By: Helen McCue
Why won’t there be a long term ceasefire in Gaza any day soon? In spite of the murder of 16,500 children, the most in any modern day conflict, and the injury of 94,000 people, 70 per cent of whom are women and children, it does not end. Add to this horrific loss of human life, the starvation of all the residents, the complete destruction of vast swathes of infrastructure, and the deliberate obstruction and destruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza.