According to Tzipi Hotovely, Hamas is in charge of ensuring the welfare of Palestinian residents.
The Palestinian militant organisation Hamas must “pay the price” for targeting Israeli citizens, according to the Israeli envoy to London, who rejected that a humanitarian crisis is developing in Gaza.
On Monday, Tzipi Hotovely was questioned by Sky News about the situation in Gaza. She responded, “There is no humanitarian crisis.”
The security of Israeli citizens is within Israel’s control. The safety of Palestinians is under Hamas’ control, the ambassador said.
She continued by saying that the organisation in charge of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, “abused” aid and used the money to support the production of rockets whose “main objective is to harm innocent Jews in their homes” rather than “taking care of its people.”
The Israeli envoy stated, “This is the time [when] Hamas needs to pay the price for… killing innocent Israelis and now preventing its own people” from fleeing. “We are providing them with the chance to travel south, to safe regions. Unfortunately, this chance was not provided to the Sderot residents and children of Kfar Aza.
In a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, Hamas and its allies massacred citizens in communities close to the border and kidnapped hostages. Israel responded by hitting targets in Gaza, and on Thursday it issued an order directing more than 1 million civilian Palestinians to flee to the southern region of the heavily populated region.
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The evacuation order was denounced by the UN and human rights organisations. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, warned that it would have “devastating humanitarian consequences.” Human Rights Watch added that because the crossings with Egypt and Israel are still closed, migrants will be forced to relocate into already packed homes of family and acquaintances.
According to the Guardian, Hamas has instructed locals to remain inside their houses and “stand firm in the face of this disgusting psychological war” being fought by Israel.
Nevertheless, since the warning was issued, an estimated 500,000 Palestinians have gone south.
Officials from both sides estimate that since October 7 there have been at least 2,750 Palestinian deaths and more over 1,300 Israeli fatalities.
