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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Israel steals the rubble of Gaza:
When the occupation kills the present and plunders the future</h1>
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<p>GAZA, (PIC)</p>
<p>After running out of targets to bomb in the Gaza Strip, the
Israeli occupation army has moved to a new phase of brutal
crimes against a population that has endured all forms of
abuse\u2014killing, destruction, and imprisonment. This new phase
involves profiting from the remains of their destroyed homes,
preventing them from using this rubble to rebuild, all under
the pretext of \u201cdebris removal.\u201d</p>
<p>According to activists, these operations involve transporting
huge amounts of rubble\u2014including iron, stones, and cement\u2014from
demolished homes into Israel using Israeli trucks and
bulldozers. The materials are then recycled and later sold to
Israeli construction companies, turning the remnants of
Palestinian homes into a source of economic profit for the
occupation army.</p>
<p>Activists believe the objectives behind these operations
include generating profit through the sale of rubble to
construction firms, erasing evidence of the crimes committed
by the occupation against Gaza\u2019s residents\u2014similar to what
happened to the destroyed Palestinian villages within 1948
occupied Palestine\u2014preventing Gaza\u2019s people from rebuilding
their homes using this debris, and preventing resistance
fighters from hiding behind the ruins to carry out operations
against the occupation forces stationed in various areas of
the Strip.</p>
<p><strong>Commerce and profits<br>
</strong>At the same time, the Hebrew-language newspaper
Haaretz reported that every private contractor hired by the
Israeli army receives 5,000 shekels (approximately $1,474) for
each house they demolish in the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>The newspaper quoted one Israeli soldier in the Strip as
saying, \u201cEvery private contractor working in Gaza with
engineering equipment gets 5,000 shekels for every house they
demolish\u2026 they are making a lot of money.\u201d</p>
<p>The soldier added, in an extensive report published by the
newspaper a few days ago, that \u201cevery moment they (the
contractors) aren\u2019t demolishing homes is a financial loss, and
the (Israeli) forces must secure their work.\u201d</p>
<p><strong>Delaying reconstruction<br>
</strong>This report sparked wide controversy on social media
platforms among Palestinian users who accused Israel of
admitting, through this report, to a small part of what is
actually happening to the homes of Gaza\u2019s residents.</p>
<p>The users accused the occupation army of collecting the
rubble and transporting it by trucks into Israel for recycling
and resale to Israeli construction companies for profit.
Others pointed out that this practice also aims to delay any
future reconstruction in Gaza by maintaining full control over
what enters the Strip and preventing any internal recycling.</p>
<p><strong>Erasing the traces of destruction<br>
</strong>Social media users confirmed that these violations
have taken place in Rafah, northern Gaza, and east of Khan
Yunis as part of a systematic policy to erase the signs of
destruction before Gaza is reopened to the world. They viewed
this behavior as a form of concealing the crime\u2014similar to how
Israel previously concealed numerous destroyed and depopulated
Palestinian villages in in the Nakba.</p>
<p>Several users noted that satellite images showed the
disappearance of rubble from various areas in Rafah and
northern Gaza.</p>
<p><strong>Demolition contractors<br>
</strong>For his part, the Director General of the Ministry of
Health in Gaza, Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, said that demolition is no
longer just a military procedure but has become a profitable
business through what he called \u201cdemolition contractors,\u201d who
do not hesitate to destroy homes even outside designated
demolition zones.</p>
<p>Al-Bursh wrote in a post on the platform X, \u201cThe picture in
Jabalia is clearer than any report, indicating that what is
happening is systematic destruction and forced displacement of
civilians without distinction or warning, driven by an
insatiable appetite for devastation.\u201d</p>
<p>The Health Director affirmed that occupation soldiers are not
merely carrying out orders but find pleasure in setting debris
alight and spreading destruction, motivated by a system that
pays them for every house leveled to the ground. He said,
\u201cThis is not war\u2026 it is a deliberate policy of ruin.\u201d</p>
<p>\u201cWhen homes are set alight and demolished on demand, the
crime turns into an economic system, and the occupation
becomes an investor in destruction, not merely an aggressor,\u201d
Al-Bursh said, adding, \u201cJabalia is the model\u2026 and all of Gaza
is the victim.\u201d</p>
<p><strong>Deliberate theft<br>
</strong>Activists saw this as part of a land-cleansing
strategy aimed at prolonging the duration of the war and
completely stripping Gaza to facilitate military control for
the army. One activist wrote, \u201cI am a resident of the
neighborhood being transported into Israel in recent days.\u201d
Another activist added, \u201cA thief of an entire homeland will
not stop at stealing the rubble.\u201d</p>
<p>Some bloggers also believed that the rubble helps resistance
fighters hide, set up ambushes, or take sniper
positions\u2014tactics that have inflicted casualties on Israeli
soldiers. Therefore, the Israeli army insists on removing the
debris to create flat terrain that makes surveillance from
long distances easier.</p>
<p><strong>Theft of the living and the dead<br>
</strong>Others pointed out that Israel has not only stolen
land and rubble but has also reached the point of exhuming
graves and taking bodies. They considered this \u201cunsurprising
from an entity bent on erasing every trace of Palestinian
life.\u201d Some bloggers believed the Israeli army is carrying out
these operations also to prevent access to bodies that no one
knows about, so that official casualty statistics do not soar
to astronomical numbers.</p>
<p>Others highlighted that the 5,000 shekels paid by the
occupation army to contractors for every house razed comes on
top of \u201cadditional rewards\u201d for killing starving people at aid
distribution points. They said, \u201cThis is how destruction is
funded, and the crime is intended to become a business.\u201d</p>
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