DaysofPal- The head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory, Jonathan Whittall, stated that the conditions civilians are enduring in Gaza are “designed to kill.”
In press remarks on Tuesday, Whittall said: “What we are witnessing is a massacre. This is starvation being used as a weapon. This is forced displacement. This is a death sentence for people who are simply trying to survive.”
He emphasized that these factors collectively amount to “an operation to erase Palestinian life from Gaza.”
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has been committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, disregarding international appeals and rulings by the International Court of Justice to cease such actions.
The ongoing war has resulted in the deaths of 55,998 people—most of them women and children—and injured 131,559 others. These numbers are not final, as many victims remain trapped under rubble and on the roads, unreachable by rescue and medical teams.
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