
It’s tiny and mostly flat, there aren’t huge differences in climate nor big hills nor mountains. There’s a few rivers and nature reserves.
There’s a very long beach all along, only interrupted by the port of Gaza. Al-Rashid Coastal mostly follows the coast.
2/14
When bombings, air strikes or any sort of attacks happen at one end of the Gaza Strip, depending on the intensity, you may hear it, see it or feel it from anywhere. It’s always very intense and terrifying.
3/14
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Several of my friends here asked me if I’m in a safe place, but I struggle to explain the geography of Gaza and people from overseas struggle to understand it. So I’m writing a thread. 🧶⬇️⬇️⬇️
#Gaza #FreeGaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #StopGenocide #GazaMutualAid
1/14
The Gaza Strip is tiny: it’s 40 km long, 9 km wide, 365 km2 in area, which is similar to Inner London, or the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens combined.
It’s tiny and mostly flat, there aren’t huge differences in climate nor big hills nor mountains. There’s a few rivers and nature reserves.
There’s a very long beach all along, only interrupted by the port of Gaza. Al-Rashid Coastal mostly follows the coast.
2/14
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The Gaza Strip is divided into 5 governorates: North Gaza to the north, then Gaza City, then Deir al-Balah, then Khan Yunis, and the southernmost governorate is Rafah.
4/14
In each governorate, there’s typically a city that’s surrounded with tinier villages, as well as some farmland, and some refugee camps.
The biggest city is by far Gaza City, where about 1 million people normally live, half of the Gaza Strip population.
The Gaza Strip was home to 2 million people at the beginning of the war. We don’t know how many people still live and how many were killed or died, with estimates ranging between 65,000 dead and 500,000 dead.
5/14
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When bombings, air strikes or any sort of attacks happen at one end of the Gaza Strip, depending on the intensity, you may hear it, see it or feel it from anywhere. It’s always very intense and terrifying.
3/14
The Gaza Strip is divided into 5 governorates: North Gaza to the north, then Gaza City, then Deir al-Balah, then Khan Yunis, and the southernmost governorate is Rafah.
4/14
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When people talk about Gaza, they can talk about all of the Gaza Strip, or Gaza City only (or, rarely, about the Gaza governorate). Most often, people aren’t precise, you need to understand based on context.
7/14
The Mediterranean Sea is to the west of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-Israel barrier circles everything, except in the south, where there is the Egypt-Gaza border. That border with Egypt is also under Israeli control. It’s a bit like if Canada controlled the US-Mexico border. Or if England controlled the Republic of Ireland-Northern Ireland border.
But the Egyptian government seems mostly ok with it anyway.
8/14
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Before the war, I used to grow up and live in Gaza City, specifically in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City. Most of my family lived in Gaza City.
But my grandparents were originally from a village called Hamama, 25 km north of Gaza City, now completely destroyed and erased from maps, on land claimed by Israel since 1948, outside of the Gaza Strip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamama
6/14
When people talk about Gaza, they can talk about all of the Gaza Strip, or Gaza City only (or, rarely, about the Gaza governorate). Most often, people aren’t precise, you need to understand based on context.
7/14
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In each governorate, there’s typically a city that’s surrounded with tinier villages, as well as some farmland, and some refugee camps.
The biggest city is by far Gaza City, where about 1 million people normally live, half of the Gaza Strip population.
The Gaza Strip was home to 2 million people at the beginning of the war. We don’t know how many people still live and how many were killed or died, with estimates ranging between 65,000 dead and 500,000 dead.
5/14
Before the war, I used to grow up and live in Gaza City, specifically in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City. Most of my family lived in Gaza City.
But my grandparents were originally from a village called Hamama, 25 km north of Gaza City, now completely destroyed and erased from maps, on land claimed by Israel since 1948, outside of the Gaza Strip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamama
6/14
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They last issued this map about a week ago.
