I wanted to give you a bit more context about the video attached

[mohshbair@mastodon.social]

I wanted to give you a bit more context about the video attached.
It shows me and my brothers on my way back from the south of #Gaza to the north, driving along the coastal road — it's called Al-Rashid Road, the main seaside road in Gaza.
The cost of transport is much cheaper this way, people aren’t really going from the south to the north anymore.
At one point, you can see a turn to the right that’s a newly paved road, recently created and surfaced by the Israeli army. It wasn’t there before.

[mohshbair@mastodon.social]

This road now connects the eastern side of #Gaza (near the Israeli border) directly to the western coastal area.
The road we drove through in the video is the same route the Israeli army used in previous invasions — from the east of Gaza all the way to the sea. They built and paved it for military purposes, especially during the times when they occupied the Gaza shore.
I just wanted you to know exactly what you're seeing: it’s not just any road. It carries a lot of weight, history, and meaning.

[solenedem@piaille.fr]

@mohshbair Hello. I don't really understand. What's the purpose of this new road ? This is to access the sea most easily?

[thoboumon@mastodon.social]

@SolenedeM @mohshbair Je me posais la même question et j’ai trouvé cet article de la BBC. Apparemment c’est très stratégique pour les déplacements rapides de l’armée israélienne, et il y a une inquiétude sérieuse qu’Israel utilise cette route comme nouvelle frontière de la bande de Gaza après l’invasion de tout ce qui se trouve au nord de la route.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68514821

[solenedem@piaille.fr]

@thoboumon Merci ! Et il faut se rendre compte qu'il n'y a UNE seule route qui va du nord au sud (et inversement). Une route pour 2 millions de personnes et qui est bombardée régulièrement. C'est urgent. C'est urgentissime. @mohshbair