When the Guilty Investigate Themselves, terror in Gaza and the Occupied Territories
At least 21 Palestinians were killed this week at a food distribution site in Gaza after guards with the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation fired tear gas into a crowd of starving civilians, triggering a deadly stampede. This is not an isolated tragedy. Since May, over 875 Palestinians have been killed and 5,600 injured by Israeli soldiers and U.S. contractors—many while attempting to collect food near aid sites.Meanwhile, Gaza’s hospitals report a dire shortage of specialized formula for premature infants due to Israel’s blockade. One mother at Nasser Hospital mourned the deaths of three malnourished children and asked, “Do we wait until the baby dies?”
In the occupied West Bank, violence continues with impunity. U.S. citizen Sayfollah Musallet was beaten to death by Israeli settlers, prompting U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to call for an Israeli investigation—yet not a U.S.-led one, as the victim’s family demands. While Huckabee mouths words like "accountability," settler attacks intensify. In Burqa, settlers destroyed dozens of cars as Israeli soldiers stood by.
How can the perpetrators be trusted to investigate themselves? These atrocities demand independent international investigations, an end to U.S. complicity, and justice for the countless Palestinian victims.
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