A thread on X highlighting the differences between images of Israel and Gaza posted by users on Snap Maps is going viral.
Images posted on the thread from Israel showed people drinking, eating, driving and going about their daily lives as normal, while images posted from Palestine showed people on the internet. The footage showed them unable to access the building and staying in temporary housing outside, wandering through rubble and overflowing garbage.
The thread has been viewed more than 500,000 times since it was posted on Saturday.
The thread features a number of photos showing the stark contrast between the two.
This user is not the first to try using Snap Map, a Snapchat feature that allows you to share and view content around the world, to see real-time updates from Gaza.
“If you have Snapchat, be sure to check out Snap Maps,” another user posted on Monday. “You can clearly see the difference between the situation in Palestine and Israel. Israelis are partying for fun and meeting friends, while Palestinians are constantly running and hiding from Israeli bombs. They are showing off the damage caused.”
“If you want real-time footage of what’s happening in Palestine, Snapchat Maps is the quickest place to go. Many people upload snaps from their phones. You can go to the Gaza Strip and see the areas that are lit up. Just click,” wrote another person, who also shared a video taken from Snapchat of a man standing in rubble in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces are moving forward with their invasion of Gaza, but do not yet consider the operation an invasion.
The invasion came after Israel cut off water and electricity to the Gaza Strip, which United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres characterized as “collective punishment against the Palestinian people.”
Israel has since allowed humanitarian supplies to enter Gaza through southern Rafah; restored water. However, very little fuel was brought to Gaza. “Without fuel, aid cannot be delivered, hospitals have no electricity, and drinking water cannot be purified or pumped,” Guterres warned.
Israel’s actions are a response to the October 7 attack by Hamas, which killed at least 1,400 people in Israel and took more than 200 hostages, most of whom are still held in Gaza. has been done.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan told the Security Council in October that Israel was on a “rescue mission,” adding: “If Hamas lays down its arms tomorrow, returns its hostages, and surrenders, this war will end. “We can finish without leaving a single person out.” More bullets are fired. ”
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*First published: October 30, 2023 12:59pm CDT
Katherine Huggins
Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot’s Technology and Politics section. She helped cover the United Nations for the Japanese newspaper Mainichi, and previously for Market Watch, where she reported on the 2022 midterm elections. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Forbes, OpenSecrets, and more.
