Israel flagbearer at Paris Olympics ‘signs bombs’ targeting civilians in Gaza

Israel’s male flagbearer at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is believed to have signed bombs prior to them being fired against the Palestinians in Gaza, Anadolu has reported. Peter Paltchik, 32, used social media to show him writing “From me to you with pleasure” on munitions destined for Gaza.

Meet Israel’s flag bearer, Peter Paltchik, also known for signing bombs aimed at Palestinian children and civilians in Gaza.
Israel presence is going to make this Olympics to be remembered as the Genocide Games.
#IsraeliCrimes #ApartheidIsrael #GazaGenocide #CeasefireNOW pic.twitter.com/DJ16pYfUhx

— Embassy of the State of Palestine in Cyprus (@PalestineEmbCy) July 24, 2024

Ukrainian-born Paltchik was European judo champion at Prague 2020, and an Olympic bronze medallist at the Tokyo games, held in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the same year, he was ranked as world number 1 in men’s judo.

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since the 7 October cross-border incursion led by Hamas.

Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have since been killed by Israeli bombs and bullets, mostly women and children, and over 90,000 have been wounded. An additional 10,000 are missing, presumed dead, under the rubble of their homes and other civilian infrastructure destroyed by Israeli bombs.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which ordered Tel Aviv to halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on 6 May.

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