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Gaza: Israeli activists mobilize in the face of the humanitarian crisis
Gaza: Israeli activists mobilize in the face of the humanitarian crisis
(FRANCEINFO)
Threatened by famine, the humanitarian crisis is intensifying in the Gaza Strip. To help the inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave, Israeli activists are mobilizing.
Israeli activists fill their trucks with a few bags of flour and cans of food. They organized this symbolic action to demonstrate that they care about the fate of the civilian population in Gaza. “Everyone understands that there is a famine in Gaza. (…). Normal life cannot continue here when a disaster occurs 150 km from Tel Aviv.”says Uri Weltmann, member of the Standing Together association.
The Israeli population opposes humanitarian aid
The security and future of the Israeli people depend on ending the humanitarian catastrophe underway in Gaza, according to him. Loaded, the truck takes the road towards the Kerem Shalom crossing point (Israel), followed by around ten activists by car. Three kilometers before their destination, activists are asked to turn around at a police checkpoint. Passersby insult members of the association “traitors”. A large majority of the Israeli population opposes these peace activists. Some are even blocking the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
