Gaza media office again condemns Israel’s blocking of aid
The office says in a statement that Israel has blocked crossings into Gaza for a third consecutive day, “preventing the entry of food, medical and other aid”.
The office called the action a “new war crime that further exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe suffered by 2.4 million people inside the Gaza Strip”, warning that it again raises the spectre of famine for the already food-insecure population.
“We demand that the Arab Summit, which is being held today, adopt serious decisions regarding what the Gaza Strip is being subjected to, and implement their previous decisions to break the siege and ensure the entry of the needs of the Gaza Strip on a regular basis and without restrictions,” the statement added.
Arab leaders are currently meeting in Cairo to formulate a joint plan for post-war Gaza.
UK ‘deeply concerned’ by news of Israel blocking aid to Gaza
Catherine West, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the UK’s Foreign Office says “Humanitarian aid should not be made conditional on a ceasefire or used as a political tool” during a round of questioning in Parliament.
Israel blocked the entry of aid shipments to Gaza on Sunday, hours after the first phase of its ceasefire deal with Hamas expired, raising fears of hunger and more hardships during the holy month of Ramadan that began over the weekend.
“We urge all parties to fully implement the ceasefire to help bring about a lasting end to the hostilities. We are deeply concerned by reports that Israel is blocking aid into Gaza”, she said.
“The UK urges Israel to lift the restrictions on aid immediately and unconditionally. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire and blocking the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza risks violating Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law.”
Netanyahu’s plan to deprive and rule in Gaza will fail again
From October 2023 to January 2025, Benjamin Netanyahu managed to displace about 1.9 million Palestinians – almost all of the population of Gaza. He must be proud. The Israeli prime minister can now go down in the Guinness World Records as the man who single-handedly displaced the most people within the smallest territory.
I am one of these 1.9 million. I was displaced twice: The first time at the beginning of the genocidal war and then a year later.
Many Palestinian families were displaced repeatedly, some 10 times or more.
It was a clear strategy by Netanyahu to divide us. The north was cut off from the south. “Northerners” were forcibly expelled to the south. Then “southerners” and the other displaced were forced to move to the centre.
His aim is clear: To tear apart communities, to separate and weaken us, to turn us against each other through extreme deprivation. But his strategy failed in the past 16 months, and it will fail again.
People gather by the rubble of destroyed buildings for a communal iftar in the area of al-Dahduh in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa district on March 2
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