In
the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 6, Israeli forces
retaliated with heavy airstrikes and ammunition on Central Gaza. The
resulting devastation and displacement have left Palestinian residents
in Gaza City in shock. Unfortunately, as of October 9, 2023, the human
toll is staggering, with at least 510 Palestinians had been killed and
2,751 more had been wounded as a result of Israeli air attacks on the
Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas offensive. In Israel, the number of
people killed has reached 800, with more than 2,200 also wounded. Amid
the humanitarian crisis, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced
on Monday that authorities would impose a total siege and blockade on
Gaza, cutting off electricity and preventing food and fuel supplies.
This
ongoing deep-seated conflict and assault are the result of the Israeli
government's long-running military occupation of Palestine, which has
resulted in thousands of Palestinian civilians being displaced, injured,
or killed. The situation has now devolved into apartheid, with most
indigenous Palestinians facing institutionalized segregation imposed by
Israeli policies. Although there have been attempts to reach a peaceful
resolution through negotiations, these efforts have failed to end the
atrocities and further displacement among Palestinians.
The
atrocities occurring in Gaza and throughout Palestine are similar to the
horrors we have already experienced and continue to experience in
Mindanao as our peace negotiations are sometimes subjected to political
bargaining and positioning, which further polarizes certain groups or
peoples, such as the Non-moro Indigenous People (NMIP) in the Bangsamoro
Region.
Hence, AKMK believes that peace is impossible when
lives are at risk and when a certain group is persistently targeted. Our
alliance's strength lies in the belief that inclusive peace is the only
path to a just and lasting peace. It is our duty to call for
international solidarity for Gaza and demand an immediate response from
the international community to address the worsening humanitarian crisis
as well as to put pressure on the Israeli government to follow basic
principles of international law and international humanitarian law to
put an end to their atrocities.
The alliance would want to
reiterate its consistent position that the future of the Tri-People
Youth, in solidarity with all the young generations in Palestine, is
NON-NEGOTIABLE.
#FreePalestine
October 10, 2023
Source: https://www.reuters.com/.../conflict-between-israel.../
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/.../death-tolls-soar-as...
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