Ipse related to Palestine

Mamoun Abu Nowar

Inserted 3 months ago

“The southern part of Gaza is one of [Hamas's] command posts, as they call them. There are strategic tunnels, they go deep, like 60 metres or so, and the tactical tunnels, which are like 20, 43 metres. In order to control these tunnels they have to work very hard, to cut these command posts or destroy them so [Hamas] loses this command as a whole, but this would be a very very difficult fight, it would take months. Israel's plan is to begin by forcing Palestinians in the city, many of whom have been displaced multiple times since the beginning of the war, to leave Rafah and move towards the coast, before launching its attacks. This would be a disaster for the civilian population in Rafah.”

Aje

Retired general of the Jordanian air force

10 Feb 2024 6 5

Sameh Shoukry

Inserted 3 months ago

“There is limited space and great risk in putting Rafah under further military escalation due to the growing number of Palestinians there. An escalation would have dire consequences.”

Reuters

Egyptian Foreign Minister

10 Feb 2024 2 4

Marwan Bishara

Inserted 3 months ago

“He [Netanyahu] is adamant about continuing to the southern tip of Gaza, where, as we've heard from our correspondent, over one million Palestinians are concentrated. This means so many things can go wrong now, in terms of the mass massacre of people, or, what we've been fearing all along, not just a massacre of people but the expulsion of the Palestinians into the Sinai. This is the time for whoever has leverage, or for whoever cares, especially those in Washington, those in London, but also those in Riyadh and Cairo, to move now, before it's too late.”

Aje

Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera

09 Feb 2024 5 3

Mark Zeitoun

Inserted 3 months ago

“My first reaction was profound distress. Injecting saltwater will definitely contaminate the aquifer and this will have long-term consequences. It would ruin the conditions of life in Gaza. If we don't react to this kind of behaviour, what's to stop any other country from doing this to another group of people in the future? What we see happening in Gaza is beyond the pale. With the definition of the Genocide Convention in mind, I think salinating the aquifer, which is the main source of water, will bring about its partial destruction. Part of it could collapse and become unusable.”

Aljazeera

Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute

03 Feb 2024 4 2

Jens Laerke

Inserted 3 months ago

“I want to emphasise our deep concern about the escalation of hostilities in Khan Younis, which has resulted in an increase in the number of internally displaced people seeking refuge in Rafah in recent days. Thousands of Palestinians have continued to flee to the south, which is already hosting over half the population of some 2.3 million people. … Rafah is a pressure cooker of despair, and we fear for what comes next.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman for United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

02 Feb 2024 5 3

Hani Mahmoud

Inserted 3 months ago

“For many, it's increased the level of panic. They don't have anywhere else to go to. This is the last refuge for Palestinians in Gaza. Beyond, it is only the Egyptian border. Gallant says the 'victory won't be complete unless the military expands into Rafah' - a city declared a 'safe zone'. For Palestinians, this means another genocide.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Rafah

02 Feb 2024 7 4

Chris Gunness

Inserted 3 months ago

“My message to the Arab world, particularly to the Gulf, is where are you? Because they're making billions each day on oil revenues. A tiny fraction of those oil revenues would see UNRWA's financial problems disappear overnight. This unconscionable gap inflicted by these Western countries would be filled very quickly. Some of the most desperate people in the Middle East are now facing starvation, they're facing famine, and the Arab states need to step up to the plate.”

Aljazeera

Former UNRWA spokesman

27 Jan 2024 (approx) 6 3

Philippe Lazzarini

Inserted 3 months ago

“It is shocking to see a suspension of funds to the Agency in reaction to allegations against a small group of staff, especially given the immediate action that UNRWA took by terminating their contracts and asking for a transparent independent investigation. The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the highest investigative authority in the UN system, has already been seized of this very serious matter.  UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over 2 million people depending on it for their sheer survival.   Many are hungry as the clock is ticking towards a looming famine. The Agency runs shelters for over 1 million people and provides food and primary healthcare even at the height of the hostilities. It would be immensely irresponsible to sanction an Agency and an entire community it serves because of allegations of criminal acts against some individuals, especially at a time of war, displacement and political crises in the region.  UNRWA shares the list of all its staff with host countries every year, including Israel. The Agency never received any concerns on specific staff members. Meanwhile, an investigation by OIOS into the heinous allegations will establish the facts. Moreover, as I announced on 17 January, an independent review by external experts will help UNRWA strengthen its framework for the strict adherence of all staff to the humanitarian principles.  I urge countries who have suspended their funding to re-consider their decisions before UNRWA is forced to suspend its humanitarian response. The lives of people in Gaza depend on this support and so does regional stability.”

