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A humanitarian disaster in Gaza must be averted
Ever since the horrifying war crimes perpetrated by Hamas on Saturday, Israel has been bombing Gaza relentlessly and indiscriminately.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 500 minors have been killed, as well as more than 276 women and dozens of families; more than 6,600 have been injured; entire neighborhoods wiped out, essential infrastructure has been destroyed.
At the same time, Defense Minister Galant ordered all the crossings hermetically closed and announced “there will be no electricity, no food, no fuel - nothing.” Infrastructure Minister Israel Katz said Israel would cut off water and electricity supply to the Gaza Strip.
B'Tselem: Revenge policy in motion; Israel committing war crimes in Gaza
On Saturday, hundreds of Palestinian militants entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of civilians, soldiers and police officers, burning down homes and kidnapping more than 100 people. >
The full extent of these horrifying crimes is slowly coming to light.
The same evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is at war with Gaza and will “forcefully avenge“. >
He promised to reduce Hamas locations to rubble and told Gazans: “Get out now. We will act everywhere and with full force.” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered all the crossings between Israel and Gaza closed and announced there would be “no electricity, no food, no fuel >
1/7 On Saturday, Hamas committed a shocking crime whose horrifying dimensions are slowly becoming clear. Hundreds of Palestinian militants entered Israeli territory and opened fire indiscriminately, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring thousands. >
2/7 They burned down homes with the occupants inside and kidnapped more than 100 people – including children, women and elderly people – to be used as bargaining chips. Many others are still missing, their fate unknown. >
3/7 Witness accounts and footage have been pouring in of people locked in their homes for hours, terrified, while militants roam, shooting, outside and even within the house; of people taken hostage; of partygoers fleeing in every direction under gunfire, with hundreds killed; >
The invasion of armed settlers into Palestinians’ homes yesterday was not exceptional. Nor was the military escort. Nor the police ignoring it. This is how it all works. Subject Palestinians to violence until the leave and take over more land. >
Here is documentation of similar incidents from the very same area:
4.5.23: Maghayir al-‘Abid: Israeli settlers attack shepherd with club and razor blade and kill two of his sheep. Shepherd arrested by soldiers on claims he attacked settlers >
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For 2 days, the Israeli military has been operating inside the densely populated Jenin R.C. as if it were a battlefield and not a place where human beings live, work, study and dream.
photo: Wahab Bani Moufleh, 4.7.23
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Until now, reports have come in of aerial strikes and a ground invasion by tanks, APCs, bulldozers and hundreds of soldiers. At least 10 people have been killed so far, and hundreds injured. Hospitals are overrun and having difficulty providing the injured who have been
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evacuated with the care they need. Water, power and internet services have reportedly been cut off, and medical centers have sustained damage. Homes and other private property have also sustained massive damage.
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تصدرت جنين عناوين الصحف مرة أخرى هذا الصباح باقتحام عسكري آخر في مخيم اللاجئين المكتظ، بما في ذلك ولغاية هذه اللحظة وفقا لوزارة الصحة الفلسطينية سقوط أربعة قتلى من بينهم صبي يبلغ من العمر 15 عامًا و 37 جريحاً من بينهم أربعة في حالة حرجة. >
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أصبحت الاقتحامات العسكرية في جنين وغيرها من المدن ومخيمات اللاجئين في الضفة الغربية أمرا شائعًا وفي إسرائيل لا تُثار أي تساؤلات حول هذه الاقتحامات. حيث إن العديد من الضحايا في هذه التوغلات هم من المارة أو المدنيين المقيمين في منازلهم. >
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فيما يلي تحقيقنا في واحدة من أكثر الاقتحامات دموية هذا العام >