The brutality of the occupation between international silence and American support

What is happening in the northern Gaza Strip and the Nuseirat camp is unimaginable to the human mind, and constitutes a catastrophe against humanity, and is evidence of the injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people. The massacre committed recently by the occupation in Beit Lahia and the Nuseirat camp using explosive barrels, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 90 citizens, is a war crime. These massacres come in light of the Israeli occupation authorities translating the continuous American military, financial and political support into genocidal massacres that claim the lives of dozens of children and women, as happened in Beit Lahia and other cities in the Gaza Strip, in addition to continuing attacks on cities, villages and camps in the West Bank and terrorizing the settlers.

The Israeli occupation force’s bombing of the Abu Asi School, affiliated with UNRWA, in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, and a house in Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip, constitutes a flagrant violation of the rules of international law, specifically the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949, and an escalation in the systematic targeting of civilians and centers for sheltering displaced persons.

The international community cannot continue to remain silent in the face of Israel’s continued violations of international law, which reflects the absence of an effective international response that would restrain the occupation government and force it to respect international law, and stop its aggression against Gaza and the killing, destruction and unprecedented humanitarian disaster it is causing.

The US administration bears full responsibility for the continuation of this bloody aggression, as it has protected the occupation and provided the occupation authorities with political cover at the international level to escape punishment and defy international legitimacy decisions, the latest of which is the UN General Assembly resolution to implement the advisory opinion of the Hague Court, to stop the aggression and end the occupation.

It has become necessary for the US administration to review its positions and it cannot continue its aggressive policy. It must work to force the occupation authorities to stop its aggression and crimes of genocide and submit to international legitimacy resolutions, most notably Resolution 2735, which calls for an immediate ceasefire, the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, and the necessity of ensuring the protection of civilians, vital facilities that provide basic services, humanitarian facilities, and shelter centers in accordance with international law and international humanitarian law. Otherwise, the cycle of violence and instability will increase, threatening to burn the entire region, and no one will enjoy security and stability.

International inaction, neglect of what is happening, and failure to take a position to stop these massacres is considered a green light for the criminal occupation government to continue its crimes. The bias of the American administration and the harnessing of its military, political, and security capabilities to support the occupation and its denial of its commission of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement is evidence of this administration’s partnership in violating humanitarian laws and international law.

The international community and the Security Council must intervene to stop the massacres, ethnic cleansing and siege imposed by the Israeli occupation forces on the northern Gaza Strip, and to save more than 60,000 citizens who are being subjected to genocide in those areas. The Security Council must assume its responsibilities and compel Israel to stop its aggression against Gaza and its ongoing and continuous violations of international law and international humanitarian law, and to hold those responsible accountable.

It is time for Britain, major countries and international organizations to act and work to put an end to the war targeting Gaza and Lebanon, and the necessity of stopping the brutal crimes committed by the occupation forces and causing thousands of victims, in addition to the danger that the continuation of the war represents to the security and stability of the region and the world.