Priest based on Gaza book from Israel-criticism of atrocities!

Priest based on Gaza book from Israel-criticism of atrocities!

The Italian priest and peace activist Nandino Capovilla was stopped at Tel Aviv Airport and taken in police custody for seven hours. The reason for his arrest is suspected that his book "Sotto Il Cielo di Gaza" (under Gaza's sky), in which he criticized the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, played a role. Capovilla had traveled to a pilgrimage to Israel and, after his release, expressed that it was not about him, but about the necessary sanctions against Israel because of his atrocities and mistakes. In the future, he must not enter Israel or Palestine in the future, unless he makes a special application. Capovilla described the Situation in the Gaza Strip as a humanitarian crisis and referred to the assessment expressed by ex-politicians, such as Helen Clark and Mary Robinson, to mark the situation as "genocide" and to blame Israel for famine. They also called for Rafah to open Rafah between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to enable humanitarian aid.

Humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip

The international community observes the situation in the Gaza Strip with growing concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) urgently demanded immediate help to prevent threatening famine. According to reports, many people are already dependent on humanitarian aid deliveries, but the access of which is massively restricted. The Gaza Strip suffers from a chronic lack of food, which dramatically tightens the situation of the civilian population. Spiegel.de

The dispute over humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip has recently tightened between Israel and the UN. The occasions are reports on shots on Palestinian civilians in whom the Israeli military is held responsible for the missions. UN General Secretary António Guterres has requested an immediate and independent examination. Israel refused to take responsibility and described the response of the UN as "shame". There were reports that Israeli soldiers are said to have shot civilians in the area of a distribution center for relief supplies in Rafah. The UN warned that Israel use humanitarian aid as a weapon, which continues to put pressure on the aid organizations. Tagesschau.de

blockades and aid deliveries

Israel had blocked the aid deliveries in the Gaza Strip for several months, but now enables a distribution of relief goods via local organizations to avoid UN organizations. This decision is viewed critically by the international community. Un-official throwing Israel not to have proven evidence of control of the relief supplies by Hamas and emphasize that access to humanitarian aid is urgently needed. While Israel gives the new system to prevent Hamas from branching off, the reports on obvious assault and insufficient aid deliveries continue to be loud.