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workersolidarity · 2 months

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[ 📹 Footage from on the night of February 29th, when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on thousands of starving Palestinians gathered for humanitarian aid on Al-Rashid street in Gaza City. 118 Palestinian civilians were killed in the massacre and more than 700 others were wounded in the attack.]

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INVESTIGATION OF ISRAEL'S "FLOUR MASSACRE" CONFIRMS ZIONIST FORCES RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOTING HUNDREDS OF STARVING PALESTINIANS

An investigation by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (EURO-MED) into the "Flour massacre", which saw 118 starving Palestinian civilians killed and nearly 800 wounded in what the Israeli occupation tried to blame on a "stampede," says it has produced evidence that the majority of casualties were actually caused by the firing of live Israeli bullets.

The Flour massacre occured on February 29th, 2024 near the Nabulsi roundabout on Al-Rashid street in Gaza City, where thousands of hungry Palestinian families gathered for the arrival of a humanitarian aid convoy carrying food to starving crowds that desperately needed sustenance.

Soon after the trucks arrived, gunfire erupted, including tracer rounds which could be seen in video evidence taken at the time, causing thousands of civilians to panic, running off in different directions in search for shelter.

The Israeli occupation authorities used heavily edited clips of night vision drone video to argue that nearly a thousand Palestinian casualties were a result of a stampede after Israeli forces fired rifles into the air to defend themselves from defenseless civilians desperate for food, whom they claim were looting the free food being distributed to the crowds.

So senseless was Israel's explanations for the atrocity, that even CNN's Christiane Amanpour, a normally deferential TV commentator who rarely resists the official narratives of the Israeli occupation, had to push back against Israeli officials on U.S. national television.

But a newly published report by the Geneva-based human rights organization, Euro-Med Monitor, says that many of casualties were in fact the result of the firing of live bullets that have been forensically analyzed and found to match those used by Israeli soldiers.

According to Euro-Med Monitor, "Many victims of the massacre" actually suffered injuries from "5.56x45mm NATO bullets," adding that, "this is a type of bullet fired from Israeli army weapons."

"A sample of 200 dead and injured victims revealed that they were indeed hit by this type of bullet, and that the bullets were discovered and examined at the massacre site along with shrapnel found in the bodies of the wounded and dead," Euro-Med said in its report.

After carrying out a forensic analysis of the type of bullets used, Euro-Med says it "discovered that [this type of bullet] is discharged from assault rifles like the M4 and Tavor, along with machine guns," specifically "light machine gun[s] or LMG" such as the "IWI Negev."

Euro-Med says its research "revealed that 5.56×45mm ammunition is a basic FMJ bullet used by the Israeli army."

"This type of bullet is imported from the United Kingdom on occasion, produced in 2020/2022, and licensed for use by the Israeli Ministry of Defense," the human rights organization said of its analysis.

Euro-Med added that the bullet "is also manufactured in Israel by IMI SYSTEMS," an Israeli company which manufactures weapons, ammunition and other military technologies, and "regularly supplies them to the Israeli security forces, including the Israeli army."

Citing testimony by Muhammad Yasser Washah, a local 17-year-old resident of Gaza City's Al-Sabra neighborhood who was present for the Flour massacre, along with its own analysis, Euro-Med said it retrieved a bullet lodged in the youths jacket after going through the bag of flour he had been carrying on the night of the atrocity.

After analyzing the bullet pulled from Washah's jacket, Euro-Med discovered that its "form and dimensions were identical" to the bullets mentioned previously, though this particular bullet is designed to penetrate several millimeters of solid steel.

Euro-Med recorded testimony from several witnesses to the horrific massacre, putting together a timeline for the events of that night.

According to witnesses, the Zionist army began "directly shooting at civilians" as they waited for food aid at "approximately 4:10am" on Thursday, February 29th.

By 5:30am, the Israeli occupation forces "raided the entire gathering, where many people were lying injured, killed or were attempting to flee."

Euro-Med says that many people were taken into custody by the occupation's soldiers, others were forced to flee south, while some "Israeli forces directly executed others and left their bodies on a nearby beach."

According to testimony given by a witness who asked for anonymity, Euro-Med quoted the witness as saying, "We were shocked when Israeli soldiers showed up and took a group of young men from Gaza [City]."

The witness added that “While the majority of them were fleeing to the beach, some were at the Nabulsi roundabout, others were evacuated to the south, and still others were killed and left on the beach.”

The witness also detailed the fate of a doctor named Muhammad Awad who had been detained by Israeli soldiers but was released soon thereafter, “he moved several steps away, they opened fire on him and wounded him in the shoulder…We were under siege until 6:30 am, and the injured were pleading with us not to leave them…The food and flour were covered in blood when I left."

