Gaza : children die in silence
Hunger has become a weapon of war according to the UN, which denounces systematic “carnage” as hundreds of Palestinian civilians die trying to access food aid.
Hunger has become a weapon of war according to the UN, which denounces systematic “carnage” as hundreds of Palestinian civilians die trying to access food aid.
An Israeli cargo ship is due to pick up 14 tonnes of machine-gun parts from the port of Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, on Thursday, reveals the investigative media Disclose. This delivery comes at a time when UN experts are calling for a halt to arms sales to Israel because of the risk of genocide in Gaza.
UN denounces escalating violence and aid blockade in Gaza. NGOs firmly reject accusations that humanitarian aid is being diverted to Hamas, while more than 950 children are reported to have been killed in the last two months in the Palestinian enclave.
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
Trained as an engineer, Rami Aman spent six and a half months in Hamas prisons. His only crime: trying to establish peaceful relations with Israelis. On a visit to France, he granted us an interview.
To maintain its monopoly on information, Israel eliminates journalists (130 were killed in Gaza, three in Lebanon, according to Reporters Sans Frontières). The Hebrew state also prevents Lebanese ambulance drivers from helping the wounded, as was the case in Gaza. 160 rescue workers have already been killed.
In an explosive regional context, Israel carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran, while the UN denounced possible crimes against humanity in Gaza.
French universities are increasingly mobilizing in support of the Palestinian cause and against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The movement that began at Sciences Po Paris has spread to several cities.
More than 33,000 dead in 175 days of shelling by the Israeli army, more than 75,000 wounded. Doctors’ testimonies describe the daily atrocities. “You can’t say you didn’t know…” writes Marie-Paule Fristot of collectifbds57.
Lacking courage, Western countries allow Israel to massacre the Palestinian people in the Gaza enclave. Western leaders are complicit in these war crimes.
After 26 days of bombardment of the Gaza enclave, the Palestinian authorities report that 8,525 Palestinians have been killed, including 3,542 children… in the midst of international indifference.