Over the past eight weeks, with only a brief pause, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out a relentless attack on Gaza. Day by day the death toll has grown. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s health ministry nearly 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians.
Much of Gaza has been razed to the ground, especially the northern half, which was the focus of the initial attack. An estimated 1.9 million of the Strip’s population of 2.2 million are now displaced.
A recent World Health Organization post on X (formerly Twitter) conveys the devastation, stating that “nowhere is safe in #Gaza”, which appears to reflect the reality on the ground.
