Israel has killed at least 640 Palestinians in north Gaza in the last 17 days.

Israeli forces are blocking humanitarian missions aimed at rescuing people who are trapped under the rubble due to Israeli strikes in north Gaza, the UN has reported. The development comes as Israel wages a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign in the north that has killed hundreds of Palestinians so far.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory said on Sunday that it has been requesting that Israel grant them access to north Gaza for days so that workers can reach the dozens of people buried alive under the rubble. Those trapped are likely to die if Israel continues denying access, the group said.

The blockade is part of Israel’s plan, known as the “Generals’ Plan,” to empty the entirety of north Gaza of Palestinians, either by death or forced displacement. According to Al Jazeera, medical sources in Gaza say that the Israeli military has killed at least 640 Palestinians in north Gaza over the past 17 days of its mass killing and starvation campaign.

Over the weekend, pictures and videos emerged showing Israeli forces rounding up crowds of Palestinians from Jabalia refugee camp and forcing them to leave, which some have labeled as a “death march.” There is nowhere for displaced people to go; Lazzarini has reported that UN shelters in the region are so overcrowded that people are being forced to take shelter in bathrooms.

The UN Human Rights Office has expressed concern that Israel is aiming to exterminate the Palestinian population of north Gaza.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    292·
    22 days ago

    Its illegal that we are still sending weapons, has been, but it is now too.

    I hope the officials involved with this see some massive repercussions before their lives are out.

    Its fucked up how the whole world knows and the US is just like “Muh foreign policy”.

    • Glytch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      331·
      22 days ago

      Unfortunately no US official will ever see justice. Domestically, what they’re doing is not seen as a crime and the US will invade Holland before any US official sees the ICJ. That’s not hyperbole, that’s US law.

      We’re the biggest kid on the playground and so we don’t play by everyone else’s rules. All with a “What are you gonna do about it” attitude.

      In case my tone isn’t clear: I see this as a bad thing.

      • kamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        22 days ago

        Sadly, Germany is also doing it’s part

        In 2023, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros including military equipment and war weapons, a 10-fold increase from 2022, data from the ministry, which approves export licences, showed. Commenting on the fall in exports, the German government has said there is no arms export boycott on Israel, and export permits are issued case-by-case after careful review, taking into account international law, foreign policy and security considerations.

        Source

        It’s all “legal” and it won’t stop.