Rachel Norris

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

That’s a bomb about every 8 minutes, every hour, for 24 straight hours. On a starving civilian population, trapped in a strip of land the size of Philadelphia. After nearly two years of relentless attacks.

The scale of Israel’s violence and atrocities is staggering.

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

I'm getting a lot of questions about this (false) claim, so let's do a wonky deep dive on how willfully wrong @Israel is on this.

Right off the top: this is the EXACT SAME THRESHOLD that was used in the Sudan famine declaration last year.

Not any lowering of the bar for Gaza.

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

Starvation in Gaza has been building for months.

The Famine Review Committee conclusion on famine is compelling (more on that below).

Principal responsibility lies with Israeli aid obstruction - but failure of US & Europe to use *any* real leverage on this is also stunning.
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[Jonathan Whittall @_jwhittall]

[8/8] Those with influence can’t say they didn’t know, only that they chose not to act. Israel wasn’t given a suggestion by the ICJ. It was given a legal order. A ceasefire is overdue, but that alone won’t end this atrocity. All orders of the court must be implemented.

[Jonathan Whittall @_jwhittall]

[7/8] This death and suffering is preventable. And if it’s preventable, but still happening, then that suggests to me that it’s intentional. The means of survival for an entire population has been dismantled and our ability to throw a life line has been obstructed.

[Jonathan Whittall @_jwhittall]

[1/8] People in #Gaza who have survived bombs & bullets are starving. Yesterday, Israeli forces again fired on crowds waiting for aid trucks. Hospitals report >80 people killed. The starving arrived as the wounded. There seems to be no limits to this cruelty. A🧵from Gaza…

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

As the Madleen was reportedly intercepted and seized by Israeli forces in int'l waters, the UK gov must urgently seek full clarification and secure the immediate release of the vessel & its crew.

The Madleen must be allowed to continue its lawful humanitarian mission to Gaza.

[Husam Zomlot @hzomlot]

No force on earth can remove the Palestinians from our land I told @SkyNews. The State of Palestine is ready, with our regional and international partners, to rebuild #Gaza. Now is the time for unity, ending the occupation, and for peace. Link to full interview https://t.co/nwAspLZbp0

[Mercy Corps @mercycorps]

This is the devastating reality for our colleagues in #Gaza and millions of other civilians who are trapped in the Strip.

How much longer must they wait for an end to this horrific war?

🚨 Let aid in. End the siege. #CeasefireNOW.