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<p>GAZA, (PIC)</p>
<p>“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.</p>
<p><strong>Death by thirst and hunger<br></strong>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p><strong>A call for action from the world<br></strong>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p><strong>Failure of the international system<br></strong>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>“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.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p><strong>Call to stop military support<br></strong>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.”</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>The message from the north is alarming<br></strong>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.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He continued, “This painful scene places us all before our
responsibilities as an Islamic nation and as free people in this world.”</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He concluded by saying, “We ask Allah to lift this affliction from them and to reward all those who strive to support them.”</p>
<p><strong>Ireland: The Israeli attack on northern Gaza is a war crime<br></strong>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.”</p>
<p>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.”</p>
<p>For the ninth consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue
their crimes and acts of genocide against the Jabalia refugee camp in
northern Gaza.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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