We recognise Israel's need to defend itself against security threats, but we are deeply worried by the methods Israel has employed and by reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure,
We continue to call on Israeli authorities to exercise restraint, adhere to international law, and clamp down on the actions of those who seek to inflame tensions,
The presence of armed men inside a humanitarian convoy in an uncoordinated manner makes it difficult to secure the convoys and their staff and harms the humanitarian effort.”
What we have witnessed over the past 11 months... calls into question the world's commitment to the international legal order that was designed to prevent these tragedies,
More than 88% of Gaza's territory has come under an (Israeli) order to evacuate at some point,
The Israelis are creating an environment that pushes people out destroying infrastructure almost completely, and cutting electricity and water – they want to leave people with nothing so that they would ultimately have no option but to leave on their own,
People talk about defiance a lot. They say they know Israeli forces want to make their life more difficult … and that’s exactly why they’re here to stay.”
If Palestinians fix one water line here, one electricity line there, the Israeli forces might be back very soon to ruin them again, ... Palestinians say Israel wants to make sure their lives, particularly in the refugee camps, get more complicated, giving them no option but to leave.”
You see something growing, you need to cut it. But it means that in two months, you will be there again,
We know, but I’m making you’re aware. We can see what you’re doing and saying at home, in the market and even in your car.”
These dangerous developments are fuelling an already explosive situation in the occupied West Bank and further undermining the Palestinian Authority,
It’s part of the same cycle, ... Oh, Jenin. That’s bad. We should do something”,
These groups [in Jenin] started as a community defence mechanism, so the more violent Israel’s raids got and the more systemic, the bigger these groups grew,
Families of martyrs – even if they are feeling pain – understand why their brothers [or sons] or other family members are getting involved in the resistance,
You don’t see roads because they’re destroyed. The infrastructure … the sewage and electricity system and the water pipes and telecommunication networks are damaged,
No, humanitarian issues and the Palestinian plight don’t really matter to the Israelis,
This is a war in every sense, and we must win it.”
This is a war against Palestinians not just against Hamas. The level of civilian casualties and dead is unconscionable,
Some Israeli ministers have been launching hateful messages, unacceptable hateful messages, against the Palestinians and proposing things that go clearly against international law and is an (incitement) to commit more crimes,
It cannot be business as usual,