'Complete Madness': Israel Blocks Food Aid as More Gaza Children Starve to Death "The starvation of children is a hallmark of genocide and a deliberate political choice by Israel, backed by the Biden administration," said one humanitarian coordinator. https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-children-starvation . . . ... Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops and civilians are blocking or severely restricting the flow of aid into Gaza. Soldiers stand by while extremist Israeli civilians set up roadblocks and encampments—one replete with a children's bouncy castle—at border crossings. Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on aid convoys and crowds of people waiting for food deliveries, including in the February 29 Flour Massacre, in which more than 800 people were killed or wounded. Israeli civilians attempting to deliver aid to Gaza—including members of the Jewish-Arab solidarity group Standing Together—have been blocked by IDF troops. . . .
Starving Children in Gaza 'Cannot Wait' Weeks for US Port, Aid Groups Say "They are already dying from malnutrition and saving their lives is a matter of hours or days," said Jason Lee of Save the Children. by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, March 8 . . . Ground deliveries into Gaza have plummeted in recent weeks as Israeli forces have attacked aid convoys and prevented trucks from entering and moving through the territory. A World Food Program (WFP) official said earlier this week there's enough food to feed Gaza's "entire population" sitting just outside of the strip. . . . Why America Isn’t Using Its Leverage with Israel Senator Chris Van Hollen on the catastrophe in Gaza, and his differences with the Biden Administration. by Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, March 7, 2024 https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-america-isnt-using-its-leverage-with-israel . . . Chotiner: ... Is there disagreement about, say, why aid is failing to reach Gaza? Are people in the Administration telling you, “Oh, no, in fact, the Israelis want to get aid in,” or is there an open acknowledgment that the Israelis are intentionally denying humanitarian aid to Gaza? Van Hollen: In all my discussions, Administration officials have recognized that the Netanyahu government has put up unacceptable barriers to the delivery of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, and so the question is not one of fact but what to do about it. . . . -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29346): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29346 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/104821769/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
