A port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to transfer aid into Gaza. U.K. troops may be tasked with delivering the aid to Gaza. British military involvement in Gaza is a big mistake with severe consequences for Brits. The conservatives are sacrificing Brits for U.S. and Israeli imperialism in the Hamas-Israel war.
British military involvement in Gaza with aid delivery
According to The Associated Press, British troops may accept the responsibility for delivering Gaza aid. A port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to surge aid into Gaza. The goal is to deliver food and other assistance to Gaza as Israel’s conflict with Hamas continues. According to satellite images by The Associated Press, the news got analysed on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
British troops may deliver aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the U.S. military. However, U.K. government officials have declined to comment on the report. According to the BBC, the British government is considering deploying troops for aid delivery. The troops will drive the trucks carrying aid from the pier along a floating causeway to the shore.
No American troops will participate in aid delivery.
According to The Associated Press, a senior U.S. military official said on Thursday that there would be no American “boots on the ground”. In addition, the official said that another nation would provide the personnel to drive the delivery trucks to the shore. The official, who spoke to reporters anonymously, declined to identify the third party.
Britain is already providing logistical support for the construction of the pier. More specifically, the support includes a Royal Navy ship that will house hundreds of U.S. soldiers and sailors working on the project. Moreover, the U.K. Ministry of Defense says British military planners are at U.S. Central Command in Florida and Cyprus. They will screen the aid in these locations before shipment to Gaza.
U.S. aid is an excuse to Occupy Gaza
There is no need to deliver aid to Gaza by deploying British troops. The plan is an attempt to occupy Gaza. The U.K. government claims that it aims to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. If it honestly wishes to aid Gazan civilians, it can stop sending weapons to Israel and force Israel to open the Rafah land crossing.
Aljazeera reports that aid groups have criticised the pier as a costly and ineffective plan. They consider it a distraction from the fact that land deliveries are the most efficient way to help Gaza. Nevertheless, what seemed at first to be a way to provide extra aid to a starving population may become the only source after Israel seized and closed the Rafah land crossing with Egypt. Furthermore, Aljazeera reports that Israelis also attack aid trucks heading to Gaza through Israeli crossings.
U.K. Government’s hypocrisy
The U.K. government is showing insincerity in its treatment of the Gaza-Israel war. On the one hand, it provides Israeli forces with weapons to kill Gazan civilians, including women and children. According to Sky News, the Israeli attack on Gaza has killed over 34,000 Palestinians. Furthermore, the attack has displaced about 80% of the population. Moreover, it has pushed hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine. On the other hand, the British government claims that it aims to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza!
According to The Associated Press, “It is critical we establish more routes for vital humanitarian aid to reach the people of Gaza, and the U.K. continues to take a leading role in the delivery of support in coordination with the U.S. and our international allies and partners,” Defense Secretary Grant Shapps says in a statement.
Israel facilitating British military involvement in Gaza
Israel is facilitating British military involvement in Gaza. The Israeli government is trying to deceive the public, claiming that it aims to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israel means to achieve its political and military goals through the deployment of British military troops into Gaza.
The BBC says Israel is facilitating the deployment of U.K. forces into Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) promises to provide security for sea aid. The aim is to add to aid deliveries by land that are still insufficient to meet the need.
Approximately 220 aid trucks per day are currently entering Gaza by road. The IDF has said it will provide “security and logistics support for the JLOTS initiative… to enhance the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.”
British soldiers are victims of U.S. and Israeli imperialism.
British military involvement in Gaza puts British troops in danger. According to The BBC, British troops could be deployed in Gaza to help deliver aid. The BBC has said they will transfer the aid via a new sea route. The U.S. has said an unnamed “third party” would drive trucks along a floating causeway onto the beach. The U.K. is considering tasking British troops with this task when the aid corridor opens.
The Associated Press says there would be a considerable effort to protect allied forces off and onshore. However, British troops would possibly face a higher risk of attack from armed groups, including Hamas.
U.K. involvement in Afghanistan War: A good lesson for the UK
British military involvement in Gaza may lead to the same consequences as its involvement in Afghanistan. According to NAM, the war in Afghanistan spanned the tenures of three British prime ministers. It cost the lives of 453 British service personnel and thousands of Afghans. Besides, the war resulted in the injury of an estimated 2,000 British military and civilian personnel. What was accomplished after 13 years of conflict remains open to debate.
Conservatives’ foreign policy is destroying future generations.
As the Politics Home Website says, the conservative government is at the end of its political life. However, it determines the British foreign policy for a generation to come. An Ipsos poll examined public attitudes to the current war in Israel and Gaza amongst British adults. The British public is more likely to want the government to be a neutral mediator in the war (37%) or not to be involved at all (16%) than to either support Israel (13%) or the Palestinians (12%).
In conclusion, Brits need to force the government to avoid so-called aid delivery to Gaza and prevent British military involvement in Gaza. The best way to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza is to stop selling weapons to Israel. In addition, the U.K. government can force the Israeli government to open the Rafah land crossing with Egypt so that Gazan civilians can receive humanitarian help.
