UNRWA Communications Officer Louise Wateridge said yesterday that Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been living in “unimaginable terror” for the past year under Israeli attacks, Anadolu reported.
“The Gaza Strip has been enduring ongoing Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023. The war in Gaza has been ongoing for a year, resulting in the displacement of 1.9 million Palestinians and the loss of over 41,000 lives,” Wateridge posted on X.
"I cannot quantify the horrors that people have endured relentlessly for 12 months.
I cannot fully portray the fear instilled upon an entire population, every hour, of every day.
I cannot share the overwhelming smell of blood in hospitals."– @UNWateridge, @unrwa pic.twitter.com/TDVIfc2CCA
— United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) October 3, 2024
“The horror that the people of Gaza have endured for 12 months, every day and every hour, is beyond description,” she said, explaining that “hospitals smelled of blood, and doctors had not been able to save many children’s lives.”
Israel has killed more than 41,788 Palestinians since October last year, mostly women and children, and injured over 96,794 others. It stands accused of committing genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for its leaders on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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