America (US) has imposed sanctions on the Israeli activist group Tzav 9 for attacking a humanitarian assist convoy supposed for civilians in Gaza.
“The group has ties to Israeli military reservists and Jewish settlers within the occupied West Financial institution and has been sanctioned for his or her actions together with blocking, disrupting and damaging assist shipments certain for Gaza,” the US Treasury Division mentioned.
On Thursday (13/6), US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan referred to as it an entire outrage that somebody attacked and looted this convoy.
“That is utterly unacceptable habits,” he mentioned, particularly referring to an incident during which the group blocked assist because it handed via the Tarqumiyah checkpoint close to Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution.
Democracy for the Arab World Now, a US-based human rights group, this week referred to as on the US to take motion in opposition to Tzav 9 and different teams it says take pleasure in impunity from Israeli authorities.
In reality, Palestinians are in dire want of assist as Israeli forces proceed their eight-month invasion and bombing, which has killed greater than 37,000 folks, based on the area’s well being ministry. (Z-8)
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