Drivers of aid convoys in Palestine express concern for their well-being.
Following multiple instances of road blockades and attacks on aid convoys by Israeli settlers, truck drivers are expressing their worries about their security. Human rights advocates allege that the Israeli military and police are disregarding these assaults.
Following the recent assault on a delivery vehicle from the West Bank, complications are surfacing in supplying the besieged Gaza Strip, which is undergoing famine. Palestinian truck drivers fear for their safety, said Adel Amer from the truckers' union in the West Bank. They are hesitant to transport items to Gaza due to the risk of being targeted. "It's a catastrophe here because of the settlers."
On Monday, Israeli protestors attacked a few truck drivers and damaged around 15 trucks. Consequently, causing property damage estimated to be about two million dollars. The drivers could not depend on military protection, claimed the trade unionist. The army affirms they are unable to tackle the settlers. The occurrence took place at the Tarkumija checkpoint west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Snapshots circulating online display at least one flaming truck. Other photos show activists tossing the freight of the trucks onto the floor. Cartons burst open and the contents were strewn across the highway.
Wasim Al-Jabari, head of the Hebron Food Trade Association, revealed that 70 trucks were supposed to depart for Gaza on Monday. As they were getting loaded at the checkpoint, Israeli settlers attacked, destroyed the cargo, and set the vehicles ablaze. In accordance with Al-Jabari, Israeli soldiers remained passive. There was initially no comment from the army. According to the police, the investigation into the occurrence, where several arrests were made, is underway.
Allegations from the USA and Great Britain
A group identified as "Order 9" declared responsibility for the attacks. They asserted their objective was to stop humanitarian aid from reaching Hamas. The group implicated the Israeli government for sending "gifts" to the radical Islamists.
In the past, human rights activists have persistently blamed the Israeli military and police for ignoring violent assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank. This latest event prompted scorn from the USA and the UK. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel to bring the perpetrators to justice. The US has been compelling Israel for some time to augment measures to supply civilians in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to alleviate the mounting humanitarian catastrophe.
Almost a year since the beginning of the war, the situation for the inhabitants there is worsening. The Israeli army is at odds with the militia ruling the Gaza Strip following the Hamas uprising on October 7th.
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- The Israeli military and police are accused of ignoring violent attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank, impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territories.
- The wreckage of 15 trucks, damaged in an attack by Israeli protestors, was estimated to cost around two million dollars in property damage.
- The Gaza Strip, undergoing famine, is facing complications in receiving aid due to the dangers faced by Palestinian truck drivers attempting to transport supplies.
- The Israeli military has allegedly failed to protect truck drivers transporting aid to the Gaza Strip, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
- The British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, has called on Israel to bring the perpetrators of the recent attacks on aid convoys to justice, expressing concerns over the escalating Middle East conflict.
- Truck drivers from the West Bank are hesitant to transport items to the Gaza Strip due to the risk of being targeted, resulting in fewer convoys of aid reaching the besieged region.
Source: www.ntv.de
