Palestinian National Council Condemns Israeli Occupation Crimes in Gaza Strip

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The Palestinian National Council (PNC) has released a statement condemning the Israeli occupation army's crimes in the Gaza Strip, describing them as systematic ethnic cleansing and genocide. The PNC emphasizes that Israel is targeting unarmed civilians, promoting selective killings of prominent Palestinian figures, and erasing collective memory to undermine civilian resilience. The Council has condemned recent Israeli airstrikes, including the destruction of the Kuwaiti Hospital's surgical unit and the killing of five journalists, bringing the total number of journalist fatalities to 219 since the assault began.

Key Takeaways:

  • The PNC declared that the Israeli occupation army's crimes in the Gaza Strip have gone beyond the scope of a military assault, describing them as systematic ethnic cleansing and genocide.
  • Israel's actions are targeting unarmed civilians, including prominent figures such as academics, doctors, intellectuals, and journalists, in an effort to erase collective memory and strip society of its pillars of resilience and development.
  • The PNC condemned the recent Israeli airstrike on the Kuwaiti Hospital's surgical unit in Khan Younis, which rendered it out of service, describing the attack as a crime against humanity.
  • The killing of five journalists in the past few hours brings the total number of journalists killed since the start of the assault on Gaza to 219.
  • The PNC called for immediate international intervention, urging the European Union to reconsider its agreements with Israel, particularly the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
  • The Council demanded comprehensive political and economic sanctions, including halting bilateral cooperation, freezing trade agreements, banning arms exports to Israel, and imposing a full boycott of Israeli settlement products.

Statistics:

  • 219 journalists killed since the start of the assault on Gaza.
  • The recent Israeli airstrike on the Kuwaiti Hospital's surgical unit in Khan Younis brought the total number of hospitals in Gaza out of service to 10.

Sources:

  • PNC-Arab Organization for Human Rights (AHRO) data
  • Rawhi Fattouh, Chairman of the Palestinian National Council, Press Statement (no date)
  • Press release from the Palestinian National Council (PNC)