Karmi: Egypt's campaign against Gaza tunnels "inhuman act"

Noted human rights activist and academic Ghada Karmi condemned the campaign launched by the Egyptian authorities against the Gaza tunnels in Rafah border area as "inhuman act." Karmi said, in a statement to Quds Press on Sunday, that the Egyptian measures in Rafah threaten the lives of one and a half million Palestinians living under constant blockade, and called for ending them. "If Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt was not opened fully before the movement of people and goods, the demolition of tunnels would be considered a crime and an inhuman act, and this is completely unacceptable," she emphasized. Karmi also criticized the Palestinian authority for its passivity regarding Egypt's hostile attitude towards Gaza. She affirmed that the reported involvement of the PA in inciting the Egyptians against Gaza weakened its position in the Palestinian arena. For its part, Al-Mizan center for human rights warned of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the escalating Israeli blockade on Gaza and Egypt's closure of the Rafah border crossing. The center strongly denounced the absence of any international serious and active moves to end the mass punishment of the civilians in Gaza and protect their right to travel and obtain their basic needs without any restrictions. The center called on the international community to assume its responsibilities towards the Gaza people and work urgently on ending the blockade imposed on them in order to prevent the occurrence of an imminent humanitarian disaster.