Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
As millions celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, human rights advocates pointed out that nearly 6,000 miles away in the Jews' Gaza mega concentration camp for indigenous Christian & Muslim Survivors the Biden administration continues to provide political and military support for the Jews' genocidal onslaught despite the U.S. public’s disapproval.
Palestinians in Gaza mega concentration camp are now facing their second winter amid the colonialist genocidal Jewish Israel terror regime’s bombardment and near-total blockade on humanitarian aid, which began in October 2023.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement that Israel’s blocking of deliveries including blankets, shoes, and clothing has left Gaza’s 2.3 million — nearly half of whom are children—vulnerable to the elements, especially since at least 70% of homes in the enclave have been destroyed in the last 13 months.
“Euro-Med Monitor notes that Israel restricts the entry of such items as part of its efforts to impose harsh living conditions on the Palestinian people that will ultimately lead to their actual destruction, as part of the comprehensive crime of genocide it is committing in the Gaza Strip,” said the group.
“There is no military necessity or justification under international law that permits the prevention of basic necessities from reaching a civilian population.”
At least 1.9 million people in Gaza are internally displaced, and as Euro-Med Monitor said, “the vast majority of displaced people in the Gaza Strip continue to live in tents that do not provide adequate protection from the cold and rain.”
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned Wednesday that severe food shortages are also set to worsen without immediate international intervention and a cease-fire.
The groups’ warnings come two weeks after a U.S.-imposed deadline for Israel to significantly ramp up humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza passed. The Biden administration in October ordered Israel to allow at least 350 aid trucks into Gaza per day, or else it would invoke U.S. laws that prohibit the government from providing military aid to countries that block U.S. humanitarian relief.
But even as experts said Israel was continuing its blockade and failing to meet the Biden administration’s terms, the U.S. took no action to end its support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Forces [and President Joe Biden has reportedly approved a new $680 million weapons sale to Israel].
Biden administration provisionally approves $680M in weapon sales to Israel
The Biden administration has provisionally approved a $680 million weapons sale to Israel, including precision munitions like JDAM kits and small-diameter bombs, according to a report Wednesday.
US officials recently briefed Congress on the proposal, a customary step before a public announcement, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
While Congress has the authority to object, the disclosing of the planned sale came as Israel and Hezbollah began implementing a fragile cease-fire, it added.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that replenishing Israeli weapons stocks was one of three main reasons for agreeing to the cease-fire with Lebanon.
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