Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Lebanon: Two Israeli airstrikes targeted Wadi al-Aziziya in the Tyre district.
CIA spokesperson says law enforcement responded to a security incident outside CIA headquarters.
Brigadier General Saree: Operation achieved its targeted successfully, forcing millions of Zionists to flee to shelters, and halted air traffic at the airport.
YAF spokesperson: We've executed a military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Yafa with ballistic hypersonic missile.
IOF warning forces residents to evacuate and head South in preparation for expansion of aggression.
IOF issues large-scale evacuation orders for residents of 14 areas in northern Gaza.
Israeli media say that for second time in span of hours, a ballistic missile is launched from Yemen toward "Israel".
Israeli media say large explosion heard in central "Israel".
Israeli media: Missile launch from Yemen takes place at end of Yahya Saree's announcement.
Israeli media: Sirens blare in occupied Al-Quds.

Gaza situation 'beyond catastrophic' amid new massacres, rising toll

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 17 Mar 2024 11:04
  • 3 Shares
4 Min Read

"Beyond catastrophic" is the term many officials and staffers, be they medical or political, are using to describe the situation in Gaza.

  • x
  • Palestinians collect belongings from their homes destroyed by the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 8, 2024.(AP)
    Palestinians collect belongings from their homes destroyed by the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP)

The Israeli occupation committed 9 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 92 and injuring 130 in 24 hours only, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced. 

This brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 to 31,645, in addition to 73,676 injuries, it added.

It is noteworthy that the numbers only account for martyrs officially registered with the Ministry, and there may be a significant number of martyrs whose bodies have not yet been accounted for or have not reached hospitals, especially since many victims remain under the rubble, presumed dead, as the IOF deliberately prevent ambulances and civil defense crews from reaching them. 

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Sunday at dawn that a number of Palestinians were martyred and others were injured as a result of an Israeli bombing on a house in the Bishara neighborhood, in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, marking just one of the aforementioned massacres. 

Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Jagan Chapagain emphasized on March 16 that Palestinians in Gaza are facing an “unprecedented level of indignity, misery, and suffering."

Chapagain, in a post on X, labeled the current humanitarian situation in Gaza as “beyond catastrophic".

“The healthcare situation is on the brink of collapse with hospitals facing desperate conditions,” he stressed. 

Chapagain added that “an escalating food crisis exacerbates an already dire situation,” as amid the start of Ramadan, "countless people have nothing to break their fast with."

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is beyond catastrophic.

Civilians are still facing an unprecedented level of indignity, misery, and suffering.

The healthcare situation is on the brink of collapse with hospitals facing desperate conditions.

An escalating food crisis…

— Jagan Chapagain (@jagan_chapagain) March 16, 2024

Doctors Without Borders

Related News

Burned, amputated: Gaza children bear brunt of brutal Israeli war

Chad faces crisis as Sudan war drives refugees into hunger

“The current situation in Gaza is catastrophic and words can’t describe it,” MSF posted on X yesterday, citing Loay Harb, one of four staff members still working in northern Gaza.

Harb stressed that Gaza has no electricity, water, flour, or internet connection, which has created instability for Palestinians.

“We are going through very difficult times due to the siege, poverty, and starvation,” he added.

Nurse Harb stressed that the medical situation of patients is very complex and beds and spaces are scarce.

He further added that the only means available for treating patients with severe burns and wounds at the clinic he works at is basic healthcare.

“The current situation in Gaza is catastrophic and words can’t describe it.”

In rare contact with one of our staff members in northern #Gaza, MSF nurse Loay Harb describes the situation there, including the lack of food and the medical support he provides where he can. pic.twitter.com/7QPldoFavu

— MSF International (@MSF) March 16, 2024

UNFPA also labeled the situation in Gaza as 'beyond catastrophic'

Using the same expression as IFRC to describe the dire situation in Gaza, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said it is “beyond catastrophic".

UNFPA's Representative for Palestine, Dominic Allen, spoke in a virtual briefing addressing his most recent visit to Gaza, "What we see in Gaza is that it's a nightmare, which is much more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity, and the situation is beyond catastrophic."

Allen stressed that, in addition to the on-ground violence, disinformation is also a major hurdle. 

"Having left Gaza this week, I can assure you that it's worse than I can describe or that the pictures can show or that you can imagine," he emphasized.


Allen added that it is impossible to describe the scenes in Gaza, stressing that people are hungry and in "very difficult" circumstances, as he is severely fearful and worried for 1 million women and girls. 

As he further elaborated on the situation in the north of Gaza mainly, where Palestinians are grappling with death, he said, "Fear is just everywhere in Gaza, but especially for these pregnant women," adding that stillbirths have become more frequent.

Read next: Famine in Gaza causing women to give birth to stillborn babies

  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Gaza Strip
  • war on Gaza
  • Palestine
  • Israel
  • IFRC
  • Israeli occupation forces
  • Gaza genocide
  • Israeli occupation
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben-Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

YAF say struck 'Israel's' Ben Gurion Airport with missiles, drones

  • MENA
  • 18 May 2025
Israeli media: Yemen may push 'Israel' towards ceasefire in Gaza

Israeli media: Yemen may push 'Israel' towards ceasefire in Gaza

  • MENA
  • 17 May 2025
Rachel Accurso criticized for speaking out on Gaza children crisis

Ms. Rachel accused of antisemitism for speaking out for Gaza children

  • Politics
  • 20 May 2025
Martyrs, injuries in violent Israeli bombardment of southern Gaza

Israeli operation fails; IOF launch violent strikes on Gaza

  • Politics
  • 19 May 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Yemenis chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israeli rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, May 16, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Operations against 'Israel' yielding tangible results: Ansar Allah

People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts (AP)
Politics

Trump blocks Harvard from enrolling foreign students

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, steps out from his plane as he arrives at Muscat, Oman, Friday, April 25, 2025, a day prior to negotiations with US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff (AP)
Politics

Iran no longer benefits from reviving the 2015 nuclear deal: Araghchi

A Microsoft sign is decorated in celebration of the company's 50th anniversary at Microsoft headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash (AP)
Technology

Microsoft prohibits 'Palestine' in internal messages

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS