During an interview with AFP in Jerusalem, an Israeli-American Netanel Aronson believes that there are bigger problems than “this little Rafah” the world should care about, condemning Hamas for starting Israel's war on Gaza.
Another Israeli, Nathalie, a French tour guide has expressed that “it’s never been easy being an Israeli,” adding that “we can feel that we’re really hated.”
"Israel's parliament has voted to approve a bill that would designate the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees as a terrorist organisation.
The bill also calls for a complete severing of ties from UNRWA. ...
The bill still needs to clear several more steps before being implemented."
The BBC coverage of the #WarCrimes in #Rafah tonight is grotesque.
"The IDF said it had targeted Hamas militants in the area and said it was aware of reports the strike had ignited a fire which harmed civilians. It was reviewing the incident but said it had used precision weapons against legitimate targets."
Why is the BBC chewing Netanyahu's cuds again? Because it doesn't have any journalists on the ground. And why not? Because the IDF kills journalists.
@jane_eyrie Israel doesn't allow any foreign journalist into Gaza - except for 2-3 times, when a select few journalist have been "guided" by the IDF to specific sites, and not allowed to go anywhere else.
Israel doesn't want the world to see what is happening (I wonder why?) so the only reporting comes from Gazans themselves.
@PoliceStateUK What is very "surprising" in this article, is no mention at all of elections. Surprising especially because some of the states involved are supposedly democracies.
What is instead clear is that the various plans call for a Palestinian state, run by an imposed, puppet government.
" If we turn our backs and ignore the crimes against humanity that are being committed in Gaza right now, what credibility will we ever have in criticizing the actions of any country, no matter how terrible those actions may be?"
"The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive inside Rafah" & to open Rafah border crossing for humanitarian assistance.
"South Africa had asked the World Court to impose new emergency measures halting Israel's military campaign in Rafah.
"The new ruling cannot be enforced by the Court, & Israel has previously indicated it would continue its military campaign in Gaza, despite any ruling."