Defining Israel as a terrorist State, is a statement that shouldn’t shock anyone - their merciless destruction of Gaza and mass murder of Palestinians is a visual enough description of why it’s a case hard to argue against.
Slaughtering of Palestinians to affect a genocide, no matter what it takes, highlights the desperation and lengths the Israeli Government and IDF are prepared to go to, and the raid on Ibn Sina hospital demonstrates, why.
Whatever method is adopted to achieve total Palestinian annihilation, is acceptable to many world leaders - their silence and inaction overwhelmingly suggests they approve of Israel’s behaviour.
Allegations by Israel of the UNRWA providing support to Hamas without evidence, has seen many countries cut funding for aid.
Israel says jump, the global community asks, “how high”?
The insidious means to starve Palestinians and have them die through hunger is an example of another war crime.
Today’s controversial operation, saw Israeli forces disguised as civilians infiltrate Ibn Sina Hospital in the West Bank town of Jenin, killing three people.
People, who Israel say were militants, yet there was no evidence exists that they were.
But evidence will emerge later in the form of a manufactured video using rank actors, if the IDF are true to form, which undoubtedly, they will be.
The attack on Ibn Sina has ignited a tirade of international criticism and raised serious questions about the tactics the IDF are prepared to employ toward Palestinians.
The raid occurred amid escalating tensions with Netanyahu rejecting Hamas’ demands for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Using disguises to enter Ibn Sina, has been condemned as a violation of international norms and a dangerous escalation in the use of force.
According to eyewitness and security camera footage, Israeli operatives were dressed in Muslim headscarves and hospital scrubs.
Entering Ibn Sina with concealed weapons, Israeli soldiers executed three men, which the IDF alleges were using the hospital as a hideout and were planning imminent attacks, however, there’s no evidence provided to support the IDF’s claims.
The IDF’s actions not only violate the sanctity of a medical institution but endangered the lives of patients and healthcare workers.
A spokesman for Ibn Sina said there was no exchange of fire, suggesting the operation was a targeted killing rather than a response to an immediate threat.
During war, hospitals have always been seen as safe havens, free from military attack, but Israel and the IDF disregard the rule of international law and convention and do as they please.
Ibn Sina’s attack now sets a dangerous precedent.
Furthermore, it reinforces how desperate Israel has become and the aggressive tactics its prepared to undertake toward Palestinians and Hamas.
Israel has shown repeatedly it will go out of its way to lie to justify the war crimes it commits.
The extent the IDF has gone to in the past to either manufacture evidence or create scenarios giving justification for their actions, makes today’s attack on Ibn Sina hospital highly suspicious.
The IDF’s actions further entrench the cycle of violence in the region.
Gaza a slaughterhouse where the IDF has systematically enacted genocide claiming the lives of more than 25,000 Palestinians of which half are children, is also testament to the intractability of the war and the urgent need for a permanent resolution.
Ibn Sina brought into sharp focus the plight of the Palestinians who have suffered under the shadow of conflict and occupation.
The international community must not only condemn violations of international law but also work towards addressing the underlying issues that fuel this enduring conflict.
What amounts as an attack on Ibn Sina Hospital represents a disturbing escalation in the tactics employed by in the IDF - violating the sanctity of medical facilities, endangering civilians, and flouting international norms.
Moreover, it should serve as a wake-up call for the international community to redouble its efforts in seeking a lasting resolution to the conflict, stop the mass murder of Palestinians and come to their aid.