HRW: Israel’s blockade a « utility for extinction »
It has been 75 days since Israel introduced the blockade of food, medicine and fuel to Gaza. The humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly acute.
Now the governments of the outside world have to And institutions come up with clear answers to the situation, and to information that Israel is also planning to destroy buildings and move the entire area’s population to a very small area if no agreement has been reached with Hamas in mid -May, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Israel’s plan is an escalation of the country’s « ongoing crime against humanity, ethnic cleansing and genocide, » the organization writes in a statement.
« Hearing Israeli officials boasting plans to squeeze Gaza’s two million inhabitants in an even smaller area, while the rest of the country is being made uninhabited as an alarm at the highest level in London, Brussels, Paris and Washington, » said Federico Borelo, acting HRW manager.
In particular, the call is directed to the United States, France, Germany, the EU and the United Kingdom, but all those affiliated with the genocide convention are urged to do more, including stopping weapons sales, diplomatic support and military assistance to Israel.
HRW also urges Palestinian Armed groups to release all civilians they arrest, and Israeli authorities to release illegally detained Palestinians.
On Monday, the UN-supported IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) estimated that 470,000 Gazabor is facing a catastrophic risk of starving in the coming weeks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Gaza experiences « one of the world’s worst hunger crises that takes place in real time ». This is despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of tons of food according to WHO are at the border, ready to be driven to Gaza, but is blocked by Israel.
Right-wing Extreme Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has recently claimed that there is enough food in Gaza, despite recurring alarms that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the area are facing an acute starvation threat.
