Israeli lawmakers demand military destroy all food and energy resources in Gaza
A volunteer stirs a food pot as Palestinians wait to collect humanitarian aid portions, in al-Shati camp near Gaza City, December 2024
Jonathan Ofir reports in Mondoweiss on 4 January 2025:
On December 31, eight Israeli government coalition lawmakers on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee sent a letter to Defense Minister Israel Katz, urging him to intensify the siege of Gaza – not just in the north, but across the territory.
Referring to the north, where Israel is conducting a tight siege and ethnic cleansing campaign, they bemoan that “the IDF does not regard, as is custom in international law and all western armies, those who remain as enemies”. In other words, they suggest shooting everyone who is there, after the so-called “humanitarian evacuation” is supposedly complete. This is the euphemism for the ethnic cleansing campaign.
They demand three basic points of action, after the “encirclement and evacuation of the population:”
- Remote elimination of all energy sources, that is fuel, solar panels and any relevant means (pipes, cables, generators etc.
- Elimination of all food sources including warehouses, water and all relevant means (water pumps etc.
- Remote elimination of anyone who moves in the area and does not exit with a white flag during the days of the effective siege.“
After these actions and the days of siege upon those who remain, IDF must enter gradually and conduct a full cleansing of the enemy nests.”
The “remote elimination” apparently means the usage of aerial bombings without a physical presence on the ground.