“Gaza has merely grow to be uninhabitable” UN humanitarian chief mentioned.
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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Friday mentioned Gaza had grow to be “uninhabitable” after relentless bombing by Israeli forces in retaliation for the Hamas group’s assault in October.
“Three months because the horrific 7 October assaults, Gaza has grow to be a spot of dying and despair,” Griffiths mentioned in an announcement.
“Gaza has merely grow to be uninhabitable. Its individuals are witnessing every day threats to their very existence — whereas the world watches on.
“The humanitarian neighborhood has been left with the unattainable mission of supporting greater than two million folks.”
With a lot of the Gaza Strip already lowered to rubble, air strikes continued by means of the night time within the southern cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah in addition to elements of central Gaza, AFP correspondents reported Friday.
The Israeli military mentioned its forces had “struck over 100 targets” throughout Gaza over the previous 24 hours, together with army positions, rocket launch websites and weapons depots.
“We proceed to demand a direct finish to the conflict, not only for the folks of Gaza and its threatened neighbors, however for the generations to return who will always remember these 90 days of hell and of assaults on probably the most fundamental precepts of humanity,” Griffiths mentioned.
“This conflict ought to by no means have began. However it’s gone time for it to finish.”
The Hamas assault on October 7 resulted within the deaths of round 1,140 folks in Israel, largely civilians, in keeping with an AFP tally primarily based on the newest official Israeli figures.
In response, Israel launched a bombardment and floor invasion which have killed at the least 22,600 folks, most of them ladies and kids, in keeping with the Gaza well being ministry.
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