The pier was for humanitarian purposes. That has all been jeopardized now. Something Israel would have known.
While I get it that lives are important, I find it very telling that not one of the 400 or so injured Palestinians was afforded the same value or compassion. They have one local hospital, barely functioning if at all. Of course, too late for the over 200 dead but perhaps some of their lives could have been saved too.
As for the pier, it was pretty ineffective and made not much difference, for many reasons all of which were laid out by many but ignored. But every little bit helps and now that little bit may be gone too.
You would almost think there was a callous disregard for Palestinian lives and a systematic plan to use starvation as a weapon of war. Actually the UN a couple of days ago accused Israel of just those crimes in a major report.
The immense numbers of civilian casualties in Gaza and widespread destruction of civilian objects and infrastructure were the inevitable result of a strategy undertaken with intent to cause maximum damage, disregarding the principles of distinction, proportionality and adequate precautions. The intentional use of heavy weapons with large destructive capacity in densely populated areas constitutes an intentional and direct attack on the civilian population.
The Commission determined that Israel’s imposed a “total siege” which amounts to collective punishment against the civilian population. Israeli authorities have weaponized the siege and used the provision of life-sustaining necessities, including by severing water, food, electricity, fuel and humanitarian assistance, for strategic and political gains. The siege has disproportionately impacted pregnant women and persons with disabilities, with serious harm inflicted on children leading to preventable child deaths from starvation including newborns.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/israeli-authorities-palestinian-armed-groups-are-responsible-war-crimes
Is it enough yet?
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