There was little shelter and barely any services in al-Mawasi when the Abu Hatab family arrived seeking sanctuary from the intensifying bombardment around their homes in Khan Yunis.
But al-Mawasi was the one place they had been told they would be safe. From early November Israel urged the civilian population of Gaza evacuate to the narrow, sandy coastal strip the size of Heathrow airport.
On Wednesday night, the bombardment followed them to the so-called safe zone, when shelling rained down on their flimsy tents as they slept.
“They dropped leaflets and told us to come here, that this was truly the one safe place,” Bahaa Abu Hatab, one of the survivors said. “My brother took his children to protect them from the occupation’s missiles, but here they were martyred anyway, in this ‘safe’ place, in the tent that my brother set up in this field.”
At least 14 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed in strikes on al-Mawasi early on Thursday, according to the Hamas-run ministry of health in Gaza.
Either one of two things will come out of this
The world becomes even more frustrated with Israel and it’s genocidal war
Or the world becomes ever more numb and indifferent to something so blatant that it no longer matters.
This war isn’t being continued by an aggressor … it continues by our collective indifference and ignorance.
We need to hold our leaders accountable to all this … if they aren’t speaking out to end the violence, then they are condoning it all in our name.
Judging by how the international community has dealt with genocides in general, I doubt anything serious will happen. Just the occasional contentious statements like Turkey and Armenians.
This is why I’m angry and pissed at my gvmt too.
They were very active and loud on social media the days after Oct 7th. But, as the months went by and the current situation has exceeded every form of “self-defense” not a single gvmt soul has spoken up. Bare in mind, we’re talking about people who portray themselves as human-rights supporters.
I used to raise my voice against far-rights and corrupt politicians. Now, I’m at the point where I just don’t give a fuck about this country anymore, and their political outcome.