A second witness who works as volunteer paramedic also asked for anonymity fearing retaliation. That witness told Euro-Med “In the hopes of receiving assistance, I went to the Nabulsi roundabout. As a precaution, I brought a first aid bag with me because I knew that similar incidents had resulted in shootings.”

The witness explained how shortly before 4:30am, the humanitarian aid trucks "passed the checkpoint and the Israeli army started firing, throwing stun grenades and smoke bombs" as an Israeli tank advanced towards the crowd.

“I treated several injured people with first aid. I discovered that some had suffered injuries to their chests, while others had suffered injuries to their limbs," the witness recounted, adding that, "while I was trying to pull out one of the injured people, the tank came forward, and I was forced to flee the scene." The witness concluded by saying, “there was a large number of dead and injured people.”

Euro-Med Monitor goes on to lay out four "key pieces of evidence confirming the Israeli army's involvement in the killing and wounding of starving civilians," including signs of injuries on the bodies of the dead and wounded, footage released by the Israeli occupation authorities themselves, as well as "audible evidence of gunfire emenating from Israeli tanks positioned near the coast."

The Human Rights organization also pointed to video evidence published by the Zionist occupation, which despite being heavily edited, shows the "sheer panic and intimidation that struck all of the civilians present - including those relatively far away from the aid trucks - and pushed them to flee in all directions in order to seek shelter."

Euro-Med also warned that Israeli shootings of starving Palestinian civilians attempting to receive humanitarian aid has "become a regular practice."

The organization stated that over the last few weeks, "Israeli forces have directly attacked and killed dozens of people in Gaza City, including on Salah al-Din Street and in the vicinity of the Kuwait roundabout, where it has occurred no less than twice since the Flour Massacre."

The most recent example of this kind of attack came just last night when, according to Euro-Med Monitor, "many civilians were injured by Israeli violence near the Kuwait roundabout."

The Euro-Med report goes on to slam the Israeli occupation for "starving the people of Gaza, killing the starving people, and obstructing the entry and distribution of humanitarian supplies, especially in Gaza City and the northern Strip, demonstrat[ing] Israel’s aim of forcibly displacing the Palestinian people there as part of its genocide, ongoing since 7 October 2023."

The investigation goes on emphasize that the Zionist army's "extrajudicial executions and intentional killings of Palestinian civilians" who have not taken part in the hostilities, "amounts to serious violations of International humanitarian law," and are considered "war crimes and crimes against humanity as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court."

"These crimes, which Israel has been committing against the Gaza Strip’s people since 7 October, violate the right of Palestinians to life in accordance with international human rights law, and constitute acts of genocide," the Human Rights group added.

Euro-Med concludes it's report by urging the international community to take action to "force Israel to halt its starvation campaign" against civilians in the Gaza Strip, "in order to prevent the impending catastrophe of mass famine there, and to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and grave violations against the Strip and all of its Palestinian residents."

The Geneva-based human rights organization also issued a call for a "more effective and decisive" international intervention to "ensure the safe, complete, and reliable delivery of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip without any hindrance," and "thus guarantee the provision of and access to" basic goods and services desperately needed by the starving population in the Palestinian enclave.

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northgazaupdates · 4 months

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27 December 2023

Journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Ismail Al-Ghoul both report falling ill recently, which has made their documentation of the genocide in Gaza that much harder. However, they both plan to continue their coverage as they are able.

The lack of shelter, persistent cold rain, collapse of sanitation infrastructure, and proliferation of decomposing bodies has made the Gaza Strip a hotbed of disease. This is especially true in the north, where there are no functioning medical facilities and no humanitarian aid has reached in months. Even IOF soldiers are falling ill to the catastrophe they created, many having to be evacuated into “Israel” (occupied Palestine) for treatment for severe diarrhea and antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, spreading the contagions. Some of them have even died.

This was likely a key part of Israel’s strategy for genocide in Gaza: the creation of an environment in which serious disease is impossible to avoid will not only weaken and even kill more people than can be reached by explosives and ground troops, but it also lends them a degree of plausible deniability, the ability to say “you can’t blame us for killing all those people, they got sick! Hamas should’ve taken better care of them!” This has been documented by the Euro-Med Monitor. You can read their report here.

Source: Anas Al-Sharif via Instagram Stories on Instagram, Ismail Al-Ghoul on Instagram, and Euro-Med Monitor via Relief Web International.

