Palestinians check the rubble of buildings that were destroyed following overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 27 March 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
The starvation of the people of Gaza, the cutting off of the water and electricity supplies, and the active prevention of allowing aid and humanitarian supplies to enter are now all too much to sweep under the carpet when this war finally stops. The world has already seen it all. A Rubicon has been crossed, argues Oscar van Heerden.
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