The recent attacks have been particularly devastating in the Az Zaytoun district, where air strikes, artillery bombings and shots are continuous and intense, causing a large number of civilian victims and large -scale destruction of residential buildings and public facilities, the United Nations Human Rights Office, Ohchrin the occupied Palestinian territory, said in a declaration.
Since August 8, the office has recorded 54 attacks against residential buildings and whole blocks in Gaza City, killing 87 Palestinians, including at least 25 children and whole families.
He also recorded attacks on shelters for internal displaced people, including tents and schools, killing at least 14.
These injury figures “indicate that The systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway“, According to the press release.
However, the OHCHR stressed that these devastating figures are only part of the real balance sheet due to the sub-declaration in such disastrous circumstances.
Impact of attacks
Following recent attacks, hundreds of families were forced to flee, nowhere in complete safety in the midst of disastrous humanitarian conditions through the Gaza Strip.
However, those who remain trapped are completely cut off from food, water and medical supplies.
Ohchr stressed that “The decision reported by Israel to take full control of the city of Gaza and forcibly move its population leads to massacres of civilians and the destruction of vital infrastructure to the survival of the population. “”
The office sees the means of the War repeated Israeli military who caused mass killings, serious injuries, forced displacement, arbitrary detention, famine and in -depth destruction in previous operations in North Gaza and Rafah.
To prepare for the offensive, the Israeli army has repeatedly called upon the Palestinians to move to Al Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.
However, Israel has repeatedly struck tents in Al Mawasi, where people find it difficult to survive without any access to food, water and other necessities.
Violations of international law
Under international law, Israel must not destroy civil property unless it is made necessary by military operations. However, the general destruction of residential buildings in the city of Gaza is not considered an imperative military necessity.
In addition, by forcing the entire population of Gaza City and those who remain in North Gaza to move – homeless, food or medical arrangements and no indication to allow them to return home in the future – the OHCHC fears that these are not serious offenses to offenses to serious offenses Fourth Geneva Convention.
Thus, the office urges the states who left in the United States to the Geneva conventions to follow their obligation “to exert maximum pressure on Israel to immediately stop this offensive, which risks triggering an unprecedented and potentially deadly and unprecedented humanitarian crisis and life in matters of life and unprecedented and deadly constantly extinguish the Palestinian presence in the largest urban area in Gaza. “”
Famine worse cases
Meanwhile, the World Food Program (Wfp)) welcomed The contribution of Japan safeguarding 500 million yen ($ 3.3 million) to provide food and nutritional assistance to Palestinians because they face severe food insecurity.
Adding limited commercial truck entrances to the help, on August 4, mainly containing dry foods and a small amount of fresh products, according to at the United Nations Coordination Office, Ochha.
However, the risk of deterioration and infestation of food supplies has increased considerably due to its exchange for months, heat and imminent expiration dates.
In addition, the cooking gas has not entered Gaza for more than five months, and firewood has become more and more unaffordable, forcing a lot to use waste and scrape the wood as alternative sources of cooking, to exacerbate health and environmental risks.
Due to such limited help, WFP stressed that the last classification of the integrated food security phase report find that The worst case of famine is currently occurring in the Gaza Strip.
“I meet families who have lost everything and do not know where their next meal will come from.” said Antoine Renard, PAM representative and director of countries in Palestine.
But thanks to this support from Japan, he continued: “PAM can continue to obtain wild food aid, but we need a ceasefire and sustained access to reach the most risky and prevent a large-scale famine.”
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