Shusha
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Good question, thanks. The occupying power has the ultimate responsibility for the safety and health of the occupied people.
I was fairly certain you would say that. Here's the problem with that: Israel does not have control over the infrastructure and building projects in Gaza. Gaza is self-governing and its own government controls its civil projects. Israel has no control over water management, building projects, repairs to infrastructure or anything else. Israel can't control the 800 million tons of concrete subverted to make tunnels, let alone ensure that every water and sewage line gets repaired.
Does Gaza's government bear no responsibility towards its own people?
By the above statement you are assigning responsibility of the people's safety and health to an entity which has absolutely no control over how resources are used. (Note this means that Israel has no effective control over the territory, which of course, would mean Gaza is not occupied).
SO here's another question for you: Would you support Israel re-occupying Gaza and re-taking effective control of the territory again for the health and safety of the people there?