Gaza & Palestine
Injuries in a strike by an Israeli drone targeting a group of citizens in Third Street in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City
An airstrike from an Israeli drone targets Third Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood northwest of Gaza City
Bassem Naim:
The Ministry of Health in Gaza will announce tomorrow a state of emergency and the suspension of vital services because of the ongoing blockade on the health sector, especially the shortage of medicines and fuel to operate electricity generators and ambulances, which threatens the lives of thousands of citizens, in addition to the suffering of tens of thousands of wounded people from the lack of real treatment opportunities.
Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas:
▪The world followed with deep anger what the documentary film “NAZA” (NAZA), shown at the Venice International Film Festival, revealed through direct testimonies from 24 intelligence personnel and officers in the Israeli army, about targeting and bombing mechanisms in the Gaza Strip, and the serious admissions it contained regarding the killing of Palestinian civilians. ▪The importance of these testimonies stems from the fact that they came from people who worked inside the Israeli military and security establishment and participated in surveillance and targeting systems, and from what they revealed about the use of the term “NAZA” to refer to “civilians expected to be killed” in attacks, and about remote bombing systems and methods; this requires an independent and serious international investigation, and for these testimonies to be documented within investigations related to war crimes and ethnic cleansing committed against civilians in the Gaza Strip. ▪The wide international reaction the film received at the Venice Festival, and the continuous standing ovation for 25 minutes, reflect the great impact these testimonies had, and the importance of the role of journalism and documentary cinema in revealing the truth and breaking attempts at denial and Israeli disinformation, and the importance of these investigations in conveying the suffering of the victims to global public opinion. ▪We call on the International Criminal Court, the UN bodies, and the relevant human rights institutions to document the testimonies and information included in the film, and to use them in investigation and accountability processes, and to affirm the war of extermination and ethnic cleansing crimes committed by the Israeli occupation army, and to take effective steps to protect Palestinian civilians and stop 70 the violations against them. ▪What “NAZA” revealed should not remain merely material for viewing and sympathy, but should become an additional impetus for investigation and accountability, for justice for the victims, and for ensuring that those responsible for war crimes, genocide, and violations do not escape accountability.