Unrwa

Head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA

27 Jan 2024 4 3

Sean Casey

Inserted 3 months ago

“The food situation in the north is absolutely horrific. There's almost no food available and everybody we talk to begs for food.”

Reuters

World Health Organization Emergency Medical Teams coordinator in Gaza

25 Jan 2024 2 2

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 4 months ago

“We need unimpeded, safe access to deliver aid and a humanitarian ceasefire to prevent further death and suffering. Hunger would further harm the sick and make an already terrible situation catastrophic.”

Reuters

Director-General of the World Health Organization

15 Jan 2024 3 2

Sami Abu Zuhri

Inserted 4 months ago

“The aim of the visit was to support the security of the occupation. There are no differences between Israel and the Americans.”

Aljazeera

Hamas official

10 Jan 2024 2 1

Nida Ibrahim

Inserted 4 months ago

“We've heard a lot of calls for revenge. And we've seen calls for a general strike … where Palestinians have said all schools and public institutions will be closed to mourn al-Arouri's death. People believe that Israel assassinated al-Arouri to show its people a victory which it cannot guarantee in the besieged Gaza Strip.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from the city of Arura

02 Jan 2024 3 1

Ashraf Al-Qidra

Inserted 4 months ago

“The numbers used by the Ministry of Health reflect verified data. Many bodies were not being recorded due to lack of information or because they did not pass through hospitals before burial. In Al-Shifa hospital, for example, there are currently no staff so no deaths were being registered. The real numbers (of casualties) are much greater than this.”

Reuters

Gaza health ministry spokesman

22 Dec 2023 (approx) 2 2

Bashir al-Hourani

Inserted 4 months ago

“We don't have anything else. This patient should be in hospital but because of overcrowding he was transferred to the field hospital. We have dozens like this patient. We have children it's hard to treat. We change their dressings one day and the next we find infection because there is no sterilisation, there are no specialised places. There are no bin bags.”

Reuters

Surgeon in Gaza

22 Dec 2023 (approx) 1 1

Ghazi Hamad

Inserted 5 months ago

“Our vision is very clear: We want to stop the aggression. What is going on in the ground is a big catastrophe. Brief pauses in the conflict would not be in the interest of Hamas or Palestinians. Israel will take the card of the hostages and after that they will start a new round of mass killing and massacres against our people. We will not play this game.”

Aljazeera

Hamas official

20 Dec 2023 (approx) 6 1

Hashem Ahelbarra

Inserted 5 months ago

“The problem this time is different interpretations from Israel and Hamas. Hamas insists this time the deal cannot be a prisoner exchange solely - it has to be based on a permanent ceasefire.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist

20 Dec 2023 4 1

Gemma Connell

Inserted 5 months ago

“The only thing I could think as I stood there in this room with a massive hole in the wall was - if a child in a paediatric ward, recovering from a double amputation, cannot be safe, who can be safe and where can be safe in Gaza? Nowhere is safe for anybody. This should not be allowed to happen, the world should not allow it to happen.”

Reuters

Head of OCHA's Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa

19 Dec 2023 1 2

James Elder

Inserted 5 months ago

“I'm furious that children who are recovering from amputations in hospitals are then killed in those hospital. Nasser Hospital, the largest operational one left in the enclave, had been shelled twice in the past 48 hours.”

Reuters

Unicef spokesperson

19 Dec 2023 2 2

Ashraf Abouelhoul

Inserted 5 months ago

“Militants moved as close as possible to launch missiles and locally-made projectiles. But Israeli drones and other tactics were eroding their ability to surprise, even in urban areas. City fighting has become more difficult for the militants.”

Reuters

Managing editor of Egypt's Al-Ahram daily and specialist on Palestinian affairs

16 Dec 2023 6 3

António Guterres

Inserted 5 months ago

“I expect public order to completely break down soon and an even worse situation could unfold including epidemic diseases and increased pressure for mass displacement into Egypt.”

Reuters

Secretary-general of the United Nations

10 Dec 2023 4 1

Philippe Lazzarini

Inserted 5 months ago

“Pushing Gazans closer and closer to the border pointed to attempts to move Palestinians into Egypt.”

