GMO reveals latest statistics on Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

Saturday 3-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip revealed on Saturday the latest and most significant figures on the Israeli ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7.

This announcement comes as the latest updates from the GMO, showing the scale of human and material damage that resulted from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, on its 120th day.

The statistics demonstrated latest updates on the numbers of martyrs, missing, and wounded people in addition to the sick, displaced and prisoners as well as numbers of damaged structures and infrastructure.

Below are figures released by the GMO about Israel’s violations over the period of 120 days since the start of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

(2,325) Massacres (34,238) Martyrs and missing people. (27,238) Martyrs who arrived in hospitals. (12,000) Child martyrs. (8,190) Female martyrs. (339) Martyrs of medical staff. (46) Civil defense martyrs. (122) Journalist martyrs. (7,000) Missing, 70% of whom are children and women. (66,452) Wounded.

(11,000) Wounded people in need of travel abroad for treatment, (life-saving and critical cases). (10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death. (700,000) Wounded with infectious diseases as a result of displacement. (8,000) Cases of viral hepatitis infection due to displacement. (60,000) Pregnant women at risk due to the lack of health care. (350,000) Chronic patients at risk due to blocked medications.

(99) Cases of arrest among health personnel. (10) Cases of arrests among identified journalists. (2 million) Displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

(140) Government headquarters destroyed. (100) Completely destroyed schools and universities. (295) Partially destroyed schools and universities. (183) Completely destroyed mosques. (264) Partially destroyed mosques. (3) Destroyed Churches.

(79,200) Completely destroyed housing units. (290,000) Partially destroyed and uninhabitable housing units. (66,000) tons of explosives dropped on Gaza. (30) Hospitals knocked out of service. (53) Health centers knocked out of service. (150) Partially targeted Health institutions. (122) Destroyed ambulances. (200) Destroyed archaeological and heritage sites.

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UNSC adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

Tuesday 11-June-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution on Monday aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

The resolution was adopted by a large majority, with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining.

The motion envisages a three-phase approach to ensure a lasting and comprehensive end to the aggression.

Phase one includes an “immediate, full, and complete ceasefire with the release of captives, including women, the elderly, and the wounded, the return of the remains of some captives who have been killed, and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners.”

It calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from “populated areas” of Gaza, the return of Palestinians to their homes and neighborhoods throughout the enclave, including in the north, as well as the safe and effective distribution of humanitarian assistance at scale.

Phase two would see a permanent end to hostilities “in exchange for the release of all other Israeli captives still in Gaza, and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.”

In phase three, “a major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza” would begin and the remains of any deceased captives still in the Strip would be returned to Israel.

The Council also underlined the proposal’s provision that if negotiations take longer than six weeks for phase one, the ceasefire will continue as long as negotiations continue. 

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'Hamas welcomes UN resolution on permanent ceasefire

Tuesday 11-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement welcomed a UN Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it is ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.

“'Hamas welcomes what is included in the Security Council resolution that affirmed the permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the complete withdrawal, the prisoners’ exchange, the reconstruction, the return of the displaced to their areas of residence, the rejection of any demographic change or reduction in the area of the Gaza Strip, and the delivery of needed aid to our people in the Strip,” 'Hamas said in a statement.

“We confirm our willingness to work with our brothers, the mediators, to negotiate indirectly on how to implement these principles that coincide with our people and the resistance’s demands,” Hamas added.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution on Monday aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

The resolution was adopted by a large majority, with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining.

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PGMO: So far, the US floating pier “useless” and “humanitarian lie”

Monday 10-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) has affirmed that, (so far), the US-built floating pier, which is anchored to a beach in Gaza, is ineffective in alleviating the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the war-torn coastal territory, describing it as “useless”.

“Following the World Food Program’s announcement of stopping the entry of aid into Gaza through the US floating pier due to security concerns, we once again confirm the futility of this platform,” PGMO head Salama Ma'rouf said in a statement on Monday.

“Since its inauguration one and a half months ago, we have noticed that the pier has not contributed seriously to alleviating the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. A very limited number of trucks, up to 130 trucks, have used it since then,” Ma'rouf added.

Ma'rouf also described the pier as a “humanitarian lie” used as cover for Israeli attacks, including the attack on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp which killed more than 274 people on Saturday.

“If the US administration was serious about its intention to mitigate the impact of the humanitarian catastrophe and honest about helping our people, it would pressure the occupation to open the land crossings and ensure the entry of thousands of aid trucks piled up on the Egyptian side,” he added. 

