Nazareth โ Ukukhathazeka mayelana nokusebenzisa kuka-Israyeli izikhali ezingajwayelekile nezivivinywa eGaza Strip kuyakhula, njengoba izikhulumeli zikhuluma ngokungananazi kanye nokungabaza ukuvumela izintatheli ezizimele ngaphakathi endaweni encane kuphela okubhebhezela ukuqagela.
Ingxabano egqame kakhulu imayelana nokusetshenziswa kwamagobolondo aqukethe i-phosphorus emhlophe, ebangela ukusha okunyantisayo lapho ithinta isikhumba. Ngaphansi komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe, i-phosphorus ivunyelwe njengesivikelo sentuthu ukuvikela amasosha kodwa iphathwa njengesikhali samakhemikhali uma isetshenziswa ngokumelene nezakhamuzi.
Ibutho lakwa-Israel limile kwelokuthi lisebenzisa izikhali kuphela ezigunyazwe emthethweni wamazwe ngamazwe, nakuba izinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abantu zigxeke kakhulu i-Israel ngokudubula amagobolondo e-phosphorus ezindaweni eziminyene eGaza.
Kodwa kungase kube nezinye izikhali ezingajwayelekile u-Israyeli azisebenzisayo ngaphandle kokubuka umhlaba.
Esinye salezo zikhali kungase kube i-Dime, noma isiqhumane esiminyene sensimbi, isikhali esisanda kwakhiwa amasosha ase-US ukudala ukuqhuma okunamandla nokubulalayo endaweni encane.
Izikhali kuthiwa zisazothuthukiswa futhi azikakalawulwa. Kunokwesaba nokho ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-Israel ithole ukukhanya okuluhlaza embuthweni wamasosha aseMelika ukuphatha iGaza njengendawo yokuhlola.
"Sibonile iGaza isetshenziswa njengendawo yokuhlola lokho engikubiza ngokuthi izikhali ezivela esihogweni," kusho uDavid Halpin, udokotela ohlinzayo waseBrithani osethathe umhlalaphansi nowake wavakashela eGaza izikhawu eziningi ukuyophenya ngokulimala okungajwayelekile kwabantu baseGazan.
"Nginovalo lokuthi umcabango wakwa-Israel ungowokuthi kuzuzisa yona ukuthi idale ukucwiywa kwezitho eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze kuthuse izakhamuzi ngethemba lokuthi bazoyivukela iHamas."
Odokotela baseGaza, kuhlanganise nomunye wabafokazi abambalwa lapho, uMads Gilbert, uchwepheshe waseNorway wezokwelapha eziphuthumayo osebenza esibhedlela i-Al Shifa eGaza City, babika ukuthi ukulimala okuningi abakubonayo kuhambisana nokusetshenziswa kwe-Dime.
Amanxeba alesi sikhali kuthiwa ahlukile. Labo ababhekene nokuqhuma baye banqanyulwa noma bancibilika izitho, noma ukuphuka kwangaphakathi, ikakhulukazi ezicutshini ezithambile ezifana nesisu, okuvame ukuholela ekufeni.
Kuthiwa awekho ama-shrapnel ngaphandle kokuthi "uthuli" oluhle lwezinhlayiya zensimbi ezincane ezithweni ezilimele ezibonakala lapho kuhlolwa izidumbu. Abasinde ekuqhumeni kwe-Dime basengozini enkulu yokuba nomdlavuza, ngokocwaningo olwenziwa e-United States.
Izikhali zendabuko, ngokuphambene, zibanga amanxeba amakhulu nomaphi lapho i-shrapnel ingena khona emzimbeni.
"Amandla okuqhuma aphela ngokushesha okukhulu futhi amandla awahambi isikhathi eside, mhlawumbe amamitha angu-10, kodwa labo bantu abashaywe yilokhu kuqhuma, lokhu kuqhuma kwe-pressure wave, banqunywe izicucu," kusho uDkt Gilbert engxoxweni yakamuva.
Akukhona okokuqala ukukhathazeka ngokusetshenziswa kuka-Israel iDime eGaza. Odokotela lapho babike ukulimala okuyinqaba abangakwazi ukukwelapha, okwashona iziguli kungazelelwe ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, ngesikhathi kuqhubeka iziteleka zasemoyeni zakwa-Israel ngo-2006.
