WhatsappHundreds of activists have gone down to the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza over successive days in hopes of blocking the humanitarian aid trucks being sent into Gaza. The group, called Tzav 9 is made up of rightwing and leftwing Israelis whose aim is to stop all humanitarian aid for Gazans until the captives are returned to Israel and Hamas is destroyed.
According to eyewitness accounts, a large contingent of troops and border police have been dispatched to the area in order to prevent the Tzav 9 activists from carrying out their mission. Despite the security forces, enough activists have showed up to prevent the humanitarian aid from crossing over.
Although the government promised no electricity and humanitarian aid in the beginning of the war, global pressure has forced Israel’s government to allow aid trucks and electricity back into the strip. This acts as a form of rearming the Gazan Jihadists while the IDF is meant to destroy them. No other country in the world would aid their enemy in the time of war.
Tzav 9 stated that it “congratulates the decision to block, but instead of implementing it against the families of the hostages and soldiers, it should be implemented against the murderous Hamas terror organization which receives oxygen to continue fighting us from these trucks.”
“Our struggle will continue with full determination, without any violence against our dear security forces. No aid will pass until the last of the hostages return.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the demonstrators at a press conference on Shabbat: “Without minimum humanitarian aid we will not be able to complete the mission and the war’s goals. According to him, “The Chief of Staff ordered to deal with the roadblocks since we need to ensure this minimum supply.”
Tzav 9 responded to the Prime Minister’s statement against the roadblocks: “Hundreds of supply trucks entering the Gaza Strip every day – immediate supply and air for the murderous Hamas terror organization. We understand that there is heavy pressure on the Prime Minister to open the Kerem Shalom Crossing, our job as a nation is to press for the opposite.”
The IDF under GFeneral Yaron Finkelman’s orders has now made the Kerem Shalom Crossing a closed military zone. However, with major community and religious leaders from across the political spectrum supporting the actions of the activists, its hard to see them giving up. As grassroots pressure continues to grow, it will be hard to see how Netanyahu will be able to balance internal pressure with that of the global community who appears to have an interest in seeing Israel lose the war.
With real unity behind the Tzav 9 effort, the government may be forced to tell the world that Israel simply cannot comply with aiding our enemy and if that happens – it will get even more rocky than it already is.
