The crimes of occupation bear witness to the suffering of Palestinians

Screenwriter: Sari Al-Khudwa

Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip continues, targeting unarmed civilians, including women and children, and destroying civilian infrastructure in flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. The international community must take immediate and decisive action to stop it. It is important to stop this aggression, genocide and military escalation, and to work to bring the perpetrators to the International Court of Justice for accountability.

The international community must take necessary and urgent action to stop the frenzied attacks on the people of the Gaza Strip and provide the importance of food and medical assistance to the entire Gaza Strip, and we must work to stop the far-right government that is carrying out terrorist acts and military operations in the West Bank in view of the ongoing crimes in the Gaza Strip.

The international community must work to defend and protect the rights of the Palestinian people and support efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the region, and must emphasize that human rights cannot be ignored or abandoned in any way. The crimes committed by the occupation forces must be tracked and recorded, as they demonstrate the severity of the suffering endured by the Palestinians and are not subject to statutes of limitations, and it is important to record the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces in order to prepare for the trials of the Palestinians. Therefore, the member states of the international community must take important steps to condemn the crimes of the occupation and to document these crimes, including crimes against humanity and serious human rights violations, through legal and procedural methods to ensure that they are referred to international tribunals for fair and impartial accountability.

Documenting the crimes of occupation and certifying them under international jurisdiction is an important step towards providing justice and redress for the victims and strengthening commitment to the rules of international humanitarian law and human rights. The international community must provide support and efforts to protect the Palestinian people. Efforts should be strengthened to ensure that such crimes will not be repeated in the future and to put an end to the genocide committed by the army and members of the extremist occupation government.

The international community needs to exert diplomatic pressure and support mediation and dialogue efforts to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities, ensure an end to the crimes of the occupation, work to provide humanitarian assistance and protect civilians, prevent the unfair targeting of civilians, including children, women and the elderly, and carry out sustainable humanitarian work by supporting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

There is no doubt that the steps taken by many countries and joining the International Criminal Court to prosecute acts of occupation are an important step on the road of international cooperation to fight injustice and violations. To achieve lasting peace and security in the region, the international community and the world bear a great responsibility for the events in Gaza and the crimes that the occupation continues to commit against the Palestinian people. To end the world’s longest occupation.

Efforts to support South Africa’s international calls aimed at condemning the occupation and prosecuting its war crimes have become important, as has the coordination of positions among countries supporting Palestinian rights, especially in light of the worsening severity and scope of Israeli attacks and the continued systematic approach to the Palestinian people, including the direct targeting of civilians and the destruction of infrastructure. In the Gaza Strip, people have been displaced and displaced, resulting in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and uninhabitable conditions. This is a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 1949.