#Netanyahu has escalated his attacks. He has no regard for Pres Biden, will continue the war through yearend, esp. if his wish comes true, that #TFG wins... The famine is worse, there's a lack of water, not enough #humanitarianaid, #warcrimes & #IHL violations are more frequent...
MSF: "MIL strikes continued last night in the Middle Area, Al-Aqsa hospital is barely coping with the influx of patients and dead people. “It’s a scene of devastation. This hospital is a sinking ship.”
Israel's disastrous, inhumane, & barbaric response to #Oct7 has led to an unfathomable amount of deaths, injuries, democide... to Palestinians trying to stay alive in Gaza. The ICC's decisions have been correct.
Amount of Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza surpasses that of WWII -Israel dropped 70,000 tons of bombs on Gaza Strip since last Oct, exceeding WWII bombings in Dresden, Hamburg, London combined.
"Biden says proposal: 1st phase would last for 6 weeks -incl. -full & complete #ceasefire. Withdrawal of IL forces from all pop. areas of Gaza -release of a number of hostages, incl. women, the elderly, the wounded & in exchange the release of 100s of PA prisoners. PA civilians would return to their homes & neighborhoods in Gaza. Humanitarian assistance would surge, 600 trucks/day -aid safely/effectively distributed -100s of 1000s of temp. shelters..."
-L Rozan
Pres Biden’s Israel-Hamas proposal includes a call for a #ceasefire:
Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal:
Begin with a 6-week ceasefire, during which the IDF would withdraw from pop. areas of Gaza. Hamas would release "a number" of hostages -in exchange for 100s of PA prisoners -PA civilians would return to their homes in all areas of Gaza. #HumanitarianAid would "surge", with 600 trucks/day +100s of 1000s of temp. housing units-.
MSF: " IL Knesset’s preliminary bill to designate UNRWA as a terrorist org. is an outrageous attack on humanitarian asst., & an act of collective punishment agst the Palestinian ppl. We strongly condemn the proposed designation, & stand in solidarity with UNRWA -serves as a lifeline, providing essential relief to millions... IL authorities would be perpetuating a narrative -vilifies & marginalizes an entire pop..."
Gilbert -20 yrs exper. in US policy toward global crises/conflicts, is convinced IL's US-backed op. in Gaza is violating #IHL, esp. by restricting supplies for its civilian pop. She sincerely believed Pres Biden was serious about ensuring IL complied with INTL & US laws that shield civilians in war zones, but she'd experienced deep disappointment -led her to conclude it was futile-.
MSF, IRC... say the strike took place in “a designated safe zone” -respected, INDEP orgs undercutting Israeli claims that this wasn’t the case & is pro-Hamas propaganda. The decision to take a strike must account for whether the MIL gain is proportional + what circumstances on the ground show about the likely toll on civilians. "The high concentration of civilians in these zones makes it impossible to avoid significant collateral damage-.
-AS Ahmed, HuffPost
"The Israeli govt tries to excuse itself by saying it used "small munitions" in the attack that killed 45 in a tent camp for displaced ppl, but the point is it was willing to endanger those people by attacking 2 Hamas officials in their midst.
Fl. pier to be repaired: "Rough seas don't impede land deliveries of desperately needed food for starving PA civilians, but IL is obstructing them."
-K Roth
There are starving Palestinian children & adults in Gaza. One source of food deliveries will be out of service for at least a week. Netanyahu must open more routes into Gaza to ensure that there’s enough aid going to the suffering civilians. Here’s more news on the crippled floating pier:
Welcome news for Palestinians in Gaza: WCK’s team💙in Gaza delivered hundreds of meals to patients and staff at Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza today. Their network of kitchens supports the food needs of medical centers all across Gaza struggling to cope with the desperate health needs of Palestinians impacted by the war. #ChefsForGaza#IsraelHamasWar#HumanitarianAid#WorldCentralKitchen is providing food to Palestinians in Gaza, Ukrainians, Brazilians… To donate: https://donate.wck.org/give/588524/?_gl=1
#Netanyahu is costing the US billions$, harming America’s reputation & diplomatic relations, jeopardizing the lives on #Palestinians in Gaza… “What if I told you there's a way to get aid into Gaza that doesn't cost $320M, deliver just 89 trucks in a week, then fall apart in rough seas & have to be towed away?” -J Konyndyk “A small US MIL vessel was towing the #floatingpier back to the port of Ashdod overnight due to poor sea conditions -ran aground, a sep. US vessel beached, US/IL…” -N Bertrand
There's hope for a halt to the war in Gaza, but Netanyahu likely won't comply. The US may side with him. Most countries are supportive a #ceasefire.
