GAZA: THE MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS CONTINUES

As Israeli forces prepare to invade Gaza, the massacre of civilians continues, with intensive bombings that, on Saturday alone, killed 300 Palestinians, 149 of whom were children. The death of innocent children is an incalculable drama. More than 8,000 Palestinian injuries have been reported since the start of the conflict.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia lead interventions to end the fighting between Hamas and the Jewish state; that a ceasefire be established and negotiations be opened to end the war.

Riyadh has requested that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet on Wednesday in Jeddad to discuss the escalation of Israel's military action in Gaza and to allow humanitarian aid into the strip. Egypt keeps the Rafah border closed, causing incomprehension and condemnation among Arab populations. The US says it works “closely” with Riyadh to protect civilians.

Egypt could have allowed the entry of seriously injured people to be treated in its hospitals, but it has not done so and the border remains closed. It has even prohibited the departure from Gaza of American citizens who wanted to flee the bombings.

More than 2 million Palestinians lack electricity and water after Israel cuts off supplies; an action that violates international humanitarian rights. Israel, as can be seen, acts disproportionately to the damage received from the A-Qassan brigades.

Not all Palestinian civilians have been able to take refuge in the southern part, as Israel has ordered. Many of them are protected inside the schools established in Gaza by the United Nations and others remain in hospitals next to the wounded and the deceased who continue to arrive in ambulances.

Is Israel proceeding, in these circumstances, to a process of genocide? This question raises contrary opinions in Muslim countries. In general, the word “genocide” is approved by the majority, taking into account that the planned invasion of the strip will cause greater deaths and destruction. We must not forget that Israel is under the command of a “unity government” where the most radical right prevails, including ministers who publicly affirm that the Palestinians would all go to the diaspora.

It is unknown whether the accusations that have been made in the West of Israel's use of internationally banned weapons such as phosphorus bombs are true. The Zionist state denies having used them, but several NGOs say otherwise.

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