"The Lancet, which was established in 1823, is considered one of the most important journals in the fields of science and medicine. The open letter criticized the siege of Gaza that has Gaza’s inhabitants to suffer “from hunger, thirst, air pollution, medicine shortages and difficulty earning a livelihood” as well as “fuel and electricity shortages and poor living conditions.” It also praised efforts by Gazans despite “the difficult conditions” to “resolve their conflicts ‘without arms and harm’ through the process of reconciliation between factions, their leadership renouncing titles and positions, so that a unity government can be formed abolishing the divisive factional politics operating since 2007.”
They added, “The massacre in Gaza spares no one, and includes the disabled and sick in hospitals, children playing on the beach or on the roof top, with a large majority of non-combatants. Hospitals, clinics, ambulances, mosques, schools, and press buildings have all been attacked, with thousands of private homes bombed, clearly directing fire to target whole families killing them within their homes, depriving families of their homes by chasing them out a few minutes before destruction.”
The authors denounced “the myth propagated by Israel that the aggression is done caring about saving civilian lives and children’s wellbeing.”
They expressed dismay that “only 5% of our Israeli academic colleagues signed an appeal to their government to stop the military operation against Gaza. They added, “We are tempted to conclude that with the exception of this 5%, the rest of the Israeli academics are complicit in the massacre and destruction of Gaza.” "
They added, “The massacre in Gaza spares no one, and includes the disabled and sick in hospitals, children playing on the beach or on the roof top, with a large majority of non-combatants. Hospitals, clinics, ambulances, mosques, schools, and press buildings have all been attacked, with thousands of private homes bombed, clearly directing fire to target whole families killing them within their homes, depriving families of their homes by chasing them out a few minutes before destruction.”
The authors denounced “the myth propagated by Israel that the aggression is done caring about saving civilian lives and children’s wellbeing.”
They expressed dismay that “only 5% of our Israeli academic colleagues signed an appeal to their government to stop the military operation against Gaza. They added, “We are tempted to conclude that with the exception of this 5%, the rest of the Israeli academics are complicit in the massacre and destruction of Gaza.” "