"The ICJ rules that Israel must halt its military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. South Africa had asked the ICJ to order it as an emergency measure, saying Israel’s actions in Rafah amount to a “genocidal” operation & threaten the survival of the Palestinian people."
The US, so far, is supporting Netanyahu & Gallant, against the ICC arrest warrants; whereas its allies, Germany, France, Spain, Norway, Ireland..., human rights & aid organizations... support the ICC's decision.
Germany declared its support for the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants against Israeli PM Netanyahu.
Only five of 16 aid trucks leaving the Gaza pier on Saturday had arrived at the warehouse with their cargo, said a UN World Food Program spokesman. The deliveries had to be suspended for two days after the trucks were intercepted by a crowd. The entire project is estimated to cost $320 million, and the pier was only...
"Pier operating for 4 days now -avg of 142 tons/day. That's under 10 trucks/day at avg 15T truck cap.
IDF's ongoing closure of Rafah has stopped the normal daily traffic of 100-150 trucks.
So the pier has offset, generously <10% of that. Theatre"
-J Konyndyk
" >569 MT of humanitarian assistance has been delivered across the temp. pier to Gaza for further distribution by partners. US, UK, UAE, EU & other partners have donated hum. assistance *pier: a temp. solution-." -CENTCOM #HumanitarianAid
Oppressive regimes control & selectively remove media coverage, SM..., that keep them accountable. Netanyahu may be covering up more war crimes:
Israeli officials seize AP EQP & take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law. The QA satellite channel is among 1000s of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP & other news orgs. The AP denounced the move.
"Israel's obstruction of aid: The UN "has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries for the past two days."
The IL AMB to the US is bullying Dem MOC over their views re PA #IHL, #humanitarianaid...
A letter is rankling Dem MOC, "verging on offensive" & raising Qs about who's "the superpower." Never before has IL sent "such a harsh letter." Herzog suggested lawmakers weren't adequately doing their jobs. “It's disappointing that you've reached this determination on such a sensitive matter w/o having conducted sufficient due diligence to learn, check. corroborate the facts-."
Pres Biden is addressing the #famine in Gaza, but #Netanyahu isn't letting aid through. The US needs to prioritize protecting civilians.
As of the start of April at least 32 ppl, 28 of whom were children, have died of malnutrition & dehydration in Gaza💔, acc to HRW. Numerous employees of USAID assail the agency & the Biden admin for its “failure to uphold INTL humanitarian principles & to adhere to its mandate to save lives."
"We immediately & urgently need safe passage for #humanitarianaid & workers" -#UNRWA *more clashes & shelling in Jabalia refugee camp.
“Bombardments & other evacuation orders have created more displacement & fear for 1,000s of families” in the N. There’s nowhere to go. There’s NO safety w/o a ceasefire.”
Mon: another staff member had been killed in Gaza, bringing the number of staff killed in the war to 189."
#Israel’s US ambassador slams #HouseDems for trying to block military aid
‘At no point during the war has Israel had a policy of deliberately withholding #HumanitarianAid from entering #Gaza,’ #MichaelHerzog wrote to 88 lawmakers
US sea route for Gaza aid isn't working, say Pentagon and UN (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Only five of 16 aid trucks leaving the Gaza pier on Saturday had arrived at the warehouse with their cargo, said a UN World Food Program spokesman. The deliveries had to be suspended for two days after the trucks were intercepted by a crowd. The entire project is estimated to cost $320 million, and the pier was only...