Wonderful to see support shown at Cork marches for the people of Gaza

It is good to see people attending Cork city’s marches on Saturdays in support of the people of Gaza, who are going through a desolate war, and in support of a resolution for peace from both sides. The gardaí provide a very low-key presence and Senator Frances Black recently gave a speech at the end of a march.

Mainstream media has a vital role in reporting the news. I also find YouTube to be a helpful source. It was there I learnt of Healthcare Workers for Palestine, who “stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people” and record the experiences of doctors and medics in the war in Gaza.

Hamas crossing the border last October into Israel, killing over 1,000 people and taking hostages was horrific, but Israel’s response of allout war in their mission to eliminate Hamas in Gaza has been equally horrific.

In Gaza, 35,100 people, including 13,000 children have now been killed. An estimated 70,000 have been injured. Israel had told the population to move to safe areas. They were not all able to do so. Humanitarian aid workers have been killed, many of them Palestinians. And Palestinian journalists have also been killed.

There is a moral imperative to ensure no man-made famines take hold in Gaza and for Israel to ensure safe and well-equipped facilities for operations on Gaza’s injured civilians to be done quickly and humanely. Doctors reported doing operations and amputations with little anaesthetics available to them. Many community hospitals have been evacuated and are ruined.

Israel has, for years, ignored UN resolutions to stop illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and to protect Palestinian people there from attacks. The West Bank, like Gaza, is a Palestinian territory. Mary Sullivan, College Road, Cork