Proletarian Rage on Nostr: Stamatopoulou-Robbins estimates that as many as 67,000 #Gazans may have died of ...

Stamatopoulou-Robbins estimates that as many as 67,000 #Gazans may have died of starvation since the start of the war, and that over 10,000 more may not have been counted in the death toll because they are still buried in the rubble caused by #US.-supplied aircraft and bombs. This pushes the number of people killed in the war to well over 100,000, with, sadly, more to come as disease increases in a population bereft of adequate clean water, sanitation, or access to medical care. If the bombing in #Gaza stopped tomorrow, deaths caused by the conflict would continue for some time given the awful conditions people are being forced to live in.
Due to its ongoing role in financing and arming Israel, the United States has more leverage over Israel’s conduct than any other nation, if Washington is willing to use it. It’s possible that #Netanyahu would try to carry on in any case, but without access to U.S. funds, weapons, and logistical and maintenance support his military reach would be more limited, and his ability to spark a regional war would be stymied.
How can any U.S. official speak of the “rules-based international order” with a straight face given Washington’s enabling of the Gaza war? How can Washington press other nations to end systematic abuses of human rights? https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2024/10/15/the-human-costs-of-the-gaza-war-are-even-greater-than-you-think/