Israeli forces in control of 77% of Gaza
The Israeli military now in effect controls 77 percent of the total geographical area of the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza’s Government Media Office.
“This is achieved through direct ground incursions and the deployment of occupation forces within residential and civilian areas, through heavy fire control that prevents Palestinian citizens from accessing their homes, areas, lands, and property, or through unjust forced eviction policies,” it said in a statement.
The office called on the UN and the international community to take action to stop the Israeli expansion.
“The continued genocide, ethnic cleansing, colonialism, aggression, and occupation control over the vast majority of the Gaza Strip reflects an Israeli political will to impose a ‘final solution’ by force, in blatant defiance of all international laws and norms,” the statement said.
Since the beginning of its war on Gaza in October 2023, the Israeli military have repeatedly displaced Palestinians and has restricted their access to more than 70 percent of Gaza, either by declaring large areas as no-go zones or issuing forced displacement orders.
The Israeli attacks have so far claimed the lives of nearly 54,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children. At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since on Sunday.
Ramy Abdu, chairman of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, said on Sunday that the Geneva-based organization has verified the killing of thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza by the Israeli military.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has called for an end to “indiscriminate attacks” against Gaza’s children, 950 of whom have reportedly been killed in the past two months.
Since the beginning of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, cities across the world have been the scene of protests in support of Palestinians.
On Saturday, thousands of people gathered in Stockholm, Paris, and Berlin to protest their governments’ silence on Israel’s occupation and ongoing military offensives in the Gaza Strip, calling for immediate international intervention and sanctions against Tel Aviv.
In Stockholm, hundreds of people gathered at Odenplan Square in response to calls from various civil society organizations urging the Swedish government to take a stand against Israel’s ongoing war crimes in Gaza.
In Paris, Palestinian supporters gathered at Bourse Square to demand sanctions against Israel and unhindered passage of humanitarian aid convoys into Gaza.
Demonstrators highlighted the dire food shortage by banging empty pots and pans and chanting slogans such as “Israel is a murderer, Macron is an accomplice” and “There is genocide in Gaza, we will not remain silent.”
In Berlin, around 1,000 people gathered at Oranienplatz to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Protesters chanted slogans such as “Freedom for Palestine,” “Germany finances, Israel bombs,” “Israel is a terrorist state,” and “Stop the genocide.”