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PRCS: Hiding of Israeli occupation forces inside an aid truck, during their attack on Al-Nusayrat, is considered a war crime

Tuesday 11-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) warned of the dangers posed by the Israeli abuse of a humanitarian aid truck as cover for military operations.

Last Saturday, Israeli occupation forces used an aid truck to infiltrate Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, which then led to the killing of hundreds of people.

The Nusayrat massacre resulted in the killing of 274 people, including 64 children and 57 women, in addition to injuring 698 others.

Israel’s actions are troubling for several reasons. Using a trusted source for people trapped in the conflict is a violation of international humanitarian and customary law, which prohibits the crime of perfidy. The hiding of military forces inside an aid truck is considered a war crime against civilians. The occupation forces deceived people by pretending to be giving aid, the PRCS said in a statement issued Monday.

The second reason is that it destroys the trust of the civilian population in those who are delivering aid. This again puts humanitarian aid workers and health care workers at risk, the PRCS added.

“These actions come at a time when people living in Gaza desperately need aid, amid suffering from acute food insecurity and ongoing concern of imminent famine,” it said.

PRCS called on the international community to hold the Israeli occupation authorities accountable for their actions.

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By the death of three more journalists, the number of journalists martyred in Gaza rises to 150

Tuesday 11-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The number of journalist martyrs who have been killed in the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip rose to 150 martyrs after the martyrdom of three journalists in recent Israeli airstrikes, according to the Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza.

The PGMO said on Monday that three journalists have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, bringing to the total number of journalists killed since Israel launched its genocidal war on the enclave to 150, following the martyrdom of Abdullah Al-Jammal, A'hlam 'Izzat Al-'Ajla, and Deena 'Abdullah Al-Batneeji.

The PGMO had repeatedly warned that the Israeli occupation army deliberately targets Palestinian journalists to prevent reporting the crimes it commits in Gaza.

Statistics from the Committee to Protect Journalists, which works to investigate all reports related to killing, injuring, and missing journalists and media workers, show that this war has become the bloodiest for journalists since the committee began its work in 1992.

The International Center for Journalists announced last February that the war on Gaza witnessed the highest levels of violence against journalists in 30 years.

Since October 7, the Israeli occupation army has continued its aggression against the Gaza Strip, with US and European support, killing 37,124 Palestinians and injuring 84,712 others, in addition to the displacement of about 1.7 million people, according to UN data.

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Human rights groups: 9,155 Palestinians arrested in the West Bank since October 7

Monday 10-June-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

Palestinian human rights groups concerned with the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails said that the tally of the Palestinian detainees who have been abducted in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, amounted to more than 9,155 captives.

The Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs Commission, the Palestinian Prisoner Society and the Al-Dhameer Foundation said in a joint statement, that the number of detained women surged to more than 310, while arrests among children jumped to 640.

The arrest campaigns affected 80 journalists, with 48 of whom are still held captive in the Israeli occupation apartheid regime jails, while 12 journalists from Gaza are likely subjected to enforced disappearance.

The human rights groups indicated that the orders of administrative detention reached more than 6,627 new orders and renewals, including orders against children and women.

The ongoing arrests campaign since October 7 last year have been carried out in conjunction with committing more crimes and escalating violations including severe abuse and assaults, and threats against detainees and their families, as well as sabotage and extensive destruction of citizens’ homes, confiscation of vehicles, money, and gold jewelry, along with the extensive destruction against infrastructure specifically in Toulkarm and Jenin cities and their camps, according to the statement.

In addition to detention campaigns, the IOFs carried out field executions, including family members of some prisoners, it added.

At least 18 identified prisoners have been martyred inside Israeli occupation prisons since October 7 last year, the statement highlighted, adding that 16 bodies of martyr prisoners who were announced martyrs after October 7, 2023, have been detained among 27 martyr prisoners whose bodies are still detained by the IOF.

The statement indicated that these statistics do not include the arrests from Gaza, where the IOF has recently admitted the arrest of at least 4,000 citizens, with 1,500 of them released later on, noting that the IOF arrested hundreds of Gaza workers in the West Bank, in addition to citizens of Gaza who were present in the West Banks hospitals for medical treatment. 

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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

UN News, 10 June 2024

The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace."

The United States-drafted text calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal announced on 31 May by President Joe Biden that has already been accepted by Israel.

Adopted by a large majority with 14 votes in favour and Russia abstaining - choosing not to exercise its veto power - the resolution also urges both parties to fully implement the terms of the proposal “without delay and without condition.”

Russia's Permanent Representative told the Council after the vote there was a lack of clarity over what exactly Israel had signed up to in the resolution, leaving too many questions unanswered for Moscow to offer its support.

