Gaza is a ‘famine-stricken zone’: NGO director
Palestinian NGOs and professional unions are holding a news conference in Ramallah on the situation in Gaza. A video recorded by Amjad Shawa, director of the Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO) in Deir el-Balah, is currently being shown.
“What is required now is to declare Gaza Strip as a famine-stricken zone”, he says. He explains that sewage water has overflowed between tents, leaving people without any water supply.
The situation, he says, is getting more dire by the minute and is made worse by the “ruthless, merciless bombardment by the Israeli warplanes”.
‘It is Israel’s goal to starve the population’ in Gaza: NGO director
Muhammad Eida, a Palestinian NGO director, is now discussing the lack of health services in the enclave.
He says Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from starvation, lack of medical supplies, malnutrition among children, dehydration and diseases from the contamination and pollution caused by the overflow of sewage water.
“Many dead bodies are still trapped underneath the ruins,” he says, adding that others are “still strewn on the roads”. “It is Israel’s goal to starve the population to force them out of Gaza Strip” he continues.
According to Article 14 of the second additional protocol of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1977, it is illegal to starve a civil population as an act of aggression, he says.
He adds that targeting or destroying property or other basic necessities of life is also prohibited.
US ‘accomplice’ in ‘genocidal war’: Palestinian rights advocate
Rights advocate Helmy al-Araj, speaking at the Ramallah news conference, has singled out the US for reportedly sending Israel the weapons it used to bomb a tent camp in Rafah, killing dozens.
“We reiterate that the US is an accomplice in this crime, as they continue to support Israel and provide them with arms,” said al-Araj, as well as “total political and diplomatic” backing.
Former US ambassador Nikki Haley meets with Israel’s Gallant, Gantz
Haley, a former US envoy to the UN and failed presidential candidate, has met with two key Israeli cabinet officials during her trip to Israel. Hosted by Israeli Defense Minister Gallant, Haley affirmed the importance of US-Israel ties to counter their common foe – Iran, said Gallant in a post on X.
In a separate meeting with Benny Gantz, Haley discussed Israel’s “right to fight wherever necessary to remove the Hamas threat”, reported The Times of Israel, citing Gantz’s office.
Earlier in her Israel trip, Haley, accompanied by Israeli parliament member Danny Danon, was photographed writing “Finish them” on an Israeli shell as she toured military locations on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
Meaningful discussion with @NikkiHaley about the importance of strong U.S.-Israel ties in the face of our common enemies, led by Iran. Hamas and Hezbollah not only attack Israel, they attack our shared values and way of life.
Nikki, thank you for your leadership and friendship. pic.twitter.com/f9kvXQja1F
— יואב גלנט - Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) May 29, 2024
Growing up I always looked up to the USA. Nowadays I believe the USA has become the biggest threat to world peace. I'm glad US' stranglehold on the world is weakening, yet how many more deaths will American imperialism cause before changing their ways.
https://redflag.org.au/article/short-and-dirty-history-us-imperialism
And will BRICS be any better in the long run?
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/brics-enlargement-and-shifting-world-order