#gaza genocide #north gaza #gaza #gaza strip #gaza under attack #free gaza #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gaza journalists #text #anas al sharif #Ismail al-ghoul #euro med monitor

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fashionartfilmalien · 26 days

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This is not an isolated incident. UNRWA and other humanitarian groups have been stopped by Netanyahu. Six World Central Kitchen aid workers and one Palestinian driver were killed by an Israeli airstrike in this ongoing slaughter and politically planned famine of innocent civilians in Gaza. WCK with their trucks labeled, coordinated their deliveries with the Israeli military’s awareness and still they were targeted. These aid workers and that driver had families, one pictured with his wife and baby, had dual Canadian/American citizenship. They were compassionate and cared about the 2 Million displaced refugees who are starving as famine is being used as a means for annihilation. President Biden continues to reward Netanyahu’s administration for its war crimes with billions of dollars in weapons transfers including one transfer this past week worth 2.5 Billion. Biden and AIPAC sponsored Corporate Democrats and Republicans in office take Israeli lobby money which also enriches U.S. military defense contractors. According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, over 15,000 children have been brutally bombed, starved, or shot to death. Innocent men and women have been tortured, lost their homes either to endless brutal bombardments, or violent religious fundamentalists Israeli settlers who are sponsored by Netanyahu’s far right authoritarian government. All adult males according to Netanyahu are “terrorist” or labeled “terrorist” after death. These Palestinians are 2 Million displaced refugees without any quality of life, without a future, without a civilized world protecting them. This is unacceptable, but unfortunately I know the Biden administration will never hold Israel accountable for this crime, or any other crime against humanity. Biden can make P.R. statements or have John Kirby cover for Israel even with the bold face lie of “the state department has looked at incidents in the past and has yet to determine any of those incidents violate international humanitarian law.” Actions speak louder than words. President Biden’s actions and Kirby’s lies are outrageous and heinous. #worldcentralkitchen #gaza @euromedhr #gazagenocide #civiliansmatter @washingtonpost

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garadinervi · 5 months

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Refaat Alareer (1979-2023)

Professor, writer, and editor Refaat Alareer was killed with his family by an Israeli airstrike, on December 7, 2023

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Image: Gaza Writes Back. Racconti di giovani autori e autrici da Gaza, Palestina, (2014), Edited by Refaat Alareer, Lorusso Editore, Roma, 2015. Contributors: Hanan Habashi, Mohammed Suliman, Rawan Yaghi, Nour Al-Sousi, Sarah Ali, Sameeha Elwan, Nour Al-Sousi, Nour El Borno, Refaat Alareer, Jehan Alfarra, Yousef Aljamal, Wafaa Abu Al-Qomboz, Tasnim Hamouda, Elham Hilles, Shahd Awadallah, Aya Rabah

«It is when darkness prevails that I sit by the window to look past all those electricity-free houses, smell the sweet scent of a calm Gazan night, feel the fresh air going straight to my heart, and think of you, of me, of Palestine, of the crack, of the blank wall, of you, of Mama, of you, of my history class, of you, of God, of Palestine—of our incomplete story.» – Refaat Alareer

Israeli Strike on Refaat al-Areer Apparently Deliberate Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor December 8, 2023 The Israeli airstrike that killed Prof. Refaat al-Areer was apparently deliberate, Euro-Med Monitor concluded on Friday. The apartment where Refaat and his family were sheltering was surgically bombed out of the entire building where it’s located, according to corroborated eyewitness and family accounts. This came after weeks of death threats that Refaat received online and by phone from Israeli accounts. We call for an immediate investigation into this apparently deliberate and targeted killing of a prominent Palestinian academic, writer, poet, and activist. On Wednesday at around 18:00, Refaat al-Areer was killed in his sister’s home in al-Sidra neighborhood in al-Daraj area in Gaza city along with his brother Salah and one of his children (Mohammed); his sister Asmaa and three of her children (Alaa, Yahia, and Mohammed); and a neighbor. His brother’s wife, Alaa, and two other children, Rafik and Alma, were wounded in the assault. The airstrike surgically targeted the apartment on the second floor where Rafaat was in a 3-storey building, and not the entire building; indicating the apartment was the target and not possible collateral damage. Refaat was displaced multiple times during this war and ended up at his sister’s home along with his parents, wife and children. A few days ago, Refaat moved with his wife and children to an UNRWA school in al-Tufah neighborhood in Gaza according to his family. However, a close friend of Refaat’s told Euro-Med Monitor that he had received an anonymous phone call from someone who identified himself as an Israeli officer and threatened Refaat that they knew precisely the school where he was located and were about to get to his location with the advancement of Israeli ground troops. While the credibility of the threat itself is unclear, it contributed to prompting Refaat to move back to his sister’s apartment, believing it was more concealed than an open and overcrowded school where it would have been difficult to hide. For weeks since the start of this war, Refaat has been receiving numerous death threats and hateful messages from Israeli accounts on social media after prominent public figures singled him out for harassment and incitement. In 2014, Israel bombed Refaat’s home in Shejaiya and killed over 30 of his and his wife’s families.

(On the way of Mosab Abu-Toha)

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xtruss · 23 days

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The Chairman of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor shared a map of the original border of the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire agreement of February 24, 1949, noting that Terrorist, Fascist, Genocidal, Apartheid War Criminal 🐖 Israel "Did Not Abide" by the agreed area of 555 square kilometers.

