Nearly 16,500 children killed in 311 days of war: Gaza’s Media Office
Gaza’s Government Media Office has said the figure is part of the overall death toll of more than 39,897 people killed in Israel’s war on Gaza. About 10,000 people remain missing, it added.
Here are some more figures it gave:
- 36 children have died due to malnutrition
- 11,088 of those killed were women
- 885 of those killed were medical staff
- 79 of those killed were members of the civil defence
- 168 journalists have been killed
- 310 healthcare providers have been detained
- Seven mass graves have been found inside hospitals
- 520 dead bodies were unearthed from these graves
- Almost 92,152 have been wounded
- 69 percent of the victims are children and women
- 175 shelter centres have been targeted by the Israeli military
- 17,000 children are living without one or both parents
UNRWA’s Lazzarini marks 75 years of Geneva Conventions
UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini says the rules we all “agree on” have been “blatantly broken” for the past 10 months.
“In the past 10 months, these rules have been blatantly broken day in, day out in #Gaza by the Israeli Forces as well as the Palestinian armed groups including Hamas,” Lazzarini wrote on X.
“More concerning, Member States – party to the Geneva Conventions – have failed in their responsibilities to respect the conventions and ensure that parties to the conflict respect them under all circumstances.”
He added that the “shared values enshrined in the Conventions are at stake as is our shared humanity”.
“The basics still apply: Civilians, women, children, detainees must be protected. Schools, hospitals, people’s homes, humanitarian + UN staff, facilities & operations must be protected,” he wrote.
All doctors in Gaza witness to Israel’s ‘genocidal intent’: French physician
Pascal Andre, a French emergency room doctor, has told the Anadolu news agency that all healthcare professionals working in Gaza have witnessed Israel’s “genocidal intent”.
Andre said two of his French colleagues who hve worked as doctors in warzones said they had never seen such wounds before.
Andre, who returned to France after working in Gaza, said he worked at the European Hospital in Khan Younis on February 8-22.
“[My colleagues] have never seen a warzone where civilians are targeted so much, where there is no escape,” he said as he applauded the Gazan health personnel for continuing to work despite the risks. “There are people there definitely with incredible courage.”
He said the Israeli army targets mosques, universities, schools, healthcare personnel, holy and historical places.
Three women share the pain of isolation from their husbands while trying to escape the brutality of war.
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