Gaza residents angry as U.S. envoy Wickoff visits to cover up Israeli enemy starvation crimes
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have expressed strong anger over the visit by U.S. envoy Steve Wickoff to a humanitarian aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza on Friday.
Palestinians described Wickoff as a false witness protecting Israeli enemy war criminal and International Criminal Court fugitive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Palestinian Ma'an news agency.
They condemned the visit as an attempt to whitewash Israeli enemy crimes at aid centers and to polish the image of the institution responsible for the deaths of more than 1,383 Palestinians and injuries to over 9,218 others.
Dozens gathered in Gaza City to protest the visit. Abu Bilal al-Aklouk, a member of the National Tribal Assembly in Gaza, said Wickoff was unwelcome and accused the visit of trying to mask the grim reality of aid distribution centers.
He called for an aid mechanism that respects Palestinian dignity and ensures fair distribution.
Abu Jihad al-Masri, a tribal elder from Beit Hanoun, expressed deep resentment over the visit, which coincided with the killing and injury of dozens of Palestinians.
He added that the food distribution methods do not preserve the dignity of Palestinian citizens. 'We reject this institution, which serves as a tool for the Zionist enemy to implement its policies. Hunger continues unabated despite months of its operations,' he said.
The U.S. administration is exerting all efforts to save the Israeli enemy entity and absolve it from the crimes of genocide and starvation in Gaza.
With U.S. and European support, the Israeli occupation army has continued since October 7, 2023, to commit genocidal crimes in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 60,332 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring 147,643 others, with thousands still trapped under rubble or lying in the streets, unreachable by rescue teams.
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