“We must impose sanctions on Israel to obtain an immediate ceasefire,” argues humanitarian doctor Raphaël Pitti

“Sanctions should be imposed on Israel to obtain this immediate ceasefire”pleaded Friday December 22 on franceinfo Raphaël Pitti, trainer in war medicine within the NGO Mehad, while the UN Security Council demanded the delivery “in large scale” humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip where bombardments by the Israeli army have continued for more than two months.

According to the humanitarian doctor, this UN resolution “is clearly insufficient” because “the UN is totally powerless and it’s a scandal.” “We would need around 750 trucks that could return immediately to Gaza”he continues, except that there is “between 600 and 800 bombings per day” on the Gaza Strip.

“More than 500,000 people” in famine

“This is the worst humanitarian disaster I have experiencedhe also said. We are in a situation which is scandalous for our time. This is scandalous for our humanity.”. “Everyone bows to Israel’s arrogance and intransigent stance”regrets the doctor.

“There is an urgent need to save this Palestinian population. They are in mortal danger and we are here to watch and submit to Israel’s intransigence.”

Raphaël Pitti humanitarian doctor

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“We should be able to obtain a truce of at least two weeks to distribute food and rehabilitate hospitalsadds Raphaël Pitti. There are more than 500,000 people facing famine. If we don’t manage to get the bombing to stop, two million people will be in this situation within a few weeks.”.