Axios: Nearly 60% of Gaza damaged or destroyed in one year
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According to the UN agency coordinating humanitarian relief, about 90% of Gaza's population has been forcefully moved at least once during the last year.
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Palestinians search for survivors and bodies in the rubble of a mosque destroyed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah on October 6, 2024. (AP)
According to Axios, Israeli aggression in Gaza has destroyed key infrastructure and disrupted Palestinian daily life.
As the Israeli aggression continues and spreads into Lebanon, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza worsens, with more than 41,600 Palestinians killed since last October.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Associated Press in September that he had "never seen such a level of death and destruction as we are seeing in Gaza in the last few months."
According to the health ministry, Palestinians have lost almost 11,300 children and over 6,300 women.
According to the UN agency coordinating humanitarian relief, about 90% of Gaza's population has been forcefully moved at least once during the last year.
Many Palestinians have been forced to flee their homes several times, pushed onto smaller plots of land, and cut off from good water, power, and health care.
As of September 25, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have damaged or destroyed over 60% of Gaza's structures, according to a satellite data study undertaken by Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University and Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center.
According to two recent UN Satellite Center investigations, an estimated 227,591 dwelling units were damaged or destroyed, as was 68% of the strip's road network.
Oxfam this past week reported that only 17 of 36 hospitals remain functional, describing that "all suffer from a lack of fuel, medical supplies, and clean water."
According to Reuters, food insecurity in Gaza may intensify as a result of new customs procedures for humanitarian goods.
"Israel" has bombarded the strip ruthlessly, targeting hospitals and schools under the guise of targeting Hamas headquarters. Several independent investigations have found no evidence about such fake claims.
IOF commits massacres in mosque, school in Gaza
Gaza's Government Media Office announced on Sunday that the Israeli occupation forces committed two brutal massacres in the Central Governorate (Deir al-Balah) by bombing a mosque and a school sheltering displaced persons, resulting in 24 martyrs and 93 injured in a preliminary toll.
"The occupation army carried out two horrific massacres in the Central Governorate by shelling the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and Ibn Rushd School, both of which are housing hundreds of displaced people. As a result of these massacres, there are currently 24 martyrs and 93 injuries."
According to the statement, these two brutal massacres come after a series of attacks carried out by the occupation army, which bombed 27 houses, schools, and displacement centers across various governorates of the Gaza Strip in the past 48 hours. This ongoing bombardment has resulted in dozens of martyrs and injuries, coinciding with the dire health situation in Gaza, which is home to over 2.4 million people.
The statement detailed that the remaining hospitals are unable to provide adequate medical services to the increasing number of wounded and sick individuals, which is growing daily. Additionally, there are significant challenges facing humanitarian and medical work in Gaza due to the ongoing genocide, amid a shocking silence and paralysis from the international, Arab, and regional communities.
