A dissonant voice in international politics led by the United States. Five months after the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the start of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, Kamala Harris called on Sunday 3 March for an immediate truce so that humanitarian aid can reach the civilian population. population.
“Too many Palestinians have been killed”
Traveling to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate a civil rights march, the US vice president declared:
“Given the scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is currently on the negotiating table” between Israel and Hamas. “This will allow the release of the hostages and the delivery of a significant amount of aid,” she added, calling on Hamas to position itself favorably. “Hamas says it wants a ceasefire. Well, there’s a deal on the table. And as we said, [il] must accept this agreement. »
Kamala Harris
“Too many Palestinians have been killed”added Kamala Harris, referring to the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza last week and which led to the deaths of 118 people. According to the Hamas Health Minister, the Israeli army fired on the crowd, while the IDF claims that the victims died in a road accident. “feverish activity”.
A start of humanitarian aid, still very insufficient
With this unequivocal speech Kamala Harris distinguishes herself from Joe Biden, whose unconditional support for the offensive conducted in Gaza by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is increasingly criticized by Democratic voters and could cost him dearly in the US presidential elections in November.
Friday 1um March, the American president began to distance himself from Israel by declaring “hoped” a truce between now and Ramadan, which will begin on March 10 or 11. “The aid provided to Gaza today is far from sufficient”added Joe Biden.
The United States also carried out a first humanitarian aid drop to the coast on Saturday 2 March. while the Gaza Strip faces famine. Three American military planes parachuted 66 packages containing more than 38,000 meals.
The aid is far from sufficient to feed the population of Gaza. According to NGOs present in the area, 500 trucks of humanitarian aid are needed every day to meet the primary needs of the 2.4 million inhabitants. If nothing is done in the next few days, the consequences of the conflict, already estimated at more than 30,000 deathsit could get even heavier.
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