Ibhlokhi i-O iphantse yaphela ngoku. Uninzi lwabantu luhambile. Izandyondyo zelindle zinzulu ngamadolo kwiindawo. Elinye ixhego lijikeleza emacaleni anodaka. Indlu yakhe igutyungelwe ngamanzi. Imitha ye-8 ukuphakama, i-10 imitha yodonga lwentolongo enzulu urhulumente womkhosi wase-Israel uyakha njengoko etshabalalisa iRafah ikhula. Intsimbi ebomvu emdaka ngebala ihlekisa ngobume bomhlaba otshatyalaliswe ngumkhosi wamaSirayeli. Izindlu ezimileyo ngoku zenziwe ngemingxunya yeembumbulu. Ngaphaya kwazo, zixhonywe eludongeni, kukho iinqaba ze-sniper, eziluhlaza kwaye zigqunywe kumnatha omnyama. Iibulldozer zeCaterpillar eziqhutywa ngamaSirayeli zenze olunye udonga olunamanzi amdaka-ibhedi, ihashe leplastiki elinyakaziswayo, amashiti akrazukileyo, kunye nekonkile ezakhiwe ngazo amakhaya. Le ntshabalalo igabadelayo yenze nzima ngakumbi inkqubo yogutyulo lwamanzi amdaka kulo mmandla. Umhlobo kunye nenjineli kuMasipala Wamanzi waseRafah uthi indlela yokukhupha isikhukula kukuqhekeza olu donga ukuze kuvumeleke ukuhamba okulula. Izindlu azinakuphinda zakhiwe. Indawo iphantsi kwesayenge.
โKwathi xa kufika amatanki neebulldozer, abantu babetyhwatyhwa ebumnyameni. Babebambela abantwana babo ngokukhawuleza. Ingxolo yekonkrithi etyumzayo kwaye abantu bayakhala. Baphuma bebaleka ekhayeni labo besiya kumanzi amdaka.โ Le ndoda indixelela le nto iqhubela phambili ifake izandla epokothweni. Undinika icuba aze athi, โwamkelekile apha.โ
Phantse akukho nto iseleyo, akukho nto inokubuyela kuyo njengoko umkhosi wase-Israel utyhutyha amakhaya, i-infrascruture, ubomi. Oku kuhlambuluka kohlanga. Kodwa abanye abantu apha bathi, โUkuba besinomntu omnye omi ecaleni kwethu, ilihlo elinye nje elingaphandle, besiya kuma ezindlwini zethu. Besizoma apha.โ
Indoda esisithulu emantla ayizange iwave amajoni akwa-Israeli mega-phone efuna ukuba abaleke ekhayeni lakhe kwaye atyunyuzwe, njengendoda esele ikhulile eyaxelela abamelwane bayo ukuba ayinakuphinda ihlazeke nguSirayeli.
Urhulumente wasemkhosini wase-Israel ujolise kumhlaba wezolimo kunye neefektri ukuze atyumze uqoqosho lwasePalestina, nantoni na enokubonelela ngokuphila apha. Oku kuyinxalenye yenkqubo yokucocwa kohlanga. Kungokwengqondo, kwezoqoqosho, ngokwasemzimbeni. Ugqirha olapha wandixelela, โBatshabalalisa izikolo zethu nezibhedlele. Imizi-mveliso abathi yenza iibhombu yimizi-mveliso nje. Ukuba senza isonka samasi bathi sakha iibhombu. Batshabalalisa amasimi ethu, yonke into. Benza oku kufuneka sithenge imifuno yabo, zonke iimveliso zabo, ngoko ke asinaqoqosho. โ Omnye umlimi, ngoku owayehlala ententeni emva kokuba umkhosi wamaSirayeli uhlasele indlu yakhe nenxalenye enkulu yommandla wakhe kumantla eRafah, wathi kum, โAbasivumeli ukuba sikhulise izinto. Basuka bandophula amasimi am. Ngumhlaba wam lo. Andiyi kuhamba. Asiyi kuhamba. Bangandibulala apha. Baza kundibulala apha.
Ngenxa yoku kujoliswe kuko kweziseko ezingundoqo, kunye nokuvalwa rhoqo kweGaza Strip, intswela-ngqesho ifikelele kuma-80% ngamanye amaxesha. Abantu abahlanu abafuna imisebenzi bashiye ikhaya labo kwinkampu yeembacu eKhan Younis kule veki. Bazama ukushiya i-Gaza Strip ngokusebenzisa indawo yokukhangela yomkhosi wase-Israel evumela kuphela iimveliso ukuba zidlule. Amajoni akwaSirayeli adubula abulala ngamnye kubo. Kangangeentsuku ezimbalwa urhulumente wase-Israel kunye namajelo eendaba equmrhu bawabeka kuluhlu lukaSirayeli olubizwa ngokuba โlufunwayoโ.
Umfana wase Mawasi akana 2 years engabuyi ekhaya. Wandixelela ukuba lo nguRafah, malunga nemizuzu eyi-15 ukusuka ekhaya. Uthi, โurhulumente wakwaSirayeli akafuni namnye umntu oselula ukuba abe seMawasi, ufuna ukugxotha wonke umntu.โ Akukho zikolo eMawasi, ngaphandle nje kwekharavani yesikolo eshukumayo echazwa njenge, โkuphela yeyeemeko zikaxakeka.โ Ngale nto bathetha kubantwana abancinci, ukubanika into yokwenza enokuthi incede ukulungelelanisa ubomi babo. Bagxininiswe kakhulu kuhlaselo oluqhubekayo lwamaSirayeli kangangokuba i-50% yabantwana imanzisa iibhedi zabo. Amashumi amathandathu ananye ekhulwini kubantwana basePalestina athwaxwa yianemia kulo mmandla, kungekhona ngenxa yokunqongophala kokutya okuza kutyiwa, kodwa ngenxa yokungabi namdla wokutya. UGqirha waseUNRWA wandixelela oku, โBoyika kakhulu ukuba bangatya. Boyika ngalo lonke ixesha.โ
Umphathiswa wezoKhuselo wase-Israel useWashington uvunywa ukonyuka kwe-12 yezigidi zeedola ngosuku olufunyanwa nguSirayeli e-US.
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