Wtf is wrong with these people
New York governor defends Israel, saying there ‘would be no Canada’ if it attacked US
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has defended Israel’s war in Gaza, saying that Canada would be destroyed if it attacked the United States.
In a speech to the UJA Federation of New York, Hochul, a Democrat, said that Hamas is a “terrorist organisation” that must be stopped and people in her state should understand the dynamic between the group and Israel.
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day,” Hochul said. “Think about that. That’s a natural reaction,” she added. “You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again. And that is Israel’s right.”
NY Gov Hochul last night on local opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza:
“If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I'm sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day.
“That’s a natural reaction. You have a right to defend yourself and to make sure it never happens again.” pic.twitter.com/UCHUBmU6ka
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) February 16, 2024
People in Rafah are ‘desperate, hungry, and terrified’: UN
People in Rafah are in “such dire need that they stop aid trucks to take food and eat it immediately”, the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA) has said in its latest daily update. OCHA said that this showed “the severity of their desperation and hunger” amid the “alarming” humanitarian crisis in the overcrowded city in southern Gaza.
Makeshift shelters in Gaza have become congested and people are “desperate, hungry, and terrified”, OCHA added. OCHA added that there is “an urgent need” for more delivery trucks to enter Gaza “to ensure the entire population’s nutritional requirements are met”.
Aid can only enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah and Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossings, meaning that food deliveries to central and northern Gaza must first pass through Rafah. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities are continuing to block a large shipment of flour for the Gaza Strip at the port of Ashdod.
Hunger crisis in Gaza at ‘unprecedented levels, as people run out of even animal feed to eat’
Hunger in Gaza has become so serious that people have even run out of animal feed to eat, development charity ActionAid has said. “Every single person in the territory” is now experiencing extreme levels of hunger, the charity said in a statement on Friday.
Riham Jafari, advocacy and communications coordinator at ActionAid Palestine, said the situation will get worse if Israel goes ahead with its planned assault on Rafah. “Aid operations will grind to a complete halt, denying a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of people,” Jafari said.
“The consequences are unimaginable. Governments around the world must do everything in their power to prevent a further onslaught in Rafah and push for a permanent and immediate ceasefire. It’s the only way to stop the indiscriminate killing of civilians, allow aid to enter Gaza and be distributed safely at scale to prevent famine and deadly disease outbreaks.”
Satellite photos show construction on Egypt’s border with Gaza
These satellite images taken near Egypt’s border with Gaza show the construction of what appears to be a fortified buffer zone near Rafah. The construction suggests Egypt is preparing for a possible influx of displaced Palestinians, amid fears that Israel’s planned ground invasion of Rafah could push thousands across the line.
Life on the border between Gaza and Egypt
An estimated 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah in southern Gaza near the border with Egypt
