The Palestine Government has raised alarm over the death toll which has risen to 43,163, with 101,510 injured, as at October 30, 2024.
Ambassador of Palestine to Nigeria Ambassador Abdullah M. Shawesh who made this known while addressing a weekly press briefing on the ongoing between Israel and Palestine said Despite international opposition to its illegal move, the Israeli Knesset approved a bill to end UNRWA’s activity in the occupied West bank including East Jerusalem and Gaza strip.
According to him,for the 24th day in a row, the northern Gaza Strip has been completely cut off from the rest of the enclave, under a total siege with no access to humanitarian aid, medical assistance, supplies, water, and other basic necessities for life.
“This has led to nearly 1000 martyrs, tens of missing persons and thousands injured, in addition to hundreds of homes being completely razed.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that more than 60,000 people have been displaced in northern Gaza in October alone.UNICEF estimates that at least 19,000 children have been separated from their families, forced to fend for themselves”.
Ambassador Shawesh further explained that Children are being medically evacuated from Gaza at a rate of fewer than one child per day.
“If this lethally slow pace continues, it would take more than seven years to evacuate the 2,500 children needing urgent medical care.
As of October 28, the total number of arrests has reached 11,500 in the Occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.
This includes 430 women, 750 children, and 132 journalists, with 59 of them still under arrest, including 6 women journalists and 31 journalists from Gaza”.
He noted that more than 9,392 administrative detainees have been reported. 41 prisoners were martyred, and their bodies are still being held captive.
“In Gaza only, at least 232 UNRWA staff have been killed.
Over 200 UNRWA premises have been damaged or destroyed.“On the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, a survey published by the Israel Democracy Institute found that only 6% of Israelis think the war in Gaza should be stopped due to the “the great cost in human life.”
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“The international community raised a brilliant slogan call “We pledge that no one will be left behind.”We the Palestinians, were left Behind”
