It has been a while since I've posted, as the situation in Gaza has become extremely overwhelming. Despite supposedly being in peace talks, they have increased the number of raids and bombings significantly, making it nearly impossible to keep up with the number of concurrent tragedies between Khan Yunis and Rafah, both supposed safe zones.
Only
17% of Gaza remains official safezones but with how many attacks still are occurring in the supposedly humanitarian safe areas, this means very little. Still, to begin with, Gaza was one of the most densly populated areas on Earth:
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/gaza-strip-map-density-israel-hamas-conflict/index.htmland now to reduce that area to less than 20% of its original size is utterly inhumane.
Attacks are frequently being conducted now on UN Humanitarian Aid sites such as schools that are being used to house the displaced civillians.
On July 14th Israel bombed humanitarian safe zone Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, killing 141, and injuring around 400.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyx0qdkn45eoThis was supposedly to target a senior Hamas official, but afterwards the IOF admitted the attack didn't achieve its goal, killing bystanders without achieving anything.
On July 15th Israel bombed the Abu Oraiban resulting in the death of 22 and injury of over 100 people, with children among the casualties:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1631w5n9voEven pos Anthony Blinken expressed concern over civillian deaths in this attack.
On July 17th Israel bombed the al-Razi school in Nuseirat, another UN run humanitarian site, killing 25
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/palestine-israeli-warplanes-target-another-unrwa-school-in-al-nuseirat-camp/vi-BB1q83Maand on the same day launched another attack on "safe zone" Al-Mawasi, killing 17
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/16/israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-of-palestinians-in-southern-and-central-gazaOn July 18th, Another attack on a UN-run school, this time in Zeitoun, marks the 9th school bombed in 10 days.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-strikes-unrwa-school-gaza-cityThe school was being used to house displaced people, killing at least two and injuring 8.
On the same day, Ben-Gvir, a far right Israeli minister visits the Al-Aqsa mosque, an important religious site that has been the center of many tensions where the IDF prevented Muslims from entering for prayers.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/18/israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-visit-al-aqsa-mosqueIn a move that is undoubtedly concoted to inflame reactions, he then used the site, that Muslims aren't allowed to pray at, to give his own prayers for an end to Hamas and a return of hostages. (which would already have been returned if they just agreed to the peace proposal layed out weeks ago that had already been watered down from the permanent peace that Hamas had wanted to the 6-week deal Israel had been pushing for)
On July 19th, The International Court of Justice had ruled that Israel has been illegally occupying Palestinian Lands
https://theintercept.com/2024/07/19/icj-ruling-palestine-israel-occupation-settlements/And the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner confirmed that the february slaying of 6yo Hind Rajab and her family in a car by tank and machine gun had constituted a war crime.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/07/gaza-killing-hind-rajab-and-her-family-war-crime-too-many-warn-expertsDespite this, Israel showed no signs of slowing their aggression as 24 more are killed in the Nuseirat camp, and a couple dozen more are killed in other safe zones such as Khan Yunis.
https://aje.io/2wbw71?update=3058119On July 20th, Israel continued it's attacks on neighboring countries, now for the first time on Yemen, striking an oil facility in the port of Hodeidah, killing six and injuring eighty-three
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/20/middleeast/yemen-israel-strikes-hodeidah-intl/index.htmlThere were also multiple attacks in Gaza leading to over two-dozen casualites cumulatively, one where a member of the press was killed
In Jabalia
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/147154Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israeli-airstrikes-gaza-refugee-camp-cease-fire-talks-grind-on/Among others
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/20/torn-up-bodies-israel-intensifies-bombing-campaign-in-gazaOn July 21st, People are continuously shuffled and displaced as each supposed safe refugee zone is ordered to evacuate
https://www.ft.com/content/8a7a1138-ec8f-494b-99fe-d9e548fe4df8And another attack on the Al-Mawasi refugee camp leads to 25 killed and 50 wounded
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/21/world/israel-gaza-war-hamasOn July 22nd, Tanks sent into Khan Yunis, after safe zones were again shrunken, killing 70 people who were unable to evacuate in time
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-orders-evacuation-part-gazas-khan-younis-after-renewed-rocket-fire-2024-07-22/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-khan-younis-humanitarian-zone-intl/index.htmlOn July 23rd, Ahead of Netanyahu's visit to Washington DC to speak to congress, hundreds of Jewish Protesters were arrested for during their protest in support of Palestinians and an end to US arms shipments to the apartheid state of Israel.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/hundreds-palestinian-protesters-arrested-capitol-hill-ahead-netanyahu-rcna163368https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/24/headlines/400_jewish_protesters_arrested_in_us_capitol_demanding_us_end_support_to_israelThis is while the UN is increasing monitoring of a growing Polio outbreak as Gazans are reduced to only 20% of their available land to live on, and Israel has been purposefully targeting water treatment facilities in the region
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/gaza-health-update-who-23jul24/
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