Gaza Offensive: Irreversible Palestinian Catastrophe
Israel Escalates Assault on Gaza City, risks Genocide and Further Displacement – Amnesty International
Israel must immediately halt its escalating full-scale assault on Gaza City and plans too displace hundreds of thousands of its residents, which will compound an already unbearable level of civilian suffering amidst Israel’s deliberate starvation campaign and its ongoing genocide against palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International stated today.
in recent days, Israel has stepped up military attacks on Gaza City, killing scores of civilians and destroying homes and other civilian objects, including in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Radwan, Zeitoun, and Shejaiyah. It has also mobilized large numbers of reservists and has once again issued mass displacement orders to the city’s residents. Entire swathes of Gaza City have been declared no-go zones.”Israel is pressing ahead with its cruel and deadly assault on Gaza City with utter disregard for Palestinian civilians, amidst a famine of its own making, defying repeated calls from humanitarian and human rights organizations, UN officials, and world leaders to stop its onslaught. In doing so, israel is revealing its chilling determination to continue its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy, and Campaigns.
Israel’s assault on Gaza City will entrench its unlawful occupation and again forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians, causing further death and destruction. Forcibly displacing Palestinians within or out of the Gaza Strip would violate international humanitarian law and constitute the war crime of unlawful transfer or deportation. The operation could also endanger the lives of Israeli hostages and undermine the prospect of their safe return to their families.
Earlier today, Hamas released a video showing