Reuters

Commissioner general of UNRWA

09 Dec 2023 3 1

Hamdah Salhut

Inserted 5 months ago

“This comes as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes and have been displaced. While the Israelis are chalking up battle plans for the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the reality is that there is no safe place in Gaza at the end of day 58 of this war. It is worth noting that the Israeli military has not shown huge military achievements or accomplishments, but rather what we have seen is a dire humanitarian catastrophe that has unfolded inside of the Gaza Strip.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from occupied East Jerusalem

04 Dec 2023 6 2

Hisham Mhanna

Inserted 5 months ago

“There should be a complete ceasefire so that the humanitarian aid can help alleviate, even if slightly, the suffering of civilians.”

Aljazeera

Communication Officer at International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

02 Dec 2023 5 2

Aboud Hamayel

Inserted 5 months ago

“In the event that Israel cannot take Hamas out, the fissure between the two Palestinian political groups will deepen. Hamas would remain standing, a valiant hero for Palestinians for fighting Israel, and the PA [Palestinian Authority] would appear weak, shamed for cooperating with Israel over the years. That would kick off a vicious cycle of a seemingly weak PA inspiring more settler activity in the West Bank, which would erode the group's control of the territory more and more. This could be the beginning of the end of the PA.”

Aljazeera

Lecturer at Birzeit University in the West Bank

28 Nov 2023 5 3

Riyad al-Maliki

Inserted 5 months ago

“Only this morning, from the Qadoura family in Jabalia, 52 people have been wiped out completely, killed. I have the list of the names, 52 of them, they were wiped out completely from grandfather to grandchildren.”

Reuters

Foreign minister in the Palestinian Authority government based in the West Bank

22 Nov 2023 3 1

Issam Nabhan

Inserted 5 months ago

“There is no oxygen to supply the patients. All those on artificial respiration have died. We speak out to the free world. The Indonesian hospital has become a cemetery, not a hospital.”

Reuters

Head of the nursing department of the Indonesian Hospital

21 Nov 2023 3 2

Christian Lindmeier

Inserted 5 months ago

“It's robbing the entire population of the north of the means to seek health (care).”

Reuters

Spokesman for World Health Organization (WHO)

21 Nov 2023 2 1

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 6 months ago

“Health workers and civilians should never have to be exposed to such horror, and especially while inside a hospital.”

Reuters

Director-General of the World Health Organization

20 Nov 2023 3 1

Cindy McCain

Inserted 6 months ago

“With winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation.”

Reuters

Executive director of the World Food Programme

17 Nov 2023 3 1

Louis Charbonneau

Inserted 6 months ago

“Doctors, nurses, ambulances and other hospital staff must be permitted to do their work and patients must be protected. Hospitals only lose those protections if it can be shown that harmful acts have been carried out from the premises. The Israeli government hasn't provided any evidence of that.”

Reuters

Human Rights Watch United Nations Director

16 Nov 2023 1 1

Ahmed El Mokhallalati

Inserted 6 months ago

“The tanks are in front of the hospital. We are under full blockade. It's a totally civilian area. Only hospital facility, hospital patients, doctors and other civilians staying in the hospital. Someone should stop this. They bombed the (water) tanks, they bombed the water wells, they bombed the oxygen pump as well. They bombed everything in the hospital. So we are hardly surviving. We tell everyone, the hospital is no more a safe place for treating patients. We are harming patients by keeping them here.”

Reuters

Surgeon at the Al Shifa hospital

13 Nov 2023 4 2

Mohammad Qandil

Inserted 6 months ago

“Shifa hospital now isn't working, no one is allowed in, nobody is allowed out, and if you are wounded or injured around Gaza area you can't be evacuated by our ambulance to Shifa hospital, so Shifa hospital now is out of service.”

Reuters

Doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

12 Nov 2023 3 1

Ashraf Al-Qidra

Inserted 6 months ago

“We have not been informed about any mechanism to get the babies out to a safer hospital. So far we are praying for their safety and not to lose more of them.”

Reuters

Gaza health ministry spokesman

12 Nov 2023 3 1

Ahmed al-Mokhallalati

Inserted 6 months ago

“It's totally a war zone, it's a totally scary atmosphere here in the hospital. It's continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours now, nothing stopped, you know, it's all from the tanks, from the street, from the airstrike.”

Reuters

Senior plastic surgeon at Al Shifa hospital

11 Nov 2023 3 3

Mohammad Shtayyeh

Inserted 6 months ago

“How many Palestinians must be killed for the war to stop. Is killing 10,000 people in 30 days enough?”

