“No food should go into Gaza,” said the Israeli far-right activists who blocked aid trucks carrying food supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip. These violent West Bank settlers formed militias that coordinated attacks on the aid trucks, setting them on fire, beating the Palestinian drivers, and destroying bags of flour, rice, and other badly needed necessities.
The aim of these groups is to deepen and prolong the mass starvation of the civilian population of Gaza, where there is an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. And they do so acting with complete impunity, as Israeli soldiers and policemen stand idly by, allowing them to block roads and raise havoc. They’ve actually received support for their actions from government ministers, including Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is in charge of the police. ….more
