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“The Moment Ahmad Raised His Hands in Surrender, an Israeli Soldier Shot Him Directly in the Head” The Guardian reports that Palestinian aid truck driver Ahmad Esleem was shot dead by an Israeli soldier while transporting humanitarian aid into Gaza, in what eyewitnesses and Gaza’s Transport Companies’ Association describe as a field execution. Esleem, who was delivering food for World Central Kitchen (WCK) through a fully coordinated humanitarian convoy, was ordered out of his truck after one vehicle broke down near the Philadelphi Corridor. Witnesses say Israeli soldiers forced the drivers to strip, assaulted them, and made them stand under the sun. As Ahmad Esleem raised his hands in surrender, an Israeli soldier shot him directly in the head. The 30-year-old, a father of two children, including a one-month-old baby, was killed despite wearing official identification, carrying all required permits, and operating under coordination approved by the Israeli military, according to his employer and Gaza’s truckers association. Witnesses also said Israeli soldiers threatened the surviving drivers, warning they would meet the same fate as Esleem.

"El fascismo es el aro de hierro que mantiene unido el barril que se pudre del capitalismo". Una caricatura antifascista de 1963 representa al fascismo como un barril podrido, donde un soldado imperialista usa el fascismo, el aro de metal, para evitar el colapso del capital. El fascismo es la mano dura del capital, las tropas de choque que usa el capitalista para defender su saqueo contra los trabajadores.

“This is a United Nations facility that has been invaded by a United Nations Member State, in full defiance of international law, setting an appalling precedent for international law around the globe.” our @‌UN_JWFOWLER tells @‌TRTWorld. UN members are legally obliged to protect UN facilities. Attacking them undermines the UN system and the rights of #Palestine Refugees. Despite mounting obstruction, UNRWA continues providing education, healthcare and humanitarian assistance across the region.