[News] Northern Gaza cries out to the free world: “Do not let our voice fade into darkness”

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 Northern Gaza cries out to the free world: “Do not let our voice fade into
darkness”

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GAZA, (PIC)

“To all who carry a shred of humanity in their hearts: do not let our voice
fade into darkness. We are being killed, starved, and thirsting
mercilessly. Help us, spread our message, be our voice everywhere,” a
distress call directed by those besieged in Northern Gaza, who are being
subjected to relentless siege, starvation, killing, and destruction by the
Israeli occupying forces—right under the eyes and ears of the entire
world—without anyone moving to help or responding to the distress calls
from major countries that claim to respect human rights and international
organizations that have long touted their commitment to these values.


*Death by thirst and hunger*The essence of their message, which we convey
to the world: “Our situation in Northern Gaza is death by thirst and
hunger, a call to all Muslims around the world: from besieged Gaza, from
the completely isolated northern Gaza Strip, we direct a plea to you for
help.”

The widely circulated message adds: “Hunger and thirst are devastating us,
the streets are filled with corpses, and it is impossible to even count the
number of martyrs. The Israeli occupation has completely isolated the area,
separating the north from the central Gaza Strip, and there is now no way
to access food or water.”

It points out: “We are now living a tragedy beyond imagination, where death
does not come only from bombardment, warplanes, and tanks, but also from
starvation and thirst.”

According to the message: “Wherever you are, O Muslims, in the Arab or
Islamic world, or anywhere on this Earth, we call upon you to take action,
to march, and to pressure this Zionist entity. Before more deaths are
announced due to the oppressive siege; rise up and raise your voices, for
every minute that passes increases our suffering.”


*A call for action from the world*For his part, Dr. Rami Ayasra, director
of the National Human Rights Association in Jordan, called on the United
Nations, the Security Council, all human rights organizations, and all
relevant parties to take immediate and urgent action to stop the crime of
genocide in Northern Gaza. He emphasized the necessity of taking strict
steps in response to calls to prevent arming Israel until the cycle of
blood and ongoing massacres is halted.

In statements to the Palestinian Information Center, Ayasra said that what
is happening in Jabalia, in particular, and in Northern Gaza, in
humanitarian terms, is a war crime in every sense of the word. There is
mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and genocide being perpetrated by Israeli
forces against the citizens of Jabalia and Northern Gaza in general. He
stressed that it is unacceptable under international law to overlook these
crimes due to their repetition; the repetition of a crime is a crime in
itself, contrary to what some may believe in the media and political
spheres, that it is possible to adapt to these crimes committed by the
Israeli occupation army for over a year.

He pointed out that “these crimes are recurring and intensifying,
especially in the Jabalia camp and northern Gaza, with an attempt to create
forced displacement from northern Gaza to impose a new reality that the
Israeli forces want to enforce as part of their plans for genocide and
ethnic cleansing.”

He continued, “In reality, the international community and international
organizations, led by the United Nations, must take immediate action to
save these unarmed civilians from this Zionist criminality.”

Aiyasra also noted, “The same applies to the urgent issuance of arrest
warrants for Netanyahu, his War Minister, and members of the Israeli
government by the International Criminal Court, which has taken steps in
this direction but has not completed them. Therefore, this international
institution must fulfill its duty and responsibility to identify war
criminals by name and issue arrest warrants for them, especially for
Netanyahu and the Zionist war criminals.”

He emphasized that “from time to time, they visit certain countries,
especially those that support them. Thus, this organization cannot remain
idle or fall victim to the political blackmail practiced by the United
States and some other states that support Zionist criminality, which
pressure these organizations to prevent them from fulfilling their roles
and attempt to hinder their efforts.”

Al-Ayasra said that “all of this clearly indicates that a major crime is
being committed, and that all human rights organizations, international
bodies, and the international community in general must fulfill their
obligations to prevent humanity from descending into a lawless state where
the strong impose their criminal actions on peoples unable to defend
themselves, especially concerning civilians and their protection.”


