DaysofPal- The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor stated that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have escalated their genocidal crimes against the population of the Gaza Strip following the release of the US-Israeli soldier “Idan Alexander” on May 12.
In a press statement issued Sunday evening, the monitor reported that since the soldier’s release and until noon on May 18, the IOF killed approximately 564 Palestinians through direct shelling, while another 122 died due to starvation, denial of healthcare, and lack of necessities for survival.
The monitor added that during the same period, Israeli forces issued no fewer than ten orders for forced displacement, resulting in the forced evacuation of around 300,000 Palestinians from their homes.
It noted that this reality starkly contrasts with international hopes accompanying Alexander’s release, as the pace of killing intensified, and no humanitarian aid was allowed into the strip.
The monitor emphasized that Palestinians in Gaza are dying daily from hunger and lack of medicine after more than 78 days of a total blockade imposed on the territory, amid international silence and continued U.S. rhetoric that remains unaccompanied by tangible action on the ground.
The statement highlighted that Israel’s announcement of new ground incursions in northern and southern Gaza threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians, whether through direct killings or the use of starvation as a weapon of mass destruction.
The monitor stressed that halting genocide and violations against Palestinian civilians is an international legal obligation that cannot be subjected to political arrangements or security understandings.
It called on the international community to impose economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions on Israel for what it described as a “systematic and grave violation of international humanitarian law.”
In its latest figures, the Gaza Ministry of Health announced Sunday that the death toll from Israel’s aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 53,339 martyrs, the majority women and children, and 121,034 injured.
The ministry also noted that since the resumption of Israeli aggression on March 18, 2025, the number of martyrs reached 3,193, with 8,993 wounded.
With unconditional U.S. support, Israel has committed genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving over 174,000 Palestinians dead or injured, most of them women and children, along with more than 11,000 missing and hundreds of thousands displaced.
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