Gaza is being transformed from an “open-air prison” into a “graveyard,” as is being reported by news and social media, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), wrote in a stark Oct. 26 opinion column in London’s The Guardian. Therefore, if the world does not find the courage to impose a ceasefire to stop this, no one will be able to say “we did not know,” and history will judge us accordingly, he reminded. His warning speaks for itself:
“Gaza has been described over the last 15 years as a large open-air prison, with an air, sea and land blockade choking 2.2 million people within 365 sq km. Most young people have never left Gaza. Today, this prison is becoming the graveyard of a population trapped between war, siege and deprivation….”
The “trickle” of humanitarian aid allowed in is “a drop in the ocean for the needs of more than 2 million civilians. Fuel, though, has been firmly denied to Gaza. Without it, there will be no humanitarian response, no aid reaching people in need, no power for hospitals, no water, no bread…. Today, Gaza is being strangled.…
