Last week, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) led a virtual visit to Al Mawasi, Khan Younis, in Gaza for diplomats from twelve countries. Israel’s restrictions on entering Gaza has made it difficult for in person visits; hence the virtual tour so that diplomats could view how forcibly displaced Palestinians are living as a result of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

“Displaced people told the diplomats that they needed sustainable water services, especially during the hot summer days, and emphasised the need for cash-for-work opportunities to feed their families. Participants were also led through hundreds of tents crammed along the shoreline,” the OCHA report stated.

No one has observed Gaza more than the UN and diplomats, apart from the Palestinians themselves, who are both observers and unwilling participants of Israel’s forced displacement. If logic applied, observation would turn into political action.

However, the........

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