Gaza – Quds News: Activists and users of social media platforms interacted with a number of medals and calls to lift the siege on Gaza, especially the northern Gaza Strip, through calls to activate airdrops from a number of surrounding countries and deliver aid.

Activists sent calls to Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey to break the siege on northern Gaza through airdrops as hunger intensified. Because of the occupation policy

More than 3 months after the Israeli aggressive war on the Gaza Strip, the population is still suffering from a shortage or absence of food and medicine, which threatens a famine that will kill those who remained alive after the bombing, in addition to the destruction of the infrastructure and health care in the Strip.

In addition to the risk of famine that threatens the residents of the Gaza Strip as a result of food shortages, they are also threatened by the risks of disease and epidemics as a result of the accumulation of waste and a significant shortage of medicine, to the point where doctors perform major surgeries without anesthesia, including amputations.

During the day, the government media office announced the exhaustion of the quantities of flour, its derivatives, rice, and canned food that had remained in the northern Gaza Strip governorate since before the genocidal war on Gaza.

The office confirmed that running out of flour means the start of a real famine facing the 400,000 Palestinians still present in the governorate, noting that the occupation, through its siege imposed on the north and the continuation of the aggression, forced the North Gaza Governorate to grind animal feed and grains instead of the lost wheat, and they are facing real famine. .

Media invitations

Since the beginning of the war, the Arab peoples and activists have been calling on their countries to provide humanitarian aid to the residents of the Gaza Strip, in addition to demands to open the Rafah crossing and operate an air bridge to Al-Arish, Egypt, to transfer this aid through the Rafah crossing to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian journalist Osama Jawish said in his program “Akher Kalam” broadcast on the Mekamelin channel, “The time for demands and appeals has ended, and now there must be action. Save Gaza by air, land and sea. We previously spoke about making bridges to transport humanitarian aid across land and sea.” Today we are talking about rescue from the air.”

Jawish asked about the possibility of Arab countries operating an air bridge to transport humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

British writer David Hirst; He said, “Egypt can invite members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to join it in airdropping aid, as the Allies did in 1948 when they broke the siege that was imposed on Berlin.”

In an article on the Middle East Eye website, Hirst emphasized that “the existence of such a humanitarian air bridge would be a challenge to the hypocrisy of the West and the crocodile tears it sheds for the people of Gaza as they are starving.”

Hirst concluded by saying: “Of course this will not happen, because a dictatorship, like the one in which Sisi sits on the throne, all that matters is remaining in power, and nothing else.”

Time magazine said in a report that the usual flow of food, water, and other essentials to the Strip has completely stopped since the Israeli war, and what few materials enter now have become rare and expensive, causing widespread malnutrition among people, especially Among them were children, which caused the head of the United Nations relief agency to warn that famine was just around the corner.

In the midst of these miserable circumstances, unusual measures are being resorted to, as France and Jordan recently did, as last week they resorted to airdropping seven tons of urgent medical aid materials to the Jordanian field hospital.

The magazine confirmed in its report that in light of the success of this operation, some observers called for using the same method to airdrop food supplies.

Ahmed Fouad Al-Khatib, an analyst specializing in Middle East affairs, who calls for resorting to airdrops as a means to solve the hunger crisis in his native Gaza, where most of his family still resides, while he is based in the United States, says: “He will have to Many countries that may resort as an alternative to sending relief through these long and difficult operations in order to deliver food aid wonder who will receive this aid in Gaza, and who will undertake the task of distributing it.”

The idea is possible… and these are its benefits

Although the Israeli occupation claimed, during the hearings of South Africa’s lawsuit before the International Court of Justice, that the Rafah crossing was closed by an Egyptian decision, it had previously bombed the crossing to prevent trucks from entering the Gaza Strip.

Even when a humanitarian truce was approved to exchange prisoners and bring aid into the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation required that it personally inspect the aid convoys through the Kerem Shalom crossing, which raises the question: What if the Arab countries decided to operate an air bridge to the Egyptian Arish and then transport the aid by land through the Rafah crossing? Can Israel prevent this militarily?

The military and strategic expert, Nidal Abu Zeid, confirms that “from a military perspective, there is nothing preventing the establishment of an air bridge, as in military customs, the conditions that must be met in establishing an air bridge are suitability, comprehensiveness, adaptation, and acclimatization.”

Abu Zeid explained during his talk to “Arabi 21” that “since the Arab atmosphere is compatible and homogeneous, and therefore it is possible through it to adapt and adapt to the establishment of an Arab air bridge extending to the Gaza Strip, or at least to its borders in the Egyptian Rafah region, and then Transporting it overland into the Gaza Strip, and this is one of the options offered.”

He continued: “The other scenario is to secure an area inside the Gaza Strip, which may be used in the process of landing aid through the air bridge, and therefore the nominated area is the Rafah area. Therefore, militarily, there is nothing to hinder or delay the establishment of an Arab air bridge to transport aid.” To the Gaza Strip.”

He explained, “Because this aid is humanitarian, logistical, and medical, this reason may be relied upon in order to gain international legitimacy and support for this air bridge, and therefore the Israeli side does not have any opportunity to oppose the establishment of such an air bridge, if we take into account the necessity.” “Introducing the international legitimacy of the United Nations.”

He added: “On the other hand, it is necessary to take the support of some Western countries from a humanitarian standpoint. Therefore, more than three months after the start of the military operation, I believe that it is easy to extract such international support to establish an Arab air bridge to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.”

