For the last seven days, the occupied West Bank has been a living nightmare. From Jenin to Tulkarem and Tubas, Israeli soldiers, tanks and military vehicles have tramped over Palestinian life, killing at least 22 Palestinians and leaving scores more injured.
Life itself has been slammed shut. Roads have been destroyed and entry routes into refugee camps have been blockaded, restricting the movement of rescue and defence crews — the injured must now fend for themselves.
Just like us in Gaza, the people of the West Bank have been terrorised: essential living supplies such as food and medicine have been rationed and water, internet, electricity and telephone networks have been cut off. Israel claims a “counterterrorism” operation against Hamas; Palestinians have seen and heard it all before — this is the spiteful reflex of an occupier losing its grip…..more
