The United Nations Human Rights Office in Palestine reported that systematic Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip have not ceased since the signing of the ceasefire agreement approximately seven months ago. UN sources clarified that the living conditions of the population have become unprecedentedly tragic, with Palestinians, including children, subjected to continuous killings in various areas of the Strip without deterrence.
Mei Al-Sheikh, the spokesperson for the office, revealed what she described as horrifying statistics regarding the scale of crimes committed since last October, noting that more than 880 martyrs have fallen due to the bullets and shells of the occupation forces during the supposed truce period. She affirmed that these figures reflect the Israeli side's lack of seriousness in adhering to signed agreements and its continued targeting of civilians.
She stressed that the occupation authorities used the truce as a cover for carrying out field executions and concentrated shelling, which led to the martyrdom of 180 civilians recently in displacement centers and public streets. The methods of killing varied between concentrated naval and aerial bombardment, turning the lives of displaced persons in tents into a continuous hell lacking the most basic safety requirements.
UN reports monitored the continuation of intense aerial attacks, especially through the use of drones and missile and artillery shelling from warships. The UN official warned of a complex humanitarian catastrophe, given the complete inability to begin any reconstruction projects due to strict Israeli restrictions on the entry of essential materials.
The United Nations accused Israel of deliberately suffocating the Gaza Strip humanely through a policy of rationing food and medicine entry, and spreading a state of constant panic among displaced families along the coastal strip. It considered that the continuation of these aggressive policies completely contradicts the essence of the ceasefire, and makes the displacement situation a sustainable crisis that afflicts most of the Strip's residents.
In a related context, the government media office in Gaza warned of the repercussions of reducing the quantities of fuel and aid reaching the population, stressing that the humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels. The office indicated in an official statement that the restrictions imposed on crossings aim to keep the Strip in a state of permanent attrition and prevent any attempt at economic or livelihood recovery.
Official data showed that travel through the Rafah crossing last week did not exceed 28% of the actual number of targeted humanitarian cases, with only 403 travelers departing out of 2400 emergency cases. These figures reflect the extent of the restrictions imposed on the movement of individuals, especially the wounded and sick who need urgent treatment outside the besieged Strip.
Regarding relief supplies, only 2287 trucks entered Gaza out of more than 4200 trucks that were supposed to arrive, representing a deficit exceeding 70%. The statement clarified that this severe shortage of aid and fuel disrupts the work of hospitals and vital facilities, and places hundreds of thousands of families under the threat of hunger and disease.
For his part, Nikolay Mladenov warned the UN Security Council of the danger of this tragic reality becoming a permanent situation in the absence of a real horizon for reconstruction. These warnings coincided with appeals launched by the World Health Organization and UNRWA, in which they confirmed that thousands of wounded face the risk of death due to lack of medical care and the collapse of the food, health, and water systems.
The occupation turned the truce into a cover for continuous killing operations that resulted in the deaths of 180 civilians recently in tents and in the streets.
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United Nations: Occupation continues war crimes in Gaza, death toll exceeds 880 since truce