Palestinians Suffering ‘Most Brutal Catastrophe’ Of Modern Times

Israel’s genocide against Paelstinians in Gaza continues…

In just the past few days Israeli attacks have intensified killing more than 110 Palestinians, including civilians, journalists, and humanitarian workers.

So far Israels bloody onslaught on Gaza has killed 45,028 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 106,962 others

Earlier this week, the Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said that the Palestinian population is enduring a “historical catastrophe,” described as one of the most brutal in contemporary history, amid Israel’s persisting assaults.

Press TV reports: The report highlighted ongoing violent actions by the Israeli military against civilians, displaced persons, journalists, medical personnel, civil defense teams, and humanitarian aid workers, which have resulted in the deaths of more than 110 Palestinians in the past few hours and days.

Dr. Ismail Thawabteh, the GMO director, condemned the Israeli military’s actions as part of a prolonged escalation lasting more than 435 days, branding it a “crime of genocide” against the Palestinian people.

He pointed to the tragic loss of life among journalists, noting that nearly 200 have been killed in Gaza, including Al Jazeera photographer Ahmed Bakr al-Louh and Sanad News Agency correspondent Muhammad Jabr al-Qurenaoui, whose entire family perished in the violence.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently said that Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalists is part of a “systematic attempt” to “censor information coming out” of Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The GMO chief reported that the Israeli military forces targeted the field headquarters of Gaza’s civil defense teams, raising to 94 the death toll of civil defense personnel.

In one of the most devastating strikes, at least 43 Palestinians were killed in an attack on the Khalil Awida School in Beit Hanoun, where many displaced individuals sought refuge.

Additional casualties were reported with 42 fatalities at the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, and the al-Qurenaoui family being specifically targeted in the al-Bureij camp.

The situation further deteriorated with the bombing of the Deir al-Balah municipality, which resulted in the death of Mayor Dr. Diab Al-Jaru and 11 others, raising concerns about the Israeli regime’s intent to create a governance void in Gaza, according to the GMO report.

Since the onset of the war on October 2023, four mayors in Gaza have been killed by Israel.