Families of Israeli captives obstructed on Thursday the entry of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for the second day in a row, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
According to Haaretz, the families, along with right-wing activists, blocked the passage of aid trucks to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossing.
Protesters reportedly closed the road to the crossing and prevented trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from passing.
“We are here today to show (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he can stop the trucks, just as we are stopping them now,” Dany Elgart, a brother of one of the captives, reportedly said, adding:
“I call on all citizens: come to the checkpoint and stop this humanitarian aid with your bodies. It is not humanitarian at all because it only serves one segment of the population there. The hostages there do not receive any humanitarian aid.”
The aid comes from abroad and is transported through Israel, which announced the closure of crossings to the Gaza Strip on October 7, according to Anadolu news agency.
On October 9, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip. “We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly,” Gallant said.
This whole thing is so fucked up. I understand why those families are upset, but preventing other innocent people from getting medical help is just revenge for an act of revenge for an act of revenge for… oh.
It’s inhumane, but not sure I’m allowed to say that, I’ll be accused of you know what.
No man, don’t both sides this. There is a clear and unequivocal genocide taking place as we speak, and those who are going to sit on the fence really need to look into their souls.
I get it if you don’t give a fuck. I get it if you want to wipe the rag heads from the face of the earth, but I will never understand the “both side-rs”
There are more than two sides, and a lot of innocents dying. Mostly at Israel’s hands.
I dont think its for revenge. The idea is to hold off all aid to pressure hammas to release the hostages. They will never release them as long as aid and food and medicine is going in.
Calling Palestinian civilians animals and refusing to allow them food and medical supplies isn’t going to improve the situation. What do you think is going to happen? Is Hamas going to say “oh guys, I think we made them mad this time. Better release the hostages so they don’t do anything violent!”?
“Calling Palestinian civilians animals” so basically you are just inventing stuff I never said.
The thought process is that hammas is the governing body of Gaza and is responsible for its civilians. It would be in his best interest and its civilians to just return the hostages. Otherwise how would you put pressure on hammas to give back the hostages?
What should be done in your opinion for hammas to return the hostages safely and alive?
'"It is not humanitarian at all because it only serves one segment of the population there. The hostages there do not receive any humanitarian aid.”
They mean the civilians in Gaza held hostage by the Israeli military, right?
Plus by all accounts the hostages are fed and recieve medical care etc. By blocking aid they are starving their own relatives.
Worse of all, since these hostages are a bargaining chip, they would likely use military rations to keep them alive anyway, so basically these people are trying to prevent aid from reaching tens of thousands of pregnant women now having shitty pregnancy complications and dying alongside their children, or watching their new born die before them.
Some bunch of people stopping some other bunch of people from living.
Look at what blind hatred and bigotry make a motherfucker do.
Israelis are fucking monsters.