"Today, Terrorist, Fascist, Genocidal, Apartheid War Criminal 🐖 Israel is engaging in ethnic cleansing and further encroaching on the land from the 365 square kilometers," wrote Ramy Abdul on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Terrorist, Fascist, Genocidal, Apartheid War Criminal 🐖 Israel has faced mounting international pressure to end its war but has been largely been shielded by US diplomatic and military support. So far, nearly 33,000 Palestinians, more than two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed.

#Forever Palestine 🇵🇸 | Gaza #Chairman | Euro-Med | Human Rights Monitor #Middle East Eye 👁️#News 🗞️

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hayarthun · 3 months

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Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents the involvement of Zionist soldiers in the systematic theft of Palestinian money and property, including gold, cash, mobile phones and laptops from Gaza, estimating the total amount stolen at tens of millions of dollars.

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor-ը փաստում է սիոնիստ զինվորների ներգրավվածությունը Գազայից պաղեստինցիների փողերի և ունեցվածքի, այդ թվում՝ ոսկու, կանխիկի, բջջային հեռախոսների և նոթբուքերի համակարգված հափշտակության մեջ՝ գողացված ընդհանուր գումարը գնահատելով տասնյակ միլիոնավոր դոլարներ:

#Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor #ջհուդ #ջհուդ հանցագործներ #մարդադյած յախուդներ #մարդատյած իսրայել #Zionist soldiers #Gaza #Palestinian money

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virtue-boy · 4 months

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#old article #Palestine #euro-med monitor #linksave

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vyorei · 5 months

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Live coverage of the 7th of December 2023 has now begun.

Here is an amalgamation of news from the last hour, oldest at the top, latest at the bottom

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thingsthatmakeyouacey · 6 months

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(7 November 2023)

“Euro-Med Monitor estimated that Israel's overnight attacks, the scale of which is unprecedented since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip on 7 October, left more than 1,500 people dead or wounded as well as hundreds of homes destroyed, many with their residents trapped inside.”

#gaza #palestine

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sayruq · 30 days

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Israeli forces have killed more than 400 people, including patients, the displaced, and medical workers during their 13-day siege of Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza's government media office reported on 31 March. The ministry added that during the siege on Gaza's largest medical facility, where thousands of patients and displaced people are sheltering, Israeli troops have detained and tortured hundreds while destroying and or setting fire to 1,050 nearby houses. On 27 March, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that Israeli forces had killed 13 children between the ages of 4 and 16 during operations in and around Al-Shifa in the previous week. "Some of the fatal shootings occurred during an Israeli army siege while the victims' families were inside their homes; others occurred when the victims attempted to escape via routes that the Israeli army had designated as 'safe' after forcibly evacuating them from their homes and places of residence," the report stated.

#yemen #jerusalem #tel aviv #current events #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #news on gaza #palestine news #news update #war news #war on gaza #al shifa hospital #war crimes #genocide #gaza genocide

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fashionartfilmalien · 26 days

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This strike was intentional. Israel has admitted they attacked the World Central Kitchen workers because their driver was a possible terrorist, without any verification. How do we resist when powerful governments that have the power to input a humanitarian ceasefire or verbally and fiscally denounce a government acting with genocidal war plans is being backed by the same powerful militaries and governments that are supposed to uphold democracy? These six World Central Kitchen aid workers and the Palestinian driver deserved to be protected as they planned their food delivery with the awareness of the Israeli military. As long as innocent civilians are killed, harmed, starved, and the Biden Administration insists that Israel will investigate this killing is laughable, there won’t be justice for anyone affected by this war. Netanyahu does not give a damn about civilian life, nor does anyone supporting this annihilation. Politics is about greed, power, control, humanity is being left out. Israel was meant to be a safe haven for Jews, but how is Israel safe with Netanyahu’s administration full of totalitarian, fascistic, nationalist, religious zealots in power, and the never ending brutal occupation of Palestine. As history recalls, dehumanization leads to acts of unspeakable cruelty. The Biden Administration will reward Israel’s war crimes with billions of dollars worth of weapons transfers, as Trump has also been bribed by Israeli American billionaires, the late Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, and does not act with rationality. This normalized corruption in U.S. politics is why the American and other western governments are backing Netanyahu’s government, and not on the side of humanity. We cannot casually accept or enable genocide, or simply the killing of any innocent civilian. As a Jew, I want peace and stability for all innocent civilians with accountability for those in power who caused this brutal conflict.

#gaza #gaza genocide #Biden stop supporting Netanyahu #innocent civilians matter #world central kitchen #free palestine #dehumanization #famine #gaza famine #euro med monitor #euro med human rights monitor

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