Archives for November 2018

13 November 2018 – Israeli aggression against Gaza

Excellency,

I regret to inform you of the further deterioration of the situation in Occupied Palestine due to the violence and terror that continues to be perpetrated by Israel, the occupying Power, against the Palestinian people under its belligerent, illegal occupation. I write to you today in specific to urgently draw the international community’s attention to the dangerous situation unfolding in the besieged Gaza Strip, where once again the Palestinian civilian population is facing the terror and trauma of Israeli military aggression.

On 11 November, an Israeli military so-called “undercover unit”, using a civilian car and dressed as civilians, in violation of the principle of distinction, entered 3km (2 miles) inside the Gaza Strip, invading east of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip and killing seven Palestinians. This attack has stoked high tensions and provoked yet another cycle of violence between the two sides that risks further escalation and destabilization, jeopardizing the lives of millions of innocent civilians. [Read more…]