Israel is besieging the northern Gaza Strip, again

Between bombings, forced transfers, arrests and blockades of humanitarian aid, Israel is emptying the northern Gaza Strip.

• In the last two weeks, bombings in the northern Gaza Strip have caused over 600 deaths.
• The Israeli army is forcibly moving thousands of people from the north to the south.
• Humanitarian aid no longer enters northern Gaza, worsening the food crisis.

The situation in Northern Gaza Strip it's dramatic.For a few weeks the Israeli army has returned to concentrating its military offensive in the area, striking shelters for displaced people and hospitals, while humanitarian aid no longer enters the territory, forcing the population to starve.

In the past few hours the Israeli army has implemented real measures roundups of the people remaining in the area, forcibly transferring them elsewhere.THE'UN he warned Israel not to use humanitarian assistance as a weapon of war and to reach a cease-fire, which however appears increasingly distant.

Bombings and forced transfers

At the beginning of October the Israeli army returned to concentrating its military offensive in Northern Gaza Strip, as it was in the early stages of its war on Palestinian territory.As reported by theUnrwa, the few were affected hospitals still operational, left without electricity.And a new spiral of displaced is causing extreme conditions overcrowding in shelters, where people end up sleeping even in the bathroom.

Along with the bombings that within two weeks they caused beyond 600 dead, in the last few hours the Israeli army has carried out real attacks roundups in the Jabalia refugee camp, gathering large groups of people and forcing them to leave their shelters and head towards the south of the Strip.These people were not only induced to be forcibly transferred, but also subjected to checks defined as "humiliating" at military checkpoints, so as to stop anyone deemed close to the Palestinian organization Hamas.Many people report it as Jabalia is in progress a new operation “ethnic cleansing”, while another ongoing problematic issue is that relating to humanitarian aid.

Stop humanitarian aid

Among other things, Israel is effectively blocking the entry of food and medicines, so much so that in recent days the UN has underlined how the food could run out in a short time.The lack of aid, which goes in parallel with the fact that Israel in recent months has bombed and destroyed hectares and hectares of fields intended foragriculture, put the Palestinian boats with which he went fishing, destroyed or damaged the80 percent of homes, forcing a large part of the population to evacuate and depriving them of the means to cook, is making the situation even worse food crisis.The price of the few available food products has skyrocketed, making unsustainable your purchase.

As underlines Al Jazeera, products such as tomatoes have become expensive €165 per kg, flour €37 per kg and sugar €55 per kg. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of UNRWA, pointed the finger at the modus operandi of Israel, underlining that "denying and weaponizing humanitarian assistance to achieve military goals is a sign of how low morality is."And he called for a cease-fire.

Cease fire far away

“The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying,” he reported Tor Wennesland, United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process.That Israel might halt military operations seemed like a later possibility the killing Of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas.His death, however, did not change things.

The Israeli offensive in Gaza continues and according to some analysts what is happening in the north, including massive bombings and forced transfers, is part of a broader plan by the Israeli leadership.The so-called “The Generals' Plan”, that is, the total emptying of the already tormented northern Gaza Strip and the overcrowding of the southern part, so as to increase the chaos in the Palestinian territory and, consequently, the pressure on Hamas.

Meanwhile in Israel has arrived the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on its eleventh trip to the area since October 7, 2023.The objective is to start a new round of regional talks that could lead to a ceasefire in Gaza, which has been supported by the US administration for some time now.But US influence on ally Benjamin Netanyahu is at its lowest.This time too, Blinken's mission should end with a nothing done, barring very difficult surprises.