Abu Zeid stressed that “the air bridge, whether implemented or not, may constitute a major embarrassment to the Israeli side, especially if the West agrees to it, given that the Arab countries have broken the cordon imposed on Gaza for 17 years, in addition to providing humanitarian aid.”

He continued: “If the Western countries do not agree, this will constitute an embarrassment to them in front of the Western street, as they have contributed to increasing the suffering of the Gazans. Therefore, in both cases, this proposal may constitute an embarrassment to Western society.”

He explained, “With regard to the Israeli side, it has recently begun, through media discourse, to show the true face of the Zionist entity as a rogue state, and therefore the Israeli side naturally does not agree to such an air bridge, but the process of presenting such an option constitutes a great embarrassment.” him, whether he agrees to it or not.”

He believes that “the idea of ​​the air bridge, whether implemented or not, puts the Israeli side’s options in a narrow position, and thus embarrasses it even more if we take into account that Israel is seen before the International Court of Justice as having violated human rights and committed crimes against humanity.”

He continued: “Consequently, this option will constitute an additional pressure factor on the Israeli side in addition to the other pressure factors that currently exist, whether in terms of human losses on the battlefield, and political entanglements within the Israeli government, in addition to revealing the true, false face of the Zionist entity to Western society and the Arab street.” .

Israel will not bomb the crossing if Egypt takes action

Egyptian journalist Salim Azouz confirmed to “Arabi 21” that “if there was a desire to embarrass Israel and the West, the Rafah crossing could have been opened after the Israeli announcement before the International Court of Justice that Egypt – not Israel – is the one who refuses the entry of aid into Gaza.”

He added, “The crossing should have been opened at this moment. If there was an Israeli aggression against the aid, its defense would be invalidated. And if it felt embarrassed by that, the Arabs proved that they have a will, but the will is not available, and therefore the idea of ​​an Arab air bridge is an idea.” “Legendary”..

Regarding fears of an Israeli military reaction in response to the management of this bridge, Azouz said: “If they all decide, Israel will be faced with a situation similar to the position of President Mohamed Morsi when he said we will not leave Gaza alone, and we will not close the crossing, and his Prime Minister Hisham Qandil visited Gaza.” Israel did not bomb the crossing nor did it bomb his convoy.”

Unjustified inaction

Writer and political analyst Hossam Shaker believes that “the priority now is to bring in the crowded convoys present in Rafah and Al-Arish from the Egyptian side, meaning that the challenge is not to send more aid, but rather to bring in the aid that was sent weeks ago and is still waiting for permission to enter, and which may already be damaged.” Some while waiting

Shaker stressed during his talk to “Arabi 21” that “the Arab and Islamic worlds can do more than that, and the air bridge option will undoubtedly carry an important message, provided that it is not in coordination with the Israeli occupation, and that it is within a mechanism that forces the occupation to Aid enters without any restrictions, conditions, tampering, inspections, etc

He said, “Despite the official Arab failure to implement the summit resolutions related to lifting the siege on Gaza, at least aid and humanitarian delegations representing the Arab and Islamic worlds should be brought into the Gaza Strip, in order to put the occupation before a certain fait accompli, and bring these delegations in from a logistical standpoint.” It is possible, and it is also possible through Egyptian control over the Rafah crossing, which is an Egyptian-Palestinian crossing.”

Shaker believes that “the entry of Arab and Islamic delegations may cause the war on the Gaza Strip to stop immediately, by placing the occupation before a new fait accompli, also by mobilizing the world in this step, and in my estimation, the Arab countries taking this step will motivate Islamic countries.” And other countries from Africa and Asia that will not be late in catching up, especially since there are countries in Latin America that were the first to sever ties with the occupation.”

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Regarding the reasons why the Arab countries did not lift the siege on Gaza, the writer Azouz said: “There is no possibility of establishing such an air bridge, due to the lack of will. If the Arab will had existed, the matter would not have needed an air bridge, and the Arab countries would have been able to stand in solidarity in Joining forces to send this bridge overland instead of the humiliating situation now, especially since many aid trucks are stationed in front of the Egyptian Rafah crossing.”

For his part, expert Abu Zeid pointed out “the conflicting vision between the Arab countries regarding what is happening in Gaza, in addition to the difference of Arab interests regarding the right of the resistance to launch a military operation. The other important matter is the Israeli restriction on the arrival of aid to the Gazans.”

Shaker agrees with Azouz that the problem is the lack of will, and says, “If the political will is available, the siege on Gaza can be broken immediately by any means. Also, steps can be taken that would stop the war immediately, and a message can be sent that Gaza is not alone and the brutal war on the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to continue.”

Civil organizations

In turn, the former Egyptian diplomat and professor of international law and political science at Egyptian universities, Abdullah Al-Ashaal, said, “An Arab civil body could be formed to put pressure on the Arab regimes and test them, but from an official standpoint it is impossible for that to happen,” without popular pressure. ‏

He added: “What prevents the Arab countries from establishing a humanitarian air bridge to Gaza is Israel and America.”

Al-Ashaal continued while speaking to “Arabi 21”: “The Arab countries have no control over anything, but if the Arab rulers are liberated from the hegemony of America and Israel, they will do the impossible, but there is no political will and no independent Arab political decision.”

Al-Ashaal believes that “the Arab and Islamic countries are zeros with regard to the Gaza issue,” adding: “Also, the Arab rulers are hostile to the resistance, because there is a unity of destiny between them and Israel, and for this reason the chairs have accounts, and the interests of the countries have other accounts, and they are the ones being sacrificed.” “.

Source: Quds News + Arabic 21