In this Place of Tragedy

Mass grave discovered in northern Gaza “clearly a war crime”

On February 1, the bodies of 30 Palestinian civilians, blindfolded, handcuffed and tortured, previously detained by Israeli soldiers and then gone “missing”,  were found in a schoolyard inside black plastic bags. The fact that for a long time now Israel seems to act without any fear of criticism of - or responsibility for - its actions can be seen in the fact that the soldiers left these innocent civilians with the glaring-evidence of handcuffs that had serial numbers and words in Hebrew written on them...

Al Jazeera - February 1, 2024

In This Place of Tragedy (poem)

"...and here now, Mr Netanyahu

is the Promised Land of your Laughing Soldiers

your savage soldiers, these cowardly-killers,

whose bones are now pure poison

whose mothers will no longer recognise them

and whose only gift is to meet each new day

with the stench of sanctimonious suffering!"

Global Rights

 

"According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza as of 19 February, at least 29,092 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October. About 70 per cent of those killed are reported to be women and children. Another 69,028 Palestinians have been reportedly injured.

"As of 19 February, up to 1.7 million people (over 75 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip, some multiple times.Families are forced to move repeatedly in search of safety. Following intense Israeli bombardments and fighting in Khan Younis and the Middle Area in recent days, a significant number of displaced people have moved further south."

UNRWA-Palestine