Department of Foreign Relations of the Democratic Front: «Israel›s Humanitarian City», A War Crime and the Ultimate Expression of Contempt for International Law and Humanity

Jul 23, 2025

A message from the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine to political parties and international organizations:

What the world is witnessing today in Gaza is nothing short of a declared war and the height of disregard for humanity and international law. The so-called «Humanitarian City of Israel» is nothing more than a scheme to legitimize ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, and the eradication of the Palestinian cause.
This «city» does not meet any real humanitarian need. Rather, it is a tactic to displace the people of Gaza southward and eventually out of the Strip altogether—under the guise of aid and relief—facilitating a policy of demographic erasure. This is a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which define such actions as war crimes.
• From the Democratic Front, we call for the following:
• A firm and unequivocal condemnation of this deceptive project, which is nothing more than an extension of collective punishment against our people.
• A rejection of the political misuse of humanitarian aid as a tool to implement colonial policies.
• An urgent call to the international community to bring Israel and its leaders before international courts for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The so-called «Humanitarian City» is anything but humanitarian. It is an open-air prison, a forced displacement camp, a hub for ethnic cleansing. Its sole purpose is to further fragment the Palestinian cause, erase national identity, and eliminate the possibility of establishing an independent Palestinian state.
We reaffirm the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation, to return to their land, and to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.