One year of war set Gaza back 70 years

The occupation's massacres in the Gaza Strip continued with the commission of six of them, with more than 74 martyrs and about 150 wounded arriving at hospitals in just 24 hours, in extremely painful and shocking scenes, with great Israeli insistence to continue destroying all the components of Palestinian life as the siege of the northern Gaza Strip continues for the twentieth consecutive day.

Things have become beyond human control, everything has been killed and destroyed by Israel and turned into complete rubble, the houses and residential blocks that are being bombed daily, the targeted shelters, the torn refugee tents, the attempts to displace and uproot from the land that have increased in intensity, as the Israeli army has forced the citizens to leave, and the level of food security has reached a very great danger, as it is witnessing a humanitarian disaster in every sense of the word due to Israel preventing the entry of vital relief supplies, including water, food, fuel and medicine, in addition to the ongoing killing campaign and arrests that have affected dozens of blindfolded people in shameful occupation practices, and the lack of basic services in hospitals that operate with minimal capabilities due to the Israeli siege, and the deprivation of children from obtaining the second dose of the polio vaccine and putting their lives at risk.

What happened and is happening in one year, as the UNRWA Commissioner-General said, has returned Gaza to the early fifties, and the war has destroyed the economy and all of Gaza’s residents are in a state of poverty with declining life indicators.

Who will open safe humanitarian corridors to bring in fuel and medical supplies before it is too late? Who will open the crossings and pave the strip’s destroyed streets and roads for the arrival of food aid trucks? Who will bring the autumn cloak and protect Gaza’s children from the sting of the cold? Who will bring milk to the infants so they can survive? Who will stop the killing, destruction, displacement and uprooting? Who will dare to speak the truth to support the defenseless civilian people?

In every aspect of Palestinian life, there is pain, suffering, sadness, regret and crying. Human life is no longer possible in light of this terrible destruction. The world, as usual, remains silent every time, fearing Israel, which plays the role of the executioner in our region. Even the weak hopes that some people hope that diplomatic tours will carry a glimmer of hope for reaching a deal, a truce or a ceasefire, are fading because a visit like the one made by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to the region comes to support Israel and legitimize its war and aggression against our defenseless Palestinian people. Therefore, our people do not believe in such fake diplomatic solutions, because the real solution to the war is to stop it, end the occupation, punish Israel, expel it from all international bodies and allow our people to live in dignity and freedom. This seems difficult because the world allows Israel to wage its war on our people without any mercy or compassion.