Food. Water. Medicine. Electricity. Tents and blankets. Two days ago the Israeli government announced it was blocking all humanitarian aid into Gaza — a horrific collective punishment on Palestinian families across Gaza during the month of Ramadan. According to international law, collective punishment is a war crime. 🧵
Photo: @majdi_fathi
Does it make a difference if the "terrorists" are not labeled "Islamic"? Beyond the rampant racism of this tweet (for which a political leader should be held accountable more than average citizens), one could read this, mutatis mutandis, the making of a case for Palestine and the Palestinian people, who have been for decades "under attack", "facing an existential threat", "slaughtered and raped", "taken hostage", as well as tormented, punished, persecuted, maimed, killed by Israeli soldiers and/or armed settlers.
We should expect seriousness and composure from political leaders, and ability to confront truths and acknowledge the suffering that’s often overlooked.
The Israeli military has bombarded nearly every inch of Gaza with US-made bombs. Israeli forces have dropped over 70,000 bombs on Gaza in the past ten months — making it the deadliest bombing campaign in the 21st century.
On Monday, Israeli forces released an 18-wheeler truck into Gaza. When opened by the Palestinians who found it, they discovered at least 84 decomposing and unidentifiable bodies.
"Mótmælendur gengu of langt"
Sjáiði þennan sturlaða mótmælanda, þennan algjörlega stjórnlausa einstakling sem ógnaði lífi og limum þessa lögreglumanns. Mikilvægt að hafa þessar hetjur sem passa upp á að bílar ráðherrana verði ekki mínútu of seinir úr þessum óþægilegu aðstæðum.
Starvation. The unacceptable face of Israel’s war on Gaza.
A doctor from an international aid agency took these pictures 10th April at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.
The desperate parents gave permission to publish these.