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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada issue a joint statement condemning Israel’s handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and calling on the Israeli government to immediately halt military action in the enclave and allow in aid, threatening “further concrete actions in response” if Israel refuses.

The three leaders call Israel’s announcement yesterday to allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza “wholly inadequate” and say the country’s failure to assist the Gazan civilian population “is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law.”

The countries also reject the prospect of “permanent forced displacement” of Gazan civilians, and rebuke members of the Israeli government for using “abhorrent language… threatening that, in their despair at the destruction of Gaza, civilians will start to relocate.”

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 months ago

It’s about time. Now back it up with action. The UN should be there preventing Israeli troops from harming people.

[-] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago

Absolutely this. How the world can stand by and watch is disgusting.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago
[-] ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Last I heard, concrete is supposed to be real & tangible, unlike the action they're threatening.

I doubt whatever they're using is up to code.

[-] redline@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago

not doing shit except talk is a concrete action, i agree

or should we talk about the weapons these three states alone have sent so far?

they are running a fucking game on you

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Something appears to be happening because Israel is at least letting in an absurbdly minimal amount of aid. I'm glad that they are not accepting it as sufficient and finally the word sanctions is brought up.

[-] redline@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 months ago

by "you" i meant the reader not you the poster, just to be clear

i am loathe to give these goverments in particular any credit at all, doing less than the minimum after de facto full support for many months

there does appear to be a vibe shift though and i am certainly glad for every person who survives because of it, but i refuse to give these criminals any credit

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I too loathe that these hypocrites are pretending to finally notice something which has been going on for two years. But pushing them away is not a solution. Sadly we need to embrace these hypocrites and praise them for finally changing their stance in the hopes that more will follow.

We can still call them out on being very late. And hopefully in the future when "everyone has always been against this" push the government to proscecute all those who were accomplices for war crimes. But at least for now while the overton window is shifting there is no real point in fighting against it. Make it easy for more hypocrites to switch sides against genocide.

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

There'll be a strongly worded letter in the next weapon shipment.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

A terse finger wagging

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

WW3 incoming with U.S. on the side of the baddies in 3, 2, 1.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

I mean, US companies worked with the nazis well into the war, with IBM famously facilitating the holocaust.

[-] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago

Maybe Israel should gift trump a big yacht soon.

[-] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Donald Trump doesn't really care about Israel. I don't think this'll be a trigger for war, at most it'll just trigger an all-caps Truth Social post.

[-] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Wonder where I heard that before

Year 1930s

[-] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They've finally realised that aiding and abetting the worst human atrocity since the 1940s is not good optics.

But until they take genuine concrete action to reign in the savagery, and to support the ICC in enforcing the arrest warrants, it is nothing more than bullshit

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