Experts, including Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Gaza, said: “Six months after the current military offensive, many houses and civilian infrastructure have been destroyed. destruction in Gaza in percentage terms, compared to any conflict in history.” Palestinian territory has been occupied since 1967
In a statement, experts estimated that 60 to 70% of all homes in Gaza, and up to 84% of homes in northern Gaza were completely destroyed or partially damaged.
‘Seaside’ real estate in Gaza
The experts – who are not UN employees and do not receive a salary for their work – assert that such “systematic and widespread destruction” is a crime against humanity, before pointing out the “many war crimes and acts of genocide” alleged by Ms. Albanese in her book. report to Eastern Human Rights Association.
“With Israeli state officials joining calls for Palestinians to leave Gaza, ‘take back Gaza’ to rebuild settlements, and the ostensible enthusiasm of prominent former US government officials for ‘Gaza Sea’ assets, there is little doubt that Israel’s intentions go far. in addition to the purpose of militarily defeating Hamas,” experts affirmed.
Damages to the Strip were estimated at $18.5 billion – 97% of the combined economies of Gaza and the West Bank. More than 70% of this estimate is for housing replacement, while another 19% is for civic infrastructure costs, including water and sanitation, electricity and roads.
“The homes are gone, and with them the memories, hopes and aspirations of the Palestinian people as well as their ability to exercise other rights, including the rights to land, food, water , sanitation, health, security and privacy (especially of women and girls), human rights experts say: education, development, healthy environment and self-determination.
Return north
Inside Gaza over the weekend, thousands of people reportedly tried to return to their homes in the north of the enclave.
Images from Gaza showed people of all ages gathering along the coastal road in the north, most on foot, others on donkey carts.
According to news, Israeli tanks blocked the road, forcing the Palestinians to turn back.
Other reports indicated that Israeli bombardment continued Monday across the area, with the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza also hit, leaving five people dead and dozens injured. love.
Latest data from Gaza’s health authorities indicates that More than 33,200 people have died in the region since October 7, mostly women and children. Hamas-led attacks in Israel have claimed more than 1,250 lives and left more than 250 people hostage.
Bakery lifeline
In a related development, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced on Sunday that it had helped restart Gaza City bread productionafter fueling and repairing a bakery’s bread machine.
Before sustained Israeli bombardment began in response to the October 7 Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel, the Gaza Strip had about 140 industrial bakeries.
In a tweet on aid.
“WFP will continue to provide four types of wheat and other resources to make bread possible – but this amount will just the past four days,” the United Nations agency said, in a new call for “safety, maintain and expand access to prevent hunger.”
Rafah is not sure
And amid continued uncertainty about whether Israeli forces could attack Rafah, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) Police chief Filippo Grandi warned against creating a new displacement crisis from the southernmost city in the enclave to neighboring Egypt.
“Another refugee crisis from Gaza into Egypt – I can assure you that you have been at the helm UNRWA myself — I speak from knowledge — would make it impossible to resolve that Palestinian refugee question and the consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Mr. Grandi said, referring to United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
“So we must zealously do everything so that this does not happen. And this is why we keep saying that the priority is to get inside Gaza, because that’s the only way we can stop this from happening.”