Uphenyo olwalandela lwase-Italy lwathola ukuthi i-Israel yayisebenzisa isikhali esiyisibonelo esifana nese-Dime. Amasampula ezisulu eGaza akhombise ukugcwala kwezinsimbi ezingajwayelekile emizimbeni yazo.
U-Yitzhak Ben-Israel, owayeyinhloko yohlelo lokuthuthukisa izikhali zamasosha akwa-Israel, ubonakale ejwayelene nalesi sikhali, etshela i-TV yase-Italy ukuthi indawo emfushane yokuqhuma kusize ukugwema ukulimala kwababukele, okuvumela "ukushaywa kwezinhloso ezincane kakhulu".
Ukuphika kwe-Israel mayelana nokusebenzisa izikhali ezivinjelwe umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe ngeke kuyifake i-Dime ngoba ayikagunyazwa ngokusemthethweni.
Kuzoba nzima ukuphenya ngezinsolo zokuthi kusetshenziswe izikhali ezingezona ezejwayelekile eGaza kuze kube kuvunyelwana ngokuthi kumiswe ukulwa, kodwa imibuzo yaphambilini ikhombisile ukuthi i-Israel isebenzisa lezi zikhali.
Inhlangano yamalungelo abantu yakwa-Israel i-B'Tselem iqophe izikhathi eziningi lapho amasosha akwa-Israel edubula amagobolondo e-flechette, eLebanon naseGaza. Igobolondo likhulula izinkulungwane zemicibisholo yensimbi ebangela ukulimala okubi kunoma ubani obala.
Umthwebuli wezithombe zeReuters, uFadel Shana, wathwebula ukudutshulwa kwegobolondo ethangini lakwa-Israel eGaza ngo-Ephreli, ngaphambi kokuthi abulawe.
UMiri Weingarten, okhulumela i-Physicians for Human Rights, uthe bebebheke ukusetshenziswa kwesikhali esisha sohlobo lwe-flechette ibutho lakwa-Israel elisikhiqizile esibizwa nge-kalanit (anemone). Isibhamu esimelene nabasebenzi, igobolondo lithumela amakhulu amadiski amancane.
Kubonakala sengathi i-Israel isebenzise inqwaba yezikhali eziyimpikiswano ngesikhathi ihlasela iLebanon ngo-2006. Ngemva kokuphika okokuqala, ungqongqoshe kahulumeni wakwa-Israel wavuma ukuthi amasosha adubule amagobolondo e-phosphorus, futhi abezindaba bakwa-Israel babika kabanzi ngezigidi zamabhomu aqhunyiswa eningizimu yeLebanon. .
Kukhona nezinsolo zokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-Israel isebenzise amakhanda enziwe nge-uranium. Uphenyo olwalandela olwenziwa iphephandaba laseBrithani lwathola amazinga aphakeme emisebe ezindaweni ezimbili ezicitshwayo zase-Israel.
USarit Michaeli, okhulumela iB'Tselem, uthe inhlangano yakhe ibingakakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yiziphi izikhali ezisetshenziswa eGaza kulokhu kuhlasela okukhona manje. Wengeze nokho ukuthi ukuphika kwe-Israel mayelana nokusebenzisa izikhali ezingezona ezejwayelekile akufanele kuthenjelwe kukho.
"Kuyiqiniso, njengoba kusho abakhulumeli bebutho, ukuthi izikhali ezifana ne-phosphorus namagobolondo e-flechette azivunyelwe ngokusobala. Kodwa umbono wethu uthi izikhali ezinjalo, ezingahlukanisi phakathi kwabalwayo nabangewona, azikwazi ukusetshenziswa ngokusemthethweni uma ziminyene. indawo enabantu abaningi njengeGaza."
Imibiko kule nyanga iveze ukuthi i-United States ibihlela ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali okukhulu kwa-Israel, nakuba okhulumela iPentagon ephika ukuthi bezizosetshenziswa eGaza.
UJonathan Cook ungumbhali nentatheli ezinze eNazareth, kwa-Israel. Incwadi yakhe yakamuva ithi "I-Diapearing Palestine: I-Israel's Experiments in Human Despair" (Izincwadi Ze-Zed). Iwebhusayithi yakhe www.jkcook.net.
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