White House ‘Horrified’ of Burning Bodies in Tent

Gruesome videos and pictures appearing to depict displaced Palestinian civilians burning alive in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza are both “horrifying” and “deeply disturbing,” the White House said Monday. 

A National Security Council spokesperson told Anadolu on condition of anonymity that the White House “made our concerns clear to the Israeli government” after seeing the graphic imagery.

“Israel has a responsibility to do more to avoid civilian casualties — and what happened here is horrifying, even if Hamas was operating near the hospital in an attempt to use civilians as human shields,” the spokesperson said.

Four people were killed and 40 others were injured when Israeli warplanes hit a courtyard at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah Sunday night, burning dozens of tents as displaced Palestinians slept.

Medical teams evacuated several injured individuals, including women and children, whose clothes were set ablaze by the explosion.

The victims suffered severe burns, with some bodies charred beyond recognition. Most of the injured sustained second and third-degree burns, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. They also reported that the fire spread rapidly due to the flammable nylon and fabric materials used in the tents.

According to a written statement from the government media office in Gaza, this was the Israeli army’s seventh attack targeting the tents of displaced civilians at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Israel had previously bombed tents at that site on Jan. 10, March 13, July 22, Aug. 4, and Sept. 27.

Israel has waged a sweeping offensive on Gaza following a Hamas-led cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023 that killed nearly 1,200 people, according to Israeli figures. More than 42,200 people have since been killed in Gaza, mostly women and children, and over 98,400 have been injured, according to Gaza health authorities.

Nearly all of Gaza’s population has been displaced by the war amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of international assistance that has led to acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

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$17.9B Aid to Israel Makes US Complicit in Slaughter

The amount of military aid America has provided to Israel in the past year makes it undoubtedly complicit in the genocide and slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The US has spent a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the start of the war on Gaza, according to a report by Brown University’s Costs of War project, released on the anniversary of the ongoing Israeli genocide war on Gaza on 7 October 2023.

According to Brown University, an additional $4.86 billion has been allocated to bolster military deployment in the Middle East, including the campaign against Yemen.

Yet, despite all of this, American presidential candidates are proudly pledging to uphold their unconditional and unwavering support for Israel as a way to promote themselves in the upcoming elections.

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99 US Doctors Tell Biden of Gaza Horrors

A group of 99 American doctors who volunteered in Gaza have condemned “the massive human toll from Israel’s attack”, stating they witnessed “crimes beyond comprehension”. In a letter to President Biden, they called for an immediate halt to all support for Israel, emphasizing no evidence of militant activity in Gaza’s hospitals.

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US Senator Bernie Sanders: “Netanyahu is a War Criminal’

US Democratic Senator Nancy Pelosi described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday speech as “by far the worst presentation of any foreign dignitary” ever at US Congress according to Al Quds News Network.

“Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation in the House Chamber today was by far the worst presentation of any foreign dignitary invited and honored with the privilege of addressing the Congress of the United States,” she wrote on X.

US Senator Bernie Sanders also called Netanyahu a “war criminal” and a “liar” following his speech, accusing him of coming “to Congress to campaign.”

On Wednesday, Netanyahu delivered his fourth address to the Congress, as he attempted to drum up continued support for the genocide war in Gaza.

As US legislators clapped for Netanyahu during his speech, activists outside called for him to be tried for abuses linked to Israel’s war in Gaza.

Many activists said that Netanyahu is a war criminal who belongs in jail, not in the halls of Congress.

The demonstrators held effigies of a blood-stained Netanyahu, waved Palestinian flags and chanted “free Palestine” as the Israeli prime minister spoke.

Dozens of lawmakers boycotted Netanyahu’s address, echoing concerns voiced by the demonstrators according to the Quds News Network.

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