*Failure of the international system*Al-Ayasra explained: “Undoubtedly, the
failure of the international system has been evident since October 7,
particularly regarding the Security Council due to the American veto and
the political cover provided by the US for Zionist crimes, which has
hindered the Council from fulfilling its duties, especially in terms of
addressing these unjust Zionist practices under Chapter VII, which mandates
accountability for the perpetrators of Zionist crimes, including Netanyahu
and his government.”

He continued: “Thus, the United Nations Security Council has become
incapable of fulfilling its responsibilities due to the American veto,
political balances, and US protection.”

“However, this does not absolve other international organizations, such as
the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court,
from issuing arrest warrants for Zionist war criminals and condemning the
Zionist entity as a rogue state under international law,” he remarked.

Al-Ayasra pointed out that “there are other avenues outside the UN Security
Council that can be significantly influential. Nevertheless, we have found
that in light of the Security Council’s failure to carry out its
responsibilities, some countries have taken measures to pressure the
occupying state by recalling ambassadors and severing relations in Latin
America and some African nations, particularly South Africa, as a form of
political pressure and to declare a position against these Zionist crimes.”


*Call to stop military support*Al-Ayasra said, “I believe that the current
obligation should be to simultaneously condemn these Israeli crimes and to
appeal for a decision to halt military support to Israel.”

He pointed out that the statements made by the French president a few days
ago call for more efforts from the international community, particularly
regarding the issuance of a Security Council resolution that prohibits
supplying Israel with weapons used against civilians and that violate
international law. This could be an opportunity to stop the ongoing cycle
of bloodshed and acts of genocide.


*The message from the north is alarming*Dr. Ali Qora Daghi, the President
of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, sent a message of solidarity
with the besieged northern Gaza to the Islamic nation and all free people
of the world.

He said in a tweet, “I received a heartbreaking voice message from our
people in besieged Gaza, specifically from the northern sector, which has
been completely isolated.”

He noted that this message represents a sincere call for help that
expresses suffering beyond description; hunger and thirst are devastating
the bodies, the streets are filled with martyrs, and the martyrs are
countless.

He emphasized that this oppressive siege imposed by Israel has separated
the northern sector from the rest of Gaza Strip areas, leaving no way to
access food and water.

He continued, “This painful scene places us all before our responsibilities
as an Islamic nation and as free people in this world.”

He pointed out that the people in Gaza are not only facing death from
bombardment but also from starvation and thirst, in a humanitarian tragedy
that intensifies with every moment.

The President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars issued an
urgent call to all Muslims everywhere: “It is time to act, each according
to his/her ability and capacity; there is no excuse for those who delay.”

He added, “Your brothers in Gaza are calling out for help, and your duty
now is to participate in protest marches and to pressure by all means
Israel and its allies to lift this unjust siege.”

Qora Daghi urged the free people of the world, human rights organizations,
and anyone who has a shred of humanity in his/her heart to support this
oppressed people and to convey the voice of the oppressed in Gaza to
international platforms, so that this brutal siege is exposed and life can
return to the people there.

He concluded by saying, “We ask Allah to lift this affliction from them and
to reward all those who strive to support them.”


*Ireland: The Israeli attack on northern Gaza is a war crime*In a related
context, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and
Defense, Michael Martin, affirmed that “the Israeli attack on northern Gaza
is considered a war crime, and the international community must use every
available means to pressure Israel to stop this war.”

Martin added in a statement on Sunday, “The horrific scenes we are
witnessing in Jabalia and northern Gaza must stop, where the population is
completely surrounded and forced to evacuate, leaving them with no place to
go.”

For the ninth consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue their
crimes and acts of genocide against the Jabalia refugee camp in northern
Gaza.

The Israeli army, supported by the United States and Europe, has been
conducting its aggression against Gaza for 373 days, bombarding the
surroundings of hospitals, buildings, towers, and the homes of Palestinian
civilians, destroying them on top of their inhabitants, while preventing
the entry of water, food, medicine, and fuel.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has led to the martyrdom of over
42,227 people and has injured more than 98,464 others, with 90% of the
population of the Strip displaced, according to data from the United
Nations.
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