Families of Israeli captives obstructed on Thursday the entry of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for the second day in a row, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
According to Haaretz, the families, along with right-wing activists, blocked the passage of aid trucks to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossing.
Protesters reportedly closed the road to the crossing and prevented trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from passing.
“We are here today to show (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he can stop the trucks, just as we are stopping them now,” Dany Elgart, a brother of one of the captives, reportedly said, adding:
“I call on all citizens: come to the checkpoint and stop this humanitarian aid with your bodies. It is not humanitarian at all because it only serves one segment of the population there. The hostages there do not receive any humanitarian aid.”
The aid comes from abroad and is transported through Israel, which announced the closure of crossings to the Gaza Strip on October 7, according to Anadolu news agency.
On October 9, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip. “We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly,” Gallant said.
Israelis are fucking monsters.
Look at what blind hatred and bigotry make a motherfucker do.
This whole thing is so fucked up. I understand why those families are upset, but preventing other innocent people from getting medical help is just revenge for an act of revenge for an act of revenge for… oh.
Propoganda works
It’s inhumane, but not sure I’m allowed to say that, I’ll be accused of you know what.
I dont think its for revenge. The idea is to hold off all aid to pressure hammas to release the hostages. They will never release them as long as aid and food and medicine is going in.
Calling Palestinian civilians animals and refusing to allow them food and medical supplies isn’t going to improve the situation. What do you think is going to happen? Is Hamas going to say “oh guys, I think we made them mad this time. Better release the hostages so they don’t do anything violent!”?
“Calling Palestinian civilians animals” so basically you are just inventing stuff I never said.
I was referencing Israel’s official comment on the matter from the article. This is what you’re defending by supporting Israel in this situation:
On October 9, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip. “We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly,” Gallant said.
With 25,000+ lives taken by Israel, many of them women and children civilians, you can’t make the argument he’s not talking about treating civilians like animals.
The thought process is that hammas is the governing body of Gaza and is responsible for its civilians. It would be in his best interest and its civilians to just return the hostages. Otherwise how would you put pressure on hammas to give back the hostages?
What should be done in your opinion for hammas to return the hostages safely and alive?
You know that collective punishment is a war crime, right?
Hamas offered the release of the prisoners in exchange for permanent ceasefire ages ago. Israel refused because it would rather genocide Palestinians than get its prisoners back.
This is not to mention that what you are describing is a crime against humanity and an act of genocide.
They are okay that the IDF killed 3 captives waving flag, another in a tunnels, a few in bombing in gaza, and many other in cars going back to gaza with their captive, along with a few more cliamed to have been used as human shields.
But aid going to Gaza cannot happen.
'"It is not humanitarian at all because it only serves one segment of the population there. The hostages there do not receive any humanitarian aid.”
They mean the civilians in Gaza held hostage by the Israeli military, right?
Plus by all accounts the hostages are fed and recieve medical care etc. By blocking aid they are starving their own relatives.
They couldn’t possibly fathom that their relatives are being treated about as well as one could hope in this kind of situation, because Israel regularly tortures, beats, and starves Palestinian hostages.
Full fascist shit you would expect Nazis to do to their own. Israel is incapable of peace and the only solution is to resist and retaliate against it.
Not by all accounts, I think, but mostly yes.
Worse of all, since these hostages are a bargaining chip, they would likely use military rations to keep them alive anyway, so basically these people are trying to prevent aid from reaching tens of thousands of pregnant women now having shitty pregnancy complications and dying alongside their children, or watching their new born die before them.
Some bunch of people stopping some other bunch of people from living.
