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SvennoJ on 13 July 2024
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‘Netanyahu wants permanent aggression’: Palestinian envoy to UK

Husam Zomlot says Israel’s attack on al-Mawasi is its “response to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling four months ago, to the UN Security Council more than a month ago and to the ongoing ceasefire talks”.

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK pointed out that the attack killed dozens of civilians in a densely populated area that was designated by Israel as a safe zone for tens of thousands of refugees who were forced out of their homes.

“Netanyahu wants permanent aggression and permanent occupation,” he said in a post on X.

US bears responsibility for continuation of massacres: PA

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidency, has said, “The massacre in al-Mawasi is a continuation of the genocidal war against our people, and the US administration bears responsibility for the continuation of the massacres.”

In a statement carried by the official Wafa news agency, Abu Rudeineh said, “Without blind and biased American support, this occupation would not have been able to continue its bloody crimes against out people, and to defy international laws and the decisions of international courts that have demanded an end to the onslaught and protection for out people.”

Action Aid denounces Israeli attack on al-Mawasi

“We are utterly horrified and appalled by the devastating attack on the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis and extremely concerned about the safety of our staff and partners in the area, some of whom we have not yet been able to make contact with,” international NGO Action Aid said in a statement.

“This is an area that had been designated a safe humanitarian zone, yet at least 71 people have been brutally slaughtered there today and hundreds injured, once again making it perfectly clear that absolutely nowhere is safe in Gaza.”

“As yet more Palestinians mourn their loved ones or attempt to seek medical help from a health system that is overwhelmed and on its knees, we plea – yet again – for this nightmare to come to an end and for a permanent ceasefire, now,” the group also stated.


US Muslim group to Biden: ‘Stop enabling these daily massacres’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says Israel is acting with impunity, knowing that it will continue to receive US support despite its atrocities against Palestinians.

“President Biden’s continuing support for and silence about the genocide gives a green light for more Israeli abuses and war crimes,” CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement.

“President Biden must stop enabling these daily massacres and end our nation’s complicity in genocide. Administration officials must begin to treat Palestinians as human beings worthy of life, dignity and justice, not as animals only fit for slaughter.”

 

‘We must do more to stop this,’ US congresswoman says

Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has decried Israeli attacks in Gaza, renewing her calls for a ceasefire to end the violence.

“Israel is continuing a horrific assault on Gaza, forcing the closure of medical facilities & even restricting the entry of medical equipment,” Jayapal said in a social media post.

“We must do more to stop this. We need an immediate & permanent ceasefire to release the hostages and save lives.”