Poll in five nations reveals strong support for curbing arms exports to Israel
A majority of people in five nations – Brazil, Colombia, Greece, South Africa and Spain – believe that weapons companies should stop or reduce trade with Israel as its onslaught on Gaza continues, a poll reveals.
Spain showed the highest support for weapons deals to be halted, with 58 percent of respondents saying they should stop completely, followed by Greece at 57 percent and Colombia at 52 percent.
In Brazil, 37 percent of respondents believed arms companies should completely stop sales to Israel, while 22 percent believed they should be reduced. In South Africa, those levels stood at 46 and 20 percent, respectively.
“The people have spoken, and they refuse to be complicit. Across continents, ordinary citizens demand an end to the fuel that powers settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide,” said Ana Sanchez, a campaigner for Global Energy Embargo for Palestine.
Injured children from Gaza arrive in US for treatment
Three young Palestinian children injured during Israel’s war in Gaza have travelled to the US state of California to receive emergency treatment.
“One of them has severe burns, the others have complex traumatic injuries or orthopaedic injuries,” said Mohammed Subeh, a volunteer physician who previously worked and treated the children in Gaza, told Al Jazeera. “We’ve been working on this [to bring them to the US] for over a year now.”
Great to see something positive, but 3 children is all they could evacuate?
Just 92 aid trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday: Media Office
Gaza’s Government Media Office has said that only 92 aid trucks entered the enclave yesterday – far less than the 500-600 that the United Nations estimates are needed daily to meet basic needs.
“What has entered so far does not exceed 14 percent of the intended quota, as the occupation [Israel] prevents the entry of approximately 6,600 aid trucks, continues to close the crossings, and undermines the work of humanitarian organisations,” the office said in a statement.
It also said that most of the aid that did make it in was prevented from reaching its intended recipients due to widespread “looting and robbery”, which it described as the result of “deliberate security chaos” orchestrated by Israel.
“We hold the occupation [Israel] and its allies fully responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe,” said the office.
A truck carrying bags of wheat stands on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6
