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Israel continuing operations by ‘encouraging’ civil war in Gaza
Daniel Levy, a former Israeli political negotiator, says despite the ceasefire, Israel has “fully, militarily been endorsed in its reoccupation of Gaza under the plan”.
“Israel is arming, aiding, supporting militias that are designed to sow chaos. Israel is encouraging elements of civil war in Gaza as it’s done in Syria and Lebanon,” Levy told Al Jazeera.
“So, it may be for the American side there’s a desire to get an international force in [Gaza], there’s a desire for things to go more smoothly, perhaps there’s a desire for lucrative contracts to be signed,” he added.
However, Levy explained, for the Israeli side and on the ground, they are still getting their way, “there is by design, the intentionality that Gaza will not see better days.”
“Palestinians will be pushed into, if they can do anything to encourage it, a fratricidal conflict and of course the continued free hand in the West Bank,” he said.
B’Tselem calls on global community to ensure safety of Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has noted that despite the Gaza ceasefire, dozens of Palestinians had been killed in continued Israeli attacks while people across the enclave continue to lack food, water and other critical aid.
“The last 10 days demonstrate, yet again, the abandonment of Palestinian lives by Israel and the international community. Vague agreements and empty declarations will not protect civilians or ensure these crimes are not repeated,” the group said in a social media post.
It called on the international community to take “immediate and effective action to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the population and allow full humanitarian access” to the Strip while also demanding accountability “from those who ordered and oversaw the genocide”.
“Citizens of the world also bear a moral and human responsibility to continue demanding protection and recognition for the people of Gaza as victims of genocide,” it said.
“We must oppose the shameful attempts, by governments in Israel and elsewhere, to enable the perpetrators to evade accountability and allow Israel to erase its crimes and continue its violence against Palestinians under the ongoing systems of occupation and apartheid.”
