Italian lawmakers alert public to Gaza genocide after visiting Rafah

Italian lawmakers who have recently visited the Rafah border in southern Gaza say an international reaction to avoid the aggravation of a humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah is desperately needed.

The lawmakers had left Italy for Egypt earlier this week intent on providing the Italian government with first hand testimony of the tragedy the Palestinians are experiencing as a result of Israel's crimes.

• Italian lawmakers alert public to Gaza genocide after visit
  

  Italian lawmakers alert public to Gaza genocide after visiting Rafah

  Italian MPs, who have recently returned from the Gaza Strip’s Rafah crossing, voiced deep concerns about the situation in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Israel's cruel actions in Gaza are based on a clear genocidal intent, refusing to allow water, food, medicine and humanitarian supplies, is equivalent to exterminating an entire population.

Palestine must be immediately recognized as a state and a reconstruction plan is urgently needed.

Stefania Ascari, Five Star Movement

• Italian opposition rally demand end to Gaza Genocide
  

  Italian opposition rally demand end to Gaza Genocide

  Italian lawmakers are demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, asserting that the Israeli massacre of civilians and children is no longer tolerable.

We saw thousands of trucks waiting at the border with Rafah as famine is ravaging Gaza.

Trucks are not allowed to go through because Israel is stopping them.

We are certain that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding.

Nicola Fratoianni, Italian Left Party

We have met Palestinian kids with their legs amputated in an Italian hospital in Cairo as Israel continues to commit crimes against humanity in Gaza.

There's only one person who should be held accountable for the situation there; Netanyahu and his regime.

Angelo Bonelli, Greens and Left Alliance

So far, the Italian government has unrelentingly sided with the Israeli regime despite hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrations having been held across Italy since the war began.

• Italians take part in protest march in support of Palestinians
  

  Italians take part in protest march in support of Gaza and the Palestinians

  Thousands of people once again took to the streets of Rome in an initiative dubbed ‘Stop the Genocide of Palestinians’

Meanwhile, on Saturday, a new demonstration was organized in Rome by a string of humanitarian organizations, charities and unions calling for an immediate end to Israel's genocide in Gaza.

The initiative is also calling on Italian institutions to protect the rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression and opinion in Italy.

It is essential to protect and promote dissenting voices; the use of force by our authorities will not stop the course of history. Upholding the rule of law is the only way to ensure peace.

Luigi De Magistris, Italian Lawmaker

On Saturday, Rome was once again flooded by tens of thousands of people from across the country calling on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its systematic violations under international law, and to continue supporting the United Nations agency aiding Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

Meanwhile, a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians was also held in Milan.

• Defunding UNRWA ‘collective punishment’ for 2 million Gazans, says chief
  

  Defunding UNRWA ‘collective punishment’ for 2 million Gazans, says chief

  The head of the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA says cutting the “lifeline” 2 million people in Gaza depend on is a “collective punishment.”

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