Newsletters
Gaza’s Government Media Office said Saturday that nearly all of the enclave’s infrastructure has been destroyed in 700 days of Israeli bombardment, with damages exceeding $68 billion.
In a statement, the office said Israel’s campaign has resulted in the destruction of about 90% of Gaza’s infrastructure, alongside “systematic policies of genocide and forced displacement.”
More than 73,700 people have been killed or remain missing, including over 20,000 children and 12,500 women, the office said. It added that 2,700 families have been completely erased from the civil registry.
Among the dead are 1,670 medical personnel, 248 journalists, 139 civil defense members, and 173 municipal employees. More than 162,000 others have been wounded, many suffering amputations, paralysis or loss of sight.
The office said Israel has destroyed 38 hospitals, 833 mosques, 163 educational institutions, and thousands of other public facilities. It accused Israel of preventing displaced residents from returning home, particularly to Gaza City and the north, while using starvation as a weapon of war.
Hundreds of thousands of aid trucks have been blocked from entering Gaza, leaving 2.4 million people, including more than 1 million children, on the brink of famine, it said.
The office held Israel and its chief backer, the United States, responsible for the devastation and urged Arab and Islamic states, the wider international community, and the United Nations to act “immediately to end the aggression, lift the blockade, secure the return of displaced families, and hold Israeli leaders accountable before international courts.”
Israel’s war on Gaza entered day 700 on Friday, with at least 64,300 Palestinians confirmed killed, according to local health authorities. The campaign has left the enclave facing famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice.
1 min read
1 min read
