Gaza government warns of consequences and implications of Israeli siege

Caretaker gov't warns of consequences and implications of Israeli siege

[ 08/04/2008 - 10:48 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

The caretaker government headed by premier Ismail Haniya warned Monday of the implications and consequences of the suffocating siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, charging that the PA leadership is colluding with Israel in tightening the siege in order to prompt Gaza people to overthrow Hamas.

In a press conference, Taher Al-Nunu stated on Monday that the statements of a number of PA officials in Ramallah which call for not lifting the siege as long as there is a government headed by premier Ismail Haniya unequivocally prove the PA's involvement in the Israeli siege on Gaza.

Nunu added that there is also confirmed information that officials in Ramallah incited the Israeli government not to supply Gaza with its fuel needs in an attempt to make the citizens revolt and topple the democratically-elected government.

The spokesman underlined that the siege is part of the collective punishment used by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people for their adherence to the option of steadfastness and resistance, and their rejection of the frivolous negotiations and humiliating agreements.

The spokesman also opined that the continuation of the siege is a blot on the international community and organizations and a flagrant violation of all international laws and charters which address the human situation in Palestine and human rights in general especially the international humanitarian law and the Geneva conventions.

The spokesman castigated the PA's insistence on its negotiations with Israel, saying that the smiles and kisses the PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and his entourage exchange with Israeli officials during meetings are not in the interest of the Palestinian people because they provide Israel with a political and media cover up for its aggression and siege on the Palestinian people.

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