'Durable end' to the war in sight 

President Biden described the deal as “not just a ceasefire that would inevitably be fragile and temporary" but one that would provide a "durable end to the war”.

He added that the terms of the deal had been transmitted by Qatar to the leadership of Hamas.

Signaling a hopeful shift in diplomacy, the US-led initiative brought both Israel and the Palestinian mission on board, avoiding the vetoes from permanent members – including the US itself – which have stalled action on several of the resolutions which have failed to pass since the 7 October attacks and kidnappings began the cycle of violence.

Three-phase approach

The motion envisages a three phase approach to ensure a lasting and comprehensive end to the fighting.

Phase one includes an “immediate, full, and complete ceasefire with the release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded, the return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed, and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners”.

It calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from “populated areas” of Gaza, the return of Palestinians to their homes and neighborhoods throughout the enclave, including in the north, as well as the safe and effective distribution of humanitarian assistance at scale. 

Permanent end to hostilities

Phase two would see a permanent end to hostilities “in exchange for the release of all other hostages still in Gaza, and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza”.

In phase three, “a major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza” would begin and the remains of any deceased hostages still in the Strip would be returned to Israel.  

The Council also underlined the proposal’s provision that if negotiations take longer than six weeks for phase one, the ceasefire will continue as long as negotiations continue.

No territorial change

In the resolution, the Security Council rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip, including any actions that reduce the territory of the enclave. 

The text also reiterates the Council’s “unwavering commitment” to the vision of the two-State solution where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders consistent with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

“In this regard stresses the importance of unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority,” the resolution added.

'Hamas must accept deal: US

The fighting could stop today if Hamas agrees to the deal now endorsed by the Security Council, said US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

'Hamas should now see clearly that the international community is united, “united behind a deal that will save lives and help Palestinian civilians in Gaza start to rebuild and heal. United behind a deal that will reunite hostages with their families after eight months in captivity.”

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said there was now an opportunity to chart a new course and the US will help ensure that Israel lives up to its obligations, “assuming that Hamas accepts the deal.”

Today is the fourth Security Council resolution making clear that the only way to end the cycle of violence “is through a political settlement", she added.

Algeria: ‘Palestinian lives matter’

Algerian Ambassador Amar Bendjama said that his compatriots “deeply feel” the suffering of Palestinians and with their own history of struggle against colonial occupation, “fully understand and support” the Palestinian people’s legitimate and just demands.

“As a free and dignified people, the Palestinians will never accept living under occupation. They will never abdicate their fight for liberation,” he said.

Stressing that Algeria’s sole guiding principle has been to save Palestinian lives, he said that his country cannot remain silent in the face of collective punishment against Palestinian people.

“Palestinian lives matter,” he stressed.

He said Algeria voted in favor of the draft because it represents a step towards an immediate and lasting ceasefire. “This text is not perfect, but it offers a glimmer of hope to the Palestinians as the alternative is continued killing and suffering...We voted for this text to give diplomacy a chance", he added.

“It is time to halt the killing.”

Permanent ceasefire is key: China

China’s Ambassador Fu Cong said they have voted in favor of the resolution but there needs to be a permanent ceasefire which has been at the core of the international community’s concerns.

Ending the bombardment and offensive is also the most pressing need for civilians under fire in Gaza.

He stressed that all Security Council resolutions are binding, and today’s must be no different.

All resolutions have to be implemented in an efficient and constructive way, he added.

Russia: No clarity to ‘so-called deal’

Russian Ambassador and Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia said his country had abstained due to several outstanding concerns.

“From the very outset of the military escalation, we have consistently and unwaveringly advocated for the imperative for a permanent ceasefire regime, including in order to release the hostages and remedy the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,” he said.

“We have a whole of host of questions about the American draft resolution, whereby the Council welcomes some deal – the ultimate outlines of which are not known to anyone perhaps except the mediators,” he said.

Although the resolution calls on Hamas to accept the “so called deal” there is no clarity on the official agreement of Israel “as it is written in the resolution.”

Noting the public statements of Israeli leaders indicating that the war would continue until Hamas is completely defeated, he asked “what specifically has Israel agreed to?”

The parameters of this “deal” are “vague” and the Council should not be signing up to it, he added.

Israel: War aims unchanged

The Representative of Israel Reut Shapir Ben Naftaly said her country’s goals have been “very clear” since the first few days following 7 October: “To bring all our hostages back home and to dismantle Hamas’ capabilities…and ensure that Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel in the future”.

“As we have echoed several times in this very chamber, once these goals are met, the war will end,” she added, noting that 120 hostages remain in captivity and that Hamas continues firing rockets at Israeli towns and cities.

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