Convictions of the murder of aid convoys continue to pour in.
On Friday, more governments issued condemnations following the deadly battle around an aid convoy in northern Gaza, where dozens of Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces opened fire in an incident whose precise details remain unclear.
The Indian government said in a rack that it was “deeply shocked by the loss of lives in northern Gaza yesterday during the delivery of humanitarian aid.”
“Such loss of civilian life and the wider humanitarian situation in Gaza remain a cause for extreme concern,” the report said. “We reiterate our call for the safe and timely delivery of humanitarian aid and assistance.”
South Africa, whose government has been highly critical of Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, said it condemned “the mass murder” of people “while seeking life-saving aid.” The people who came under fire, South Africa said in a statement from the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, were “already vulnerable due to the attack on Palestinians over the past four months.”
The International Court of Justice, the UN’s highest court, in January heard arguments in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, a charge Israel has strongly denied. The court ordered Israel to take steps to prevent genocide and increase aid to Gaza, and last week Israel submitted a report to the judges on the steps it was taking to that end. The report has not been made public.
An Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, said the convoy was part of several days of humanitarian operations to distribute food supplies in Gaza on Thursday, which Israeli forces were overseeing.
On Thursday, other countries and organizations condemned the killings, including Saudi Arabia, the UN Secretary General, Oxfam and the Israeli rights group B’Tselem. A State Department spokesman said the United States would “press for answers” from Israel about the killings.
South Africa’s statement on Friday said the killings showed that “legal means are not sufficient” to end atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza, and the country called on the international community to “take other measures to consider putting an end to the unlawful actions of the Palestinians.” Israeli government.”
“An immediate and unconditional call for a ceasefire is now a moral and life-saving imperative,” the statement concluded.
The Brazilian government said the shootings underlined that Israel’s “military action in Gaza knows no ethical or legal boundaries. “It is up to the international community to stop this, and only then will we avoid further atrocities,” the report said rack. “Every day we hesitate, more innocent people will die.”