New York: The Palestinian envoy to the UN on Tuesday termed Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip and declaration to impose a complete siege on Gaza as “nothing less than genocidal.”
Hamas carried out their surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, killing over 1,000 people and taking scores of hostages to Gaza. Israeli air strikes have razed entire Gaza as it also prepares for a ground offensive against the innocent Palestinians.
Israel Pursues Policy of Genocide Against People in Gaza: Palestinian Envoy
Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said that such deliberate dehumanization and attempts to bomb Palestinian people into submission, to use hunger as a process of warfare, and to eliminate their national existence are nothing less than genocidal. The envoy expressed these remarks in a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday. He wrote that these actions constitute war crimes.
Earlier, UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said he was “deeply upset” by Israel’s announcement of a complete siege on Gaza strip. Antonio Guterres stated that the humanitarian situation in Gaza strip was very dire before these hostilities; now it would only worsen exponentially.
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The death toll from the Israeli bombings on civilian areas of Gaza has raised to 770, local media reported on Tuesday. Palestinian Health Ministry said that more than 4,000 Palestinians have been injured as a result of the Israeli bombardment on Gaza after Hamas Operation against Israel early Saturday to regain its occupied areas.
In a previous statement issued by the Health Ministry, it was heartbreaking to note that among the casualties, at least 143 children and 105 women had lost their lives in these attacks on Gaza.
Over these past three days, the Gaza Strip has witnessed a devastating and relentless barrage of Israeli airstrikes and ground operations, resulting in a substantial loss of life and extensive destruction throughout residential areas.
