The cessation
of Israel’s assault on
the Gaza Strip is an
immediate necessity.
Israel’s actions
against the vulnerable
Palestinian population
should not go
unaddressed. It is
incumbent upon the
global community to
enforce restraining
measures and hold
Israel accountable for
its transgressions
against humanity. A
multitude of farmers
currently face Israeli
bombardment, with many
lives tragically lost.
An extensive swath of
agricultural lands and
water resources are
being decimated, a
strategy seemingly
designed to induce
starvation among the
Palestinians in Gaza.
14/05/2023
| Bagnolet, France
In the early
hours of Tuesday, May
9, 2023, Israeli
forces launched a
severe assault on
three residential
complexes in the Gaza
Strip. A squadron of
40 warplanes was
deployed in this
assault on the densely
populated residences.
The immediate
consequence was the
tragic loss of 13
Palestinian lives and
numerous injuries,
including 7 children
and 3 women. With the
initiation of this
military operation in
Gaza, the death toll
has exceeded 30, with
24 women and children
among the casualties,
and many more left in
shock and distress.
The assault was
initiated while the
residents were
sleeping, and no
significant events
preceded this
devastating act.
Entire families were
obliterated in their
sleep, a distressing
act that underscores
the severity of the
atrocity committed
against civilians.
Israel justifies the
assault by identifying
the target as three
activists involved
with Islamic Jihad,
disregarding the fact
that these activists
were residing with
their families in
residential buildings.
This act is yet
another in a series of
transgressions
committed by the
Israeli forces against
the Palestinian
people, who have been
engaged in a struggle
for their liberty for
the past 75 years.
This ongoing
aggression, now in its
fourth day, has also
targeted farming
communities and
agricultural lands in
the border areas and
has persistently
barred fishermen from
venturing into the
sea. From the onset of
the assault, the
Israeli forces have
continuously bombarded
thousands of acres of
agricultural land,
preventing farmers
from accessing their
fields. This has
inflicted significant
losses on the farming
community, resulting
in a critical shortage
of food, particularly
vegetables, on which
the entire Gaza Strip
is dependent.
For the past
four days, Israeli
forces have
relentlessly bombed
residential areas
throughout the Gaza
Strip, showing an
alarming disregard for
the civilian
population, primarily
composed of women and
children. The Gaza
Strip has been under a
severe blockade for
over 16 years, which
has led to the deaths
of hundreds of
Palestinians due to a
shortage of essential
medicines and medical
care.
We, at La Via
Campesina, vehemently
condemn these brutal
acts and we urge the
free people of the
world to actively
support the
Palestinian people’s
struggle for
liberation in all
possible ways. It is
the duty of the
international
community to eliminate
double standards in
dealing with this
occupation.
We
demand the end of
the occupation and
freedom for the
resilient
Palestinian people.
