The challenge of hardship is also raising the question of how obligatory the ram sacrifice is for Muslims. The tradition is not mandatory for those who “genuinely cannot afford it,” Bukola Hameed, a Nigerian Islamic scholar, said.
GHF says there has been no violence in the aid sites themselves but has acknowledged the potential dangers people face when traveling to them on foot. Thousands of Palestinians walk to the sites early each morning, desperate for food and hoping to beat the crowds, and pass near Israeli forces in the predawn darkness.GHF said it asked Israel’s military, the Israel Defense Forces, to “introduce measures that guide foot traffic in a way that minimizes confusion or escalation risks near IDF military perimeters; develop clearer IDF-issued guidance to help the population transit safely; enhance IDF force training and refine internal IDF procedures to support safety.”
In a separate development, Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 26 people late Tuesday and into Wednesday, according to hospital officials. One of the strikes hit a tent in Gaza City, killing seven people, including two women and a 7-year-old girl, according to Shifa Hospital.The military said it was looking into the reports. Israel says it only targets militants and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because the militant group is entrenched in populated areas.Israel and the United States say they supported the establishment of the new aid system to prevent Hamas from stealing aid and selling it to finance its militant activities. Israel has not claimed that Hamas fired in the area of the GHF sites.
The United Nations, which operates a longstanding aid system that can deliver to hundreds of locations across the territory, denies there has been any systematic diversion of aid by Hamas, saying it has mechanisms to prevent that.The U.N. has refused to take part in the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles by allowing Israel to control who gets aid and by forcing Palestinians to travel to just three distribution hubs, two of which are in the southernmost city of Rafah.
“The world is watching, day after day, horrifying scenes of Palestinians being shot, wounded or killed in Gaza while simply trying to eat,” U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a statement. He called for a flood of aid to be let in and for the world body to be the one delivering it.
Israel imposed a complete ban on food and other imports for 2 1/2 months before easing the restrictions in May. U.N. agencies say lingering restrictions, the breakdown of law and order inside Gaza, and widespread looting have made it difficult to deliver assistance.“Tenía muchas inquietudes... y convicción”, comentó. “Desde el inicio, tenía bien claro de dónde venía”.
Durante años, su trabajo fue ampliamente reconocido por su destreza no solo para defender temas indígenas y agrarios, sino también en el ámbito constitucional, donde tiene una maestría y ha asesorado a organismos internacionales como la oficina de derechos humanos de Naciones Unidas.Aguilar trabajó en favor de las reformas constitucionales que se lograron tras el levantamiento armado zapatista de 1994 en Chiapas, que reconoció derechos básicos para la población indígena como la conservación de su lengua y su cultura, elegir a sus autoridades o mejoras en salud y educación.
No solo eso, consideró que esos cambios no eran suficientes y lideró junto a otros abogados — como López Bárcenas— cientos de controversias constitucionales con el argumento de que las reformas no contemplaban derechos reconocidos por México en tratados internacionales. La Suprema Corte resolvió entonces con cinco palabras, recuerda el académico: “No tienen competencia para reclamar”.Robles, su antigua compañera, confía ahora en que lleve ese ímpetu al alto tribunal. “Para muchos... es una esperanza”, afirmó. “Va a ser un ejemplo para las generaciones actuales y futuras”.