The United Nations says Palestinian women and children were the only fatalities in at least three dozen Israeli air strikes on Gaza since mid-March, as it warned that Israel’s military offensive threatens Palestinians’ “continued existence as a group”.

Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Friday that the office had documented 224 Israeli strikes on residential buildings and tents for displaced people in the Gaza Strip between March 18 and April 9.

The findings come as Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed more than 1,500 Palestinians since the Israeli military broke a ceasefire in March, according to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    Hamas expected this but bet the world is not going to allow genocide to happen right in front of them. How naive of them…

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        Yes, they expected brutal response to October 7 attack but thought international media and public opinion will force other countries to intervene and stop full scale genocide. Which part do you find so controversial?

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          The part where you think Hamas has any blame in this.

          Do you think Israel thought Palestinians would never reraliate when locked into a concentration camp for 20 years?