Protesters block convoy, throw food into road and set fire to vehicles at Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron

The White House has condemned an attack on an aid convoy heading to Gaza by Israeli settlers who threw packages of food into the road and set fire to the vehicles.

Video of the incident on Monday at Tarqumiya checkpoint, west of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, showed settlers blocking the trucks and throwing boxes of much-needed supplies on the ground. Photographs from the scene showed piles of damaged aid packages and drifts of rice and flour across the road.

Late on Monday, photos began circulating on social media showing the trucks on fire.

  • febra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    6 months ago

    The White House also sent another billion worth of weapons to Israel.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      103·
      6 months ago

      Yeah, this appears to be true. Jesus Christ, what the fuck is wrong with this country? Everyone who voted for Biden in the PRIMARY (when he ran against Bernie) should be fucking ashamed of themselves.

      We have two presidents running for office right now that openly support directly aiding a mass genocide. Trump will be far worse, too… Worse for Palestine, worse for the US, and worse for the world.

      For this reason, we can’t do anything about any of this in the polling booth in November. Protesting and publicly dissenting is the only path forward, so far as I can tell… I’m open to new ideas, though.