Palestinians fear ‘slow death’ as hunger and thirst spread in Gaza
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Richard Kuper
JVL Introduction
Under international law, the crime of genocide is defined by “the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such”.
Sometimes this involves mass slaughter, sometimes drip-drip destruction of the ties that bind families, communities, societies together.
None is more corrosive than depriving people of food and water and slowly straining the social ties that bind.
Israel’s blockade is now having this effect. It is hard to see it as anything other than a willed, agonising genocide…
RK
This article was originally published by +972 Magazine on Tue 14 Nov 2023. Read the original here.
Palestinians fear ‘slow death’ as hunger and thirst spread in Gaza
Israel’s assault has created a severe food and water crisis, with bakeries, shops, and local authorities unable to meet the population’s minimum needs.
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