The world must not accept the ‘new normal’ in Palestine

The world must not accept the ‘new normal’ in Palestine

As violence escalates in Gaza and the West Bank, the international community is obliged to act to stop it.

“Electricity in Gaza is something that the civilian population no longer remembers.” Roberto Guerrieri, Emergency nurse currently working in the Gaza Strip to bring medical assistance to the inhabitants, recounts in an audio testimony the consequences of the blackout imposed by Israel, which more than a week ago interrupted the supply of electricity, after having already blocked the entry of goods and aid. “This interruption, if it continues, wi…

WFP: Hard-Won Food Security Gains in Gaza at Risk Due to Israel's Border Closures - Quds News Network

Gaza (Quds News Network)- With the closure of border crossings, hard-won food security gains are now at risk, warns the World Food Programme (WFP). The organization has raised alarms over a worsening food crisis in Gaza. No food supplies have entered the besieged strip since March 2 due to Israel’s closure of all border crossings. WFP added that during the ceasefire it scaled up its aid efforts. It has reportedly delivered over 40,000 tons of fo…

Palestine calls for international pressure on Israel to resume aid deliveries into Gaza

Gaza: The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations and international community, calling for pressure on the Israeli government to immediately stop using starvation and deprivation as tools of war against the Gaza Strip. “We remind the entire world that Israel is refusing to allow the entry of basic health and humanitarian needs, especially water, electricity, and food, to the population in the Gaza S…

Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed on Monday the “necessity for the international community to firmly confront the starvation policy pursued by the Israeli occupation in its brutal war against the Palestinian people.” This came during the Qatari minister’s reception of the Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza, Sigrid…

Ramallah, 17 Mar (Latin Press) The Palestinian government today accused Israel of deliberately prolonging the war against the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank while denouncing the displacement of its inhabitants. The post-Palestine accused Israel of prolonging the war first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.