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Ivan Zhakata–Herald Correspondent
Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Zimbabwe, Dr Tamer Almassri has condemned the devastating war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which includes bombing and destruction of civilian structures such as hospitals, schools, supermarkets, government buildings and residential flats, killing and displacement of civilian Palestinians, and confirms that it has plunged the Palestinian citizens of the Gaza Strip into a real humanitarian catastrophe.
In a statement, Ambassador Almassri said Israel was exploiting the double standards in waging a war against the Palestinian civilians, continuing to commit massacres, crimes and all manifestations of genocide of defenceless civilians, which rises to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity within the eyes of the international community and Western countries.
He said the Palestinians were disappointed with the international community, which is still applying double standards, as many countries built their positions on the false news issued by Israel without verifying it.
At the same time, these countries blind themselves the crimes of genocide committed by Israel targeting civilians mainly children, women, medical personnel, journalists as well as United Nations humanitarian workers which is a war crime,” he said.
“Israel in the first 5 days of aggression on Gaza, has used a higher quantity of bombs than what America used in the first year in Afghanistan which shows that it is committing a brutal genocide against civilians. To date, Israeli has completely wiped out 55 Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip.
“At least 2 750 Palestinian have been killed by Israel in Gaza, over 1 000 are children representing one-third of the total death toll, with casualty count rapidly rising as Israel seals Palestinians in Gaza off from food, fuel, electricity, water, and medical supplies.
“We demand the opening of a safe corridor to deliver aid, medical supplies and fuel to the Gaza Strip which Israel has sealed which amounts to collective punishments.
Ambassador Almassri said several human rights organisations operating in the Gaza Strip including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch had noted the use of internationally banned white phosphorus in Israeli bombing describing what people in the Gaza Strip were exposed to as manifestations of genocide.
He condemned Israel’s Zionist colonial policies of transferring Palestinians from their homeland supported by the colonial powers.
“It is certain that these countries will bear responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the occupation warplanes and its tanks against innocent Palestinians.
“The Palestinian people will not leave their homeland and lose their legitimate rights and will continue the struggle to achieve independence of the State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.”
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