"Israel [is] very clear about their genocidal intent. They want to erase the Palestinian nation. They want to take over the Gaza Strip, said Thunberg, hitting out at politicians and governments failing to uphold international law. They are failing to do their most basic, legal duties to act, to prevent a genocide, to stop their complicity and support for the occupation and the genocide of Palestinians, she said."
"Palestinians are being starved to death because there is a government that is intentionally starving those people to death, he said. There is a government that is intentionally bombing Palestinian kids and families every day for the purpose of killing as many Palestinians as possible, Abukeshek added. When you bomb hospitals, when you bomb schools, when you bomb educational centres, your main aim is basically to end the presence of the Palestinian population."
The Global Sumud Flotilla left Barcelona with the goal of breaking Israel's siege of Gaza and is expected to reach the enclave in mid-September. The departure marks a third sea attempt amid a war that has killed over 63,000 Palestinians. Boats began moving out around 3:30pm with activists, support staff, and well-wishers present. Campaigners and activists condemned alleged genocidal intent, intentional starvation, and ethnic cleansing, and accused Israeli forces of bombing hospitals, schools, and civilian areas. The United Nations declared a state of famine in Gaza while Israeli operations intensified to seize Gaza City and displace about one million people.
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