Geologists and resources economists have confirmed that the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) lies above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth, in Area C of the West Bank and the Mediterranean coast off the Gaza Strip, according to a recent UNCTAD study.

An old article, but context I didn't know.

  • afellowkid@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 months ago

    Richard Medhurst posted a couple of videos recently talking about this:

    Part 1 - "Israel and the United States want the giant amounts of gas in Gaza, and to create a rival to China's New Silk Road."

    Show Image from Medhurst's video showing a map of the area where an India-Europe economic corridor would run via Israel

    Show Map of an Israel-Europe gas pipeline

    Part 2 - "Israel and the United States plan to turn Gaza into the "Ben Gurion Canal", a rival to Egypt's Suez Canal. This is about controlling the world's most geostrategic shipping lane."

    Show Map of potential Ben Gurion canal which would run right next to or through Gaza