🧵 A new Euro-Med Monitor investigation, conducted over several months, uncovers horrifying details of a massacre committed by the Israeli army in #Gaza City in November 2023. The attack targeted an entire residential block, killing around 70 people, and was followed by strikes on residents attempting to bury the victims.
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🧵In just the past two weeks, #Gaza has lost several precious children to malnutrition, victims of Israel’s deliberate starvation policy. Each of these young lives had a name, a story, and a future
⚠️ As Israel announced a series of measures to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, facts on the ground show it was merely a new attempt to deceive global public opinion by promoting an alleged increase in aid and the opening of new access routes. But the reality is starkly different.
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Israel allowed only 73 aid trucks into Gaza today, along with three airdrops carrying the equivalent of just two trucks. All were forced to stop in red zones the Israeli army itself had ordered evacuated.
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None of the aid reached the humanitarian organizations responsible for distribution. Most of the trucks were looted by organized gangs, amid a total lack of security—due to Israel’s repeated targeting of security personnel assigned to protect aid convoys.
🧵 Last night, the Israeli army began airdropping international aid over #Gaza after nearly 5 months of a suffocating blockade.
While they may appear as relief, these airdrops are deeply humiliating and reinforce the very starvation they claim to solve. Here's why 👇
1/7 Instead of relief, these airdrops injured at least 11 people and added to the suffering of a population already starved and displaced by Israel’s siege.
2/7 This step does not reflect a genuine shift in the humanitarian response. Rather, it aims to mislead international public opinion and downplay the severity of the crime, diverting attention from Israel’s systematic starvation policy in the Gaza Strip, which has caused an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
🧵#Syria’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, with widespread infrastructure destruction, severe shortages of medicines and supplies, a shrinking health workforce, and the closure of several medical facilities
The rapid deterioration stems from years of armed conflict that have exhausted the health sector and deepened its fragility. The absence of effective state institutions to provide basic services and the population’s near-total reliance on humanitarian aid further compounds the crisis
A key turning point was the decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to halt USAID programmes, cutting off one of Syria’s main sources of medical support
🧵The Israeli army has committed one of its most heinous massacres against starving civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in northern #Gaza. The army ordered the civilians to approach aid trucks with their hands raised and then opened fire on them without provocation
When the first groups arrived, Israeli tanks were already stationed in the area. Soldiers then used loudspeakers to command: “Raise your hands and walk in front of the tanks—those who want flour, come forward.” Around 200 civilians complied.
As they neared the aid trucks, Israeli forces suddenly opened heavy fire directly at their heads, instantly killing dozens. Others were left crawling, wounded, and bleeding. The massacre left 80 dead and over 520 injured, many of whom are in critical condition.