"Will Be Same As Ethnic Cleansing": Palestine Leader's Big Charge

The member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Mustafa Barghouti said Israel is committing genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza.

"Will Be Same As Ethnic Cleansing": Palestine Leader's Big Charge

The member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Mustafa Barghouti said Israel is committing genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza. Over 1,700 children have been killed and thousands could be still under the rubble, Mr Barghouti said in an exclusive interview with NDTV.

In a big charge against Israel, Mr Barghouti said, "The siege on Gaza is not on Hamas but on Palestinians and trying to dehumanise Palestinians and create an environment of hate against them, something that was seen in the US where a six-year-old was killed."

On US support for Israel, Mr Barghouti said so far President is advocating the demands of Israel which includes allowing Palestinians in Gaza to flee to Egypt. Terming it "dangerous", Mr Barghouti said this would lead to "ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and it would be the worst hate crime ever and Israel would never allow Palestinians to return to the Gaza strip and will turn into another catastrophe for the people of Gaza."

The Palestinian leader said the Gazans are subjected to a "horrible war crime" through this siege by Israel by depriving them of food, water and basic amenities like medicine and electricity and this could mean the death of many Palestinians especially those in the hospital and a major threat of an epidemic looms over Gaza due to Israel's response.