By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
According to MAAN, the Palestinian news service, four men were killed in a car accident in Gaza on Friday night. One of the men was a leader of the al Kuds Brigade, the military wing of Islamic Jihad.
Both the Islamic Jihad and the al Kuds Brigade confirmed the accident and the deaths. The car was overtaking another vehicle near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip and hit a truck head on.
Roads are very narrow in that region, there are slight inclines and only partial shoulders. People drive very quickly and trucks move slowly. So naturally, cars want to pass and move along. But these are not highways. Gaza is only 25 miles long and between 4 and 7 miles wide.
The claim will be made that Israel had a hand in the killings. But no such luck. It is no secret that there are a lot, actually, far too many traffic casualties in Gaza. Leaders and self proclaimed important people are some of the fastest and worst drivers on those roads.
Sometimes, even very important bad guys die in traffic accidents in Gaza.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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