🔴 The red zones are dangerous combat zones and must be evacuated. It’s a bit ridiculous how much of Gaza is in a red zone.
🟢 The green zone is mostly Al-Mawasi neighbourhood of Khan Yunis, they call it a humanitarian zone. It's overcrowded, it's impossible to find space there, and the main humanitarian organisation is the American GHF (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation), which I'd rather keep away from as much as I can. You may have heard of it.
11/14
🔵 The blue zone isn't called a humanitarian zone, so the army says they can get there anytime, but it's not an active combat zone, it shouldn't be too dangerous.
My family and I were stuck in Gaza City but we found land to pitch our tent in the blue zone, in Deir al-Balah, and we can evacuate to it (even though setting a tent and living in it is very difficult).
The red zone must be evacuated if we want to live. But most of Gaza is still very dangerous.
12/14
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The Israeli army communicates with the people of Gaza through flyers thrown from aircraft but also through social media. They’ve got WhatsApp and Telegram channels and Facebook pages.
https://www.facebook.com/COGAT.ARABIC/
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaEss3j6BIEasQOawS1L
This is official Israeli communication in Arabic.
10/14
They last issued this map about a week ago.
🔴 The red zones are dangerous combat zones and must be evacuated. It’s a bit ridiculous how much of Gaza is in a red zone.
🟢 The green zone is mostly Al-Mawasi neighbourhood of Khan Yunis, they call it a humanitarian zone. It's overcrowded, it's impossible to find space there, and the main humanitarian organisation is the American GHF (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation), which I'd rather keep away from as much as I can. You may have heard of it.
11/14
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There are 2 main roads that allow to reach the south from the north: Al-Rashid Coastal Road, and Salah al-Din Road. With frequent surprise Israeli attacks, Salah al-Din Road has become the road of death. People use almost exclusively Al-Rashid Coastal Road.
9/14
The Israeli army communicates with the people of Gaza through flyers thrown from aircraft but also through social media. They’ve got WhatsApp and Telegram channels and Facebook pages.
https://www.facebook.com/COGAT.ARABIC/
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaEss3j6BIEasQOawS1L
This is official Israeli communication in Arabic.
10/14
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The Mediterranean Sea is to the west of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-Israel barrier circles everything, except in the south, where there is the Egypt-Gaza border. That border with Egypt is also under Israeli control. It’s a bit like if Canada controlled the US-Mexico border. Or if England controlled the Republic of Ireland-Northern Ireland border.
But the Egyptian government seems mostly ok with it anyway.
8/14
There are 2 main roads that allow to reach the south from the north: Al-Rashid Coastal Road, and Salah al-Din Road. With frequent surprise Israeli attacks, Salah al-Din Road has become the road of death. People use almost exclusively Al-Rashid Coastal Road.
9/14
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🔵 The blue zone isn't called a humanitarian zone, so the army says they can get there anytime, but it's not an active combat zone, it shouldn't be too dangerous.
My family and I were stuck in Gaza City but we found land to pitch our tent in the blue zone, in Deir al-Balah, and we can evacuate to it (even though setting a tent and living in it is very difficult).
The red zone must be evacuated if we want to live. But most of Gaza is still very dangerous.
12/14
I hope this helps you to better understand where your friends from Gaza are, where I am, and how difficult the situation is.
Please feel free to ask me if you’ve got any questions.
13/14
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I hope this helps you to better understand where your friends from Gaza are, where I am, and how difficult the situation is.
Please feel free to ask me if you’ve got any questions.
13/14
If you found this thread interesting, please share it with your friends and followers.
If you’re inclined to get me a coffee or a ghraybeh, please donate to my PayPal account or my Chuffed fundraising campaign.
➡️ https://paypal.me/Mohammedshbair727
➡️ https://chuffed.org/project/mohshbairgaza
You may alternatively donate to the Gaza Verified appeal to spread your donation across several families.
➡️ https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/
And don’t forget to protest, boycott, pray for us, message us…
Much love.
