Recently, Israel intensified attacks on Gaza as it carried airstrikes in Rafah and conducted raids in the occupied West Bank as well as. The stepped up bombardment follows reports confirming the failing humanitarian assistance programs and alerts from UN officials indicating that there is not a single safe area left. Such circumstances raise questions regarding the safety of civilians amidst an environment severely challenged by existing complications.
There is heightening of the conflict in Gaza as the battlefield spreads to the heart of Khan Younis, the second major town. The tens of thousands of Palestine have had nowhere to run following the expansion of Israel’s air and ground offensive in the southern part of Gaza. In the north Gaza, air strikes have leveled residential buildings.
The ministry of health in Gaza notes that the death toll has risen to 17,177 people, of which 7,112 are among children, while 46,000 others have been injured since October 7 when the conflict started. Such a case raises issues with serious humanitarian implications.
To date, the toll of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza stands at 17,177 killed and 46,000 injured since October 7. In the occupied West Bank, there have been 266 deaths and 3,365 people wounded. According to the Israeli army, there are 1,147 fatalities of which 418 are soldiers.
The UN’s aid chief, Martin Griffith, warns that Gaza is in even much bigger crisis than initially projected; negotiations are still underway for another border opening between Israel and Gaza for more humanitarian relief delivery. He observed that the ongoing humanitarian mission in the Southern District of Gaza is irregular, unreliable, and unsustainable.
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