Antisionism är inte antisemitism

In an X post, Lazzarini largely blamed Israel for the breakdown of humanitarian operations in Gaza, citing "political decisions to restrict the amounts of aid," lack of safety on routes and Israel's targeting of the Hamas-run police force, which previously provided public security.

"Yesterday we had assurances aid would be fine. We tried to move five trucks and they were all taken," Scott Anderson, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, told The Associated Press. "So we've kind of reached a point where it makes no sense to continue to try to move aid if it's just gonna be looted." When asked whether UNRWA has seen evidence supporting Israeli claims that Hamas has been behind aid looting, he emphasized that there's no systemic diversion of aid in Gaza."

We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The road out of this crossing has not been safe for months.

On 16 November, a large convoy of aid trucks was stolen by armed gangs.

Yesterday, we tried to bring in a few  food trucks on the same route. They were all taken.

This difficult decision comes at a time hunger is rapidly deepening.

The delivery of humanitarian aid must never be dangerous or turn into an ordeal.

In Gaza, the humanitarian operation has become unnecessarily impossible due to:

- The ongoing siege, 

- Hurdles from Israeli authorities,

- ?Political decisions to restrict the amounts of aid,

- ?Lack of safety on aid routes and

- ?Targeting of local police.

All of the above led to a breakdown in law and order.

The responsibility of protection of aid workers + supplies is with the State of Israel as the occupying power.

They must ensure aid flows into Gaza safely & must refrain from attacks on  humanitarian workers.

I call once again for a #ceasefire that would also secure the delivery of safe & uninterrupted aid to people in need.

Skulle vara intressant att höra vad israelvänner tycker om det här:

"Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves...politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we want to take away from them their country."

David Ben-Gurion Israels grundare