The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip
According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza as of 10 May, 2024, at least 34,904 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October, 2023, and the attack by Hamas in which 1,162 Israeli civilians, members of the security forces, and foreigners have been identified as killed, including at least 33 children. Around 70% of Palestinians killed are reported to be women and children, with children accounting for some 14,500+ deaths to date. A further 78,514 Palestinians have been reported injured, including 1000+ children who have had one or both legs amputated. 17,000 children are classed as unaccompanied or separated from their parents.
In addition, nearly 1.7 million displaced people are now sheltering across emergency shelters (UNRWA and public shelters), informal sites or in close vicinity to UNRWA shelters and distribution sites and within host communities, whilst some 70,000+ housing units have been destroyed, and a further 290,000+ damaged.
2,200,000 are now at risk of famine, with 1,100,000 at Phase 5 which aid agencies consider to be catastrophic risk, and a further 854,000 at Phase 4, which is considered an emergency.
Amid growing concerns for the safety of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, South Africa has successsfully brought a case against the state of Israel in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
In the light of concerns raised by South Africa, regarding possible breaches by the Israeli state of their obligations under international law, including potential genocidal comments made by Israeli state officials, some of which are reproduced below, and by an Order dated 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice has indicated provisional measures in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)
Nakba? Expel them all…If the Egyptians care so much for them - they are welcome to have them wrapped in cellophane tied with a green ribbon
There should be two goals for this victory: One, there is no more Muslim land in the land of Israel… After we make it the land of Israel, Gaza should be left as a monument, like Sodom
There is one and only (one) solution, which is to completely destroy Gaza before invading it. I mean destruction like what happened in Dresden and Hiroshima, without nuclear weapons…Gaza should be razed and Israel’s rule should be restored to the place. This is our country
We are fighting human animals, and we are acting accordingly…We will eliminate everything - they will regret it
It’s an entire nation out there that is responsible. It’s not true this rhetoric about civilians not aware not involved. It’s absolutely not true…and we will fight until we break their backbone
…imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything is closed.
There will be no Arabs in the Gaza strip. They will go to Turkey, to Scotland, to Britain…we'll use different methods. One of them is not to give them any humanitarian aid.