Reuters

Palestinian Prime Minister

09 Nov 2023 3 1

Jan Egeland

Inserted 6 months ago

“Without a ceasefire, lifting of siege and indiscriminate bombarding and warfare, the haemorrhage of human lives will continue.”

Reuters

Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council

09 Nov 2023 4 1

Marwan Bishara

Inserted 6 months ago

“The mere idea of the PA getting back into Gaza on the back of Israeli fighter jets and tanks razing it to the ground is so obviously foolish. Abbas & co must be delusional to think that Israel is spending blood and treasure in order to hand over both the West Bank and Gaza to their incompetent regime. In fact, the Israeli government is making no secret of its plans to maintain overall control of the strip, indefinitely.”

Aljazeera

Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera

07 Nov 2023 5 1

Mohammed Jamjoom

Inserted 6 months ago

“One of the keywords that we heard from the Palestinian president is that [the Palestinians] are seeking a 'ceasefire'… and demanding that the US seek a 'ceasefire'. That's one of the key differences… the US has said they will continue to look for humanitarian pauses… they are not seeking a ceasefire.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera correspondent reporting from Ramallah

05 Nov 2023 3 3

Philippe Lazzarini

Inserted 6 months ago

“Without fuel, the humanitarian response will stop. There will be no water, no functioning hospitals and bakeries. This cannot and should not happen.”

Reuters

Head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA

22 Oct 2023 2 2

Martin Griffiths

Inserted 6 months ago

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza - already precarious - has reached catastrophic levels. I am confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effort to provide essential supplies - including food, water, medicine and fuel.”

Reuters

United Nations humanitarian chief

21 Oct 2023 2 2

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“There is limited space and great risk in putting Rafah under further military escalation due to the growing number of Palestinians there. An escalation would have dire consequences.”

“The food situation in the north is absolutely horrific. There's almost no food available and everybody we talk to begs for food.”

“We need unimpeded, safe access to deliver aid and a humanitarian ceasefire to prevent further death and suffering. Hunger would further harm the sick and make an already terrible situation catastrophic.”

“The aim of the visit was to support the security of the occupation. There are no differences between Israel and the Americans.”

“The problem this time is different interpretations from Israel and Hamas. Hamas insists this time the deal cannot be a prisoner exchange solely - it has to be based on a permanent ceasefire.”

“I'm furious that children who are recovering from amputations in hospitals are then killed in those hospital. Nasser Hospital, the largest operational one left in the enclave, had been shelled twice in the past 48 hours.”

“Militants moved as close as possible to launch missiles and locally-made projectiles. But Israeli drones and other tactics were eroding their ability to surprise, even in urban areas. City fighting has become more difficult for the militants.”

“I expect public order to completely break down soon and an even worse situation could unfold including epidemic diseases and increased pressure for mass displacement into Egypt.”

“Pushing Gazans closer and closer to the border pointed to attempts to move Palestinians into Egypt.”

“There should be a complete ceasefire so that the humanitarian aid can help alleviate, even if slightly, the suffering of civilians.”

“Only this morning, from the Qadoura family in Jabalia, 52 people have been wiped out completely, killed. I have the list of the names, 52 of them, they were wiped out completely from grandfather to grandchildren.”

“There is no oxygen to supply the patients. All those on artificial respiration have died. We speak out to the free world. The Indonesian hospital has become a cemetery, not a hospital.”

“It's robbing the entire population of the north of the means to seek health (care).”

“Health workers and civilians should never have to be exposed to such horror, and especially while inside a hospital.”

“With winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation.”

“Shifa hospital now isn't working, no one is allowed in, nobody is allowed out, and if you are wounded or injured around Gaza area you can't be evacuated by our ambulance to Shifa hospital, so Shifa hospital now is out of service.”

“We have not been informed about any mechanism to get the babies out to a safer hospital. So far we are praying for their safety and not to lose more of them.”

“It's totally a war zone, it's a totally scary atmosphere here in the hospital. It's continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours now, nothing stopped, you know, it's all from the tanks, from the street, from the airstrike.”

“How many Palestinians must be killed for the war to stop. Is killing 10,000 people in 30 days enough?”

“Without a ceasefire, lifting of siege and indiscriminate bombarding and warfare, the haemorrhage of human lives will continue.”

“Without fuel, the humanitarian response will stop. There will be no water, no functioning hospitals and bakeries. This cannot and should not happen.”

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza - already precarious - has reached catastrophic levels. I am confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effort to provide essential supplies - including food, water, medicine and fuel.”

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