What Is Life Like for Palestinians in Gaza? | Unpacked

Life for Palestinians in Gaza under Hamas has been extremely difficult. Palestinian civilians lack basic water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructures, as well as access to upward economic mobility and the rights to freedom of speech and self-expression. The constant suffering from rampant political and economic corruption has left civilians in Gaza with a sense of despair and a longing for a change in leadership.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Brief history of the Gaza Strip
01:52 The First Intifada and economics
03:54 The Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada
05:03 The Disengagement and Palestinian elections in Gaza
06:18 The Hamas Charter and Hamas rule in Gaza
07:46 Egyptian and Israeli blockade
09:05 Hamas tunnels in Gaza
10:32 Water infrastructure in Gaza
12:30 Debt and economic corruption
13:58 Hamas leadership's extravagant lifestyle
14:55 Hamas executions of Palestinians
16:17 March, 2019 Gazan protests against Hamas, #WeWantToLive
17:58 Lack of basic human rights in Gaza
20:25 Palestinian perspectives of the 2023 Israel-Hamas War
21:47 The Christian minority in Gaza
22:43 Hamas prevents Gazans from fleeing
23:46 What do Palestinians want when the war ends?

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[om]

As an Iranian who had been living under the Islamic Republic regime in Tehran. I can understand the innocent people who just need a normal life😢

These autocratic regimes are literally barbarism

[yelyanowog]

I worked on a kibbutz north of israel in agriculture some of the workers were israeli arab (muslims) whenever there was a jewish wedding the arabs would come with their families their wives wearing hijabs and children, and we went to their kfar on events, i couldnl not see the apartheid anywhere yet much of the west who havent stepped foot in israel claim they know better, wish one day arabs will build up a huge trust with israelis and never again will we see war Amen.

[doraross]

Israeli here, standing behind every word.
I hope that one day we can live in peace, none of us deserve this war.
I see your pain.
We are still traumatised as a nation. As you are too.
We want peace.
We cherish life.
We believe we can have a better future, with you- peace seekers- among us.
We have nothing against Palestinians.
Only against those who want to harm us.
I'm Jewish, but not religious.
Yet I pray with all my heart to find our way for peace.
❤

[MiladaKaiser]

Please, answer these questions about Gaza Arabs:
1/ Jordan once gave citizenship to all Palestinians.
Why they later kicked them out of the country?
2/ Why Egypt built a strong double wall on Gaza border and insist not to take 1 child or woman or wounded Gazan to Egypt?
3/ Why Lebanon, once beautiful half Christians country, was TOTALLY DESTROYED when Jordan kicked out Palestinians and they moved to Lebanon?
4/ Why Kuwait kicked out 400 000 Palestinians in only one week?
5/ Why none of many Arabic Muslim countries would not accept Gazans?

[Qeewee]

Born in Gaza and my family lived in Gaza for generations. I approve of this video ! !

[oboealto]

Sending a heartfelt embrace from Israel to all the innocent people in Gaza. Thank you so much for this honest video, Unpacked.

[yitzledee]

I don't understand why it is Israel's and sometimes Egypt's responsibility to give Gaza food, water, fuel and electricity. They have their own government and practically state since 2005... Why can't they do anything themselves?

[pavankumarsharma]

I wish this video reaches all those people protesting Free Palestine in college campuses. They need to hear it from Gazans

[valeria_]

As an Israeli, although the last year was rough (to say the least) I hope one day we live side by side in peace, no terror proxies, no terrorist attacks, just two countries side by side. That is my true dream.

[niliross]

Arab Israelis are sitting in Goverment and have the right to vote. They also have the option of joining the Israeli army, which is not compulsory for them. So life in general for Israeli Arabs (muslims) is good.

[khaledassaf]

Hey man, just wanted to say thank you for posting this, it's refreshing to see someone being humane and compassionate to others first and foremost. I've been referring to the Whispered in Gaza series as well as talking about the protests in Gaza since the war started, but those who choose to be blind will remain so. Much love from an Israeli Arab.

[rutharusi]

Thank you ❤I am a German Jew, came to Israel 30 years ago and just wanted peace for everyone.
After Oktober 7. I am afraid that too many extremists are in powerful positions on both sides 😢

[susanstevenson]

Congratulations on the best, most honest video I've seen in 9 months. I hope everyone and every country sees this and all the nonsense disappears. Thank you💗☮️💗☮️💗☮️

[NowIKnow]

The Arabs have rejected a state at least 6 times.  Consider the following:


One: At the recommendation of the Peel Commission, the British, who controlled Palestine at the time, agreed to create a two-state solution, offering the Palestinian Arabs 80 per cent of the disputed territory.

