Amid the complaints of the growing famine in the Gaza Strip, a Israeli government minister, Amihai Ben-Eliyahideclared that Israel He does not have the obligation to relieve hunger in the territory at war. In addition, he said that “all Gaza will be Jewish.”
In the last week, more than 100 humanitarian organizations They released a warning about the critical situation that the Gaza Strip is going through. The statement was signed by 111 entities, including doctors without borders (MSF), Save the Children, Oxfam.
The statements of the Israeli minister
The statements were made during a radial interview. In the middle of the strong complaints by famine, Ben-Eliyahu He declared: “No nation feeds their enemies” and added that “neither the British fed the Nazis, nor the Americans to the Japanese, nor the Russians now feed the Ukrainians.”
“The government is pressing so that Gaza is destroyed. Thank God, we are eradicating this evil. We are expelling the poblation that was educated with my fight (Adolf Hitler’s anti -Semitic book), ”he said.
Ben-Eliyahu supervises historical and archaeological sites and institutions in Israel and does not represent a voice of power for the Israeli army. Nor participates in the meetings of a small group of ministers who supervise security decisions.
The complaints for famine in Gaza
The situation in the Gaza strip continues to deteriorate at alarming levels. More than a hundred humanitarian organizations warned about the aggravation of mass hunger in the territorywhere not only the civilian population is being affected, but also the assistance workers themselves. The complaint was known in a context of stagnation in the negotiations for a High fire between the parties in conflict.
The pronouncement was made through a joint statement signed by 111 entities, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Save The Children and Oxfam. In the text, organizations described a critical scene: “Our colleagues and those we attend are consuming.”
Gaza Photo: Mohammed Salem (Reuters)
The document also warns that humanitarian workers “They are now in the same rows of food distributionrisking being dejected just to feed their families. ”
While at the end of May Israel partially allowed the entry of humanitarian aidassistance remains insufficient in front of a population that suffers extreme shortage of food, water and medicines. Even at the distribution points, cases of killed civilians were reported while trying to access the aid.
Organizations also denounced that current conditions prevent a effective humanitarian operation And they pointed against the Deliberate blockages that restrict access to essential resources.
Criticisms occur in the midst of growing questions to the restrictions imposed by the Israeli government for the entry and distribution of help in Gaza, A territory collapsed for more than 21 months of continuous conflict and where more than two million people fight to survive.
Source: Ambito