14/14
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If you found this thread interesting, please share it with your friends and followers.
If you’re inclined to get me a coffee or a ghraybeh, please donate to my PayPal account or my Chuffed fundraising campaign.
➡️ https://paypal.me/Mohammedshbair727
➡️ https://chuffed.org/project/mohshbairgaza
You may alternatively donate to the Gaza Verified appeal to spread your donation across several families.
➡️ https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/
And don’t forget to protest, boycott, pray for us, message us…
Much love.
14/14
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Grazie per le informazioni, ti seguo ragazzo e ti penso.
Penso a tutti voi, ogni giorno.
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@mohshbair
Grazie per le informazioni, ti seguo ragazzo e ti penso.
Penso a tutti voi, ogni giorno.
State attenti 🍉Grazie per il tuo incrollabile supporto e la tua presenza nella mia vita, mia cara @Majden12 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🤍🌼
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Grazie per il tuo incrollabile supporto e la tua presenza nella mia vita, mia cara @Majden12 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🤍🌼
@mohshbair
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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L' #ENI (che gestisce la raffineria a Taranto) ha deciso di non caricare il greggio sulla nave #Seasalvia diretta in #Israele. La petroliera è rimasta al largo fuori dal porto di #Taranto. L’accosto della nave è stato annullato dall’ENI con una apposita comunicazione. Si è formato quindi un corteo che da porto mercantile è transitato nella città vecchia e poi a Piazza Castello si è sciolto.
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We need leaders with clear visions, who understand that the international order is not a “zero-sum game”.
The 21st century will be increasingly multipolar . For it to remain peaceful, it cannot fail to be multilateral.
The voice of the Global South must be heard.
The UN has today almost four times more members than the 51 who were at its foundation.
Our historic mission is to make it once again a bearer of hope and a promoter of equality, peace, sustainable development, diversity and tolerance.
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- That the only ones defeated are those who stand idly by, resigned;
- That we can defeat the false prophets and oligarchs who exploit fear and monetize hate; and
- That tomorrow is made of daily choices and it takes courage to act to transform it.
In the future that Brazil envisions, there is no room for the re-enactment of ideological rivalries or spheres of influence.
Confrontation is not inevitable.
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This year, the world lost two exceptional public figures: former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica and Pope Francis.
Both embodied the best humanist values like no other.
Their lives were intertwined with the eight decades of the UN's existence.
If they were still among us, they would use this platform to remember:
- That authoritarianism, environmental degradation and inequality are not relentless.
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The world owes a lot to the regime created by the Climate Convention.
Climate change needs to be brought to the heart of the UN so that it gets the attention it deserves.
A Council linked to the General Assembly with the power and legitimacy to monitor commitments and provide coherence to climate action.
This is a fundamental step towards a broader reform of the Organization, which would also include an expanded Security Council in the two member categories.
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Bene. Utile per smettere di schernire ed iniziare a capire.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:anpfslmr5xhyw7oqzai3dprd/post/3lzna7wwx2h2q
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Bombs and nuclear weapons will not protect us from of the climate crisis.
The year of 2024 was the warmest already registered.
COP30, in Belém, will be the COP of truth.
It will be the time for world leaders to prove the seriousness of their commitment to the planet.
Without a complete picture of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), we are walking blindfolded towards the abyss.
Brazil has committed to reducing its emissions by between 59 and 67%.
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This massacre would not have happened without the complicity of those who could have prevented it.
In Gaza, hunger is used as a weapon of war and the forced displacement of populations goes on unpunished.
I express my admiration to the Jews who, inside and outside Israel, oppose this collective punishment.
The Palestinian people are at risk of disappearing.
They will only survive with an independent State, integrated to the international community.
![JdeB [216.91 ppm]](https://climatejustice.social/system/accounts/avatars/111/788/514/598/709/020/original/10f90faf524532a2.png "JdeB [216.91 ppm]"){kind=avatar}