The Palestinian Jews said yes, the Arabs said no.


Two: On Nov. 7, 1947, the United Nations voted to create two states. The Palestinian Jews (who changed their name to Israelis) said yes, the Palestinian Arabs said no.


Three: After the Six Day War In 1967, Israel wanted to return the captured lands to Egypt and Jordan or to the Palestinian Arabs. The Arab league met in Sudan and said: “No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel.”  In other words, the Arabs said no.


Four: In 2000, then-Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak offered all of Gaza and 94 per cent of the West Bank with East Jerusalem as its capital to Yasser Arafat. Arafat said no.


Five: In 2008, the prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, added additional land to the previous offer of 2000. Mahmoud Abbas said no. History shows that each time Israel has agreed to offering land for peace, the Palestinian Arabs have rejected the offers.


Six: The one time, in 2005, when Israel unilaterally left Gaza to the Palestinian Arabs. The terrorists took control and turned it into a base from which thousands of rockets have been fired into Israel up to, and including, the present day. 


Trading land for peace didn’t work.


The Arabs want the eradication of Jews more than they want a state


If the Palestinians truly care about their children and, here are some tips for them:


1. Do not elect a terrorist organization to rule over you.

2. Do not educate your children from the age of zero to hate Jews and to aspire to murder them as the sole purpose of their lives. Invest in your children's education instead, maybe in a few decades their lives could improve as a result.

3. Cherish life instead of death and martyrdom.

4. Hold your leaders accountable and protest when they operate against your wellbeing, use you or manipulate you. Revolt against them if they treat you badly.

5. Admit the historical fact that the Arabs lost the war they started in 1948. Deal with it. Own your loss, there is no shame in it. Hold yourself accountable and leverage it as a growth opportunity instead of calling it “Nakhba” and blaming others for the consequences of your leaders' actions.

6. Recognize Israel’s right to exist and accept the fact that Israel is a sovereign state and legitimate under international law. Understand that the Jews are here to stay and will never again leave this region, no matter how hard you try.

7. Focus on rebuilding yourself as a nation instead of spending your time and energy trying to annihilate your neighbors. Focus on the land that you do have and on how to self develop and thrive.

8. Stop trying to constantly frame Israel and blame it for false crimes using Qatar funded media outlets and other means of propaganda.

9. Stop institutionalizing and legislating salary payments of hundreds of millions of dollars annually to imprisoned terrorists and the families of terrorists who died while carrying out terror attacks against Israel.

10. Stop accepting military aid, training, weapons and financial aid from Iran, the world's worst state sponsor of terrorism. They do not truly care about you and only use you as pawns.

11. Release the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, including a one-year old infant and his mother who have been held hostages to this very day.

12. Lay down your arms and stop choosing violence as the only solution for your problems. Look where it got you to in the last 75 years.

13. Understand that actions speak a whole lot louder than meaningless and empty words. The entire world is watching you.

14. Take a hard look at yourself and your actions before blaming Israel for yet another injustice.

15. Now take a hard look at Israel and see how, just by following these tips, it became the most thriving and successful democracy in the region.

16. Embrace peace.

[frikon]

The fact that I never even knew about the 'we want to live' movement until now after learning about the region since the war started in surprising

[Omkuskom]

I had a school teacher that remembered the open borders as well. he always said how nice it was to go shopping in the gazan market with his son

[markkouri]

I am Arab and I approve of this message. I have lived in Cairo, Khartoum, Tangier, Amman, Baghdad and Beirut. I have also spent time in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. I know from first hand observations that Palestinian leadership has rejected peace time after time to keep the money rolling in to support their lavish lifestyle OUTSIDE OF PALESTINE. Anyone who sides with Hamas is a fool. You can blindly believe their propaganda or do what I did and go to Palestine and see for yourself how they (Palestinian leadership) exploit the Palestinian people for their own vanity. Life is better for Israeli Arabs of any religion or sexual orientation than in anywhere else in the Middle East. You might know that if you at least read and even better, go to the Middle East to see for yourself.

[WaltShag]

IS Any nation will take gazans/hamas in? !
NOT even ONE of 54 Muslims countries? WHY not?
I wonder?

[ModLil]

THAT was Beautiful! ❤ I will save your video to share. I am praying for the Gazan people and I know that God wants them to have life and have it abundantly ❤