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The thousands in Britain who march against this war see a people – and aid workers – under murderous attack. Sunak can act, and he mustThere are no excuses for ignoring where Israel’s onslaught against Gaza would lead. After slaughtering <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/gaza-aid-convoy-strike-what-happened-and-who-were-the-victims">seven World Central Kitchen aid workers</a>, three Britons among them, Israeli authorities will subject us to a well-trodden strategy: deflect, delay, deceive, muddy the waters, hope attention moves elsewhere. We have seen this all before. As the Tory MP and chair of the foreign affairs select committee, <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciakearns/status/1775224716774494667">Alicia Kearns, notes</a>, nearly 11 weeks on, there has still been no explanation for why Israel bombed a Medical Aid for Palestinians compound in an official safe zone in mid-January.These latest aid workers were travelling in a “deconflicted” zone, had coordinated their movements with Israeli forces on a pre-agreed route, and were in vehicles marked with large World Central Kitchen logos. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/world/middleeast/world-central-kitchen-workers-strike-gaza.html">They were struck three times</a>, over the space of nearly a mile and a half; survivors even scrambled into the remaining cars before being hit again.Owen Jones is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters"> letters</a> section, please <a href="mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.">click here</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/03/slaughter-famine-gaza-britain-war-rishi-sunak">Continue reading...</a>

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title: The slaughter and famine in Gaza is an atrocity foretold. We demand an end
 to it | Owen Jones
categories:
- Israel-Gaza war
- Aid
- Gaza
- Israel
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Middle East and north Africa
- World news
summary: 'The thousands in Britain who march against this war see a people – and
 aid workers – under murderous attack. Sunak can act, and he mustThere are
 no excuses for ignoring where Israel’s onslaught against Gaza would lead. After
 slaughtering <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/gaza-aid-convoy-strike-what-happened-and-who-were-the-victims">seven
 World Central Kitchen aid workers</a>, three Britons among them, Israeli authorities
 will subject us to a well-trodden strategy: deflect, delay, deceive, muddy the waters,
 hope attention moves elsewhere. We have seen this all before. As the Tory MP and
 chair of the foreign affairs select committee, <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciakearns/status/1775224716774494667">Alicia
 Kearns, notes</a>, nearly 11 weeks on, there has still been no explanation for why
 Israel bombed a Medical Aid for Palestinians compound in an official safe zone in
 mid-January.These latest aid workers were travelling in a “deconflicted”
 zone, had coordinated their movements with Israeli forces on a pre-agreed route,
 and were in vehicles marked with large World Central Kitchen logos. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/world/middleeast/world-central-kitchen-workers-strike-gaza.html">They
 were struck three times</a>, over the space of nearly a mile and a half; survivors
 even scrambled into the remaining cars before being hit again.Owen Jones
 is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised
 in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email
 to be considered for publication in our<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters">
 letters</a> section, please <a href="mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.">click
 here</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/03/slaughter-famine-gaza-britain-war-rishi-sunak">Continue
 reading...</a>'
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author: Owen Jones

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