Gaza
Strip, December, 30th 2008
Stop Israeli urbanicide
and genocide in Gaza!
Israel is currently
engaging in a full-scale military offensive against the Palestinian
Gaza Strip. What happening in Gaza now is terrible, the abuse
of force is totally unaccepted by the international communities
where no place is safe even an inch of Gaza Strip.
My heart is bleeding
when seeing what is happening in Gaza . Since the beginning
of the current military operation, 363 Palestinians were killed
including 20 children (5.5%) and 18 women (4.9%). 1663 Palestinians
were injured including 252 children (15%) and 168 women (10%).
The MoH hospitals reported that there are 84 patients in critical
conditions, 40 of them are in ICUs and 44 in wards because
of the lace of ICU beds. The MoH referred 15 cases to NGO
hospitals within less than 72 hours. According to WHO, No
patients have been referred for treatment through Erez which
has been closed since Friday. Egypt opened the Rafah border
for patients to exit. Till now, only 23 injured patients got
through Rafah to Egypt. In Gaza nothing is immune, the Israeli
occupying forces demolish homes, schools, universities, police
stations, civil society organizations and mosques. The war
of genocide and urbanicide machine can kill and destroy everything
in a very "easy" way. Today, the Israeli forces
declare the border areas as closed military zone, the policy
of No Mans' land aim to create a wide buffered zone along
the Palestinian Israeli borders. A trail of devastation stretches
as far as the eye can see to establish a buffer zone allegedly
to prevent shelling from local missiles by Palestinian activists;
a jumble of demolished buildings, leveled hillsides and flattened
forests. This barrage of concentrated damage has been wrought
not only by the bombs and tanks of traditional warfare, but
also by industrious, vigorous destruction equipment, the bulldozer.
Israeli occupying
forces continued to violate the human rights of Palestinian
civilians in Gaza. Since the beginning of the military operation
in December, 27th 2008,, the mass massacres committed with
cold blood against the Palestinians persist. Human rights
violations that are being committed against us included the
use of extra-judicial assassinations and willful killings.
Till now, no signs that the cycle of violence will end and
the Palestinian is anonymous.
The entire world is witnessing these scandalous and outrageous
acts, and yet no concrete step has been taken!!! Unless the
international community puts pressure on Israel to stop the
mass killing of civilians and the willful destruction of property
and infrastructure, the people of Gaza will again be forced
to suffer the humiliating and crippling dictates of Israel's
military rule. It could also lead to the re-occupation of
the entire Gaza Strip.
The Union of Health Work Committees (UHWC) asks you to issue
a strong Last Appeal Statement condemning Israel’s human
rights violations against the Palestinian people and to demand
a cessation of this military offensive. Israel's persistent
unilateral attempts to change by force the situation of some
1.5 million Palestinians blatantly contravenes international
law and all human rights conventions. Furthermore, they are
morally reprehensible. There are no political considerations
which can justify the silence of the international community
any longer.
Finally, may we jointly continue to challenge the hypocritical
silence, because we believe in a just cause and seeking justice
at all time, but without pitying or begging for rights, as
these rights are internationally recognized, and are valid
for Palestinians too!"
Dr.
Yousef Mousa
Executive Director
Tel:
08-2824272
Fax:
08-2869220
E-mail:
info@gaza-health.org
Web
Site: www.gaza-health.org
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