This week’s political shows were dominated by the Israel-Palestine conflict, as Israel prepares for a land, sea and air assault on Gaza. Israel has said it will not supply water, fuel or electricity to the region unless Hamas releases its hostages and has instructed the people of Gaza to head south to avoid the imminent attack. A humanitarian disaster looms in an already densely populated area, and Victoria Derbyshire asked Israeli government adviser Mark Regev to respond to allegations that the actions of Israel could be breaking international humanitarian law and even amount to war crimes. Regev denied the allegations but he implied that Israel would target civilian zones because Hamas ‘has built its military infrastructure underneath urban areas’.
‘Horror, carnage’ in Gaza
Derbyshire also spoke to the head of the Palestinian mission to the UK, Husam Zomlot, who refuted Regev’s suggestions that Israel was following international law. Zomlot claimed Regev was lying, that Israel had deliberately targeted hospitals and schools, and described horrific conditions in Gaza, with people crammed in small houses, running out of medicine and food.
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