b9AcEMay 19, 2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel needed to prevent a famine in Gaza for "diplomatic reasons", after his government announced it would allow limited food aid into the territory.

"We must not let the population (of Gaza) sink into famine, both for practical and diplomatic reasons," Netanyahu said in a video posted to his Telegram channel, adding that even friends of Israel would not tolerate "images of mass starvation."
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AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar/855277/israel-must-prevent-gaza-famine-for-39diplomatic-reasons39-pm-says/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

Wellll, also their blockading of humanitarian relief is a violation of intl law.
Rule 55. The parties to the conflict must allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for civilians in need, which is impartial in character and conducted without any adverse distinction, subject to their right of control.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule55
Rule 53. The use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of warfare is prohibited.
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule53
Et cetera.

Not that Netanyahu and gang seems to care about war crimes or be held accountable for them, but rather frequently publicly brag about having committed such.

Israel must prevent Gaza famine for 'diplomatic reasons', PM says

| Lebanon News

LBCI Lebanon
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"The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that two million people were starving in the Gaza Strip while tons of food were being blocked at the border."
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar/855301/who-chief-says-39two-million-people-are-starving39-in-gaza/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
WHO chief says 'two million people are starving' in Gaza

| Lebanon News

LBCI Lebanon
Show threadb9AcEMay 20, 2025
"UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/20/israel-gaza-hamas-aid-middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-682c339f8f08a9a7b485d6da#block-682c339f8f08a9a7b485d6da
EU to review trade relations with Israel over ‘untenable’ situation in Gaza, says top diplomat – live

Kaja Kallas says ‘strong majority’ of EU foreign ministers backs move to pressure Israel after UK suspends trade talks

the Guardian
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Human Rights Watch:
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[...] The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.
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Over two million Palestinians in Gaza are living in famine. Since March 2, 2025, Israel has blocked all humanitarian supplies and life-saving assistance - constituting the longest total siege Gaza has ever experienced.
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Despite this catastrophic reality, over 3,000 aid trucks and 116,000 metric tonnes of food are ready and waiting to enter Gaza – obstructed solely by Israel.
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We therefore call for the immediate organization and deployment of a Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing.

We urge states to join the humanitarian convoy by dispatching official diplomatic missions -at the highest possible level- to accompany the aid trucks already waiting at the Rafah Crossing, and to enter Gaza alongside them. This act is grounded in states’ legal obligations, moral courage, and human solidarity.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/19/unified-call-confront-famine-gaza-launch-diplomatic-humanitarian-convoy-now

Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza: Launch the Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy Now

Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organizations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.

Human Rights Watch
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At the end of the day,
'Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN' and
"the leader of the country’s centre-left Democrats party said his country was becoming a pariah nation that “kills babies as a hobby”.

Only five trucks of aid had reached Gaza by Tuesday afternoon and aid workers had not been given permission to distribute even that token shipment, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (Ocha) told a Geneva press briefing.

Israeli authorities have approved “around 100” other trucks to enter Gaza but not yet let them cross, he said.'
More: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/israel-still-blocking-aid-for-gaza-despite-promise-to-lift-siege-says-un

I believe the ordinary conditions needs are in the several hundred trucks for the millions of people.
Now after long self-admitted Israel-manufactured intended famine the need is extraordinarily high, not less.
If the number let in is 5 or 93, whether allowed to distribute all, some or nothing, it would at their best claim STILL be not even remotely enough and STILL an actual textbook war crime to keep blockading the humanitarian relief standing by to save more than tens of thousands indisputably 100% civilians.

Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN

Continued restrictions come as opposition leader says Israel is becoming pariah nation that ‘kills babies as a hobby’

The Guardian
Show threadellie (slut arc) 🖤 May 20, 2025
@b9AcE before the genocide began, gaza required about 500 trucks of stuff a day
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@roadblock161_ That was the number I remembered, but I wasn't sure enough to put it in my toot.
Thanks!
May 20, 2025 at 8:21pmWeb