Uncovering the Truth: The Devastating Human Toll in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

2023-10-12 15:45:00

Cover image: Palestinians search for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, October 12, 2023. Hatem Ali / AP

The human toll continues to increase, while new massacres of civilians are discovered. In Israel, the latest report shows more than 1,200 dead and more than 2,800 injured, according to the army. After the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, located two kilometers from the Gaza Strip, where Hamas massacred more than a hundred civilians, it was that of Beeri which was opened to the media on Wednesday. On the Palestinian side, the latest report shows more than 1,350 dead and more than 6,000 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.In Gaza, Israeli bombings continue. “A large-scale attack once morest numerous centers of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip” is underway, the Israeli army said Thursday morning. Strikes have targeted 2,687 targets in Gaza since Saturday, according to the IDF. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed, and 560 others, heavily damaged, were made uninhabitable, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing the Palestinian authorities. According to the Palestinian Refugee Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), at least 340,000 people have been displaced.Twelve French people were killed in Israel and 17 are missing, including children “probably kidnapped” by Hamas. More than 80 foreigners are among the victims, including at least 22 Americans, 20 Thais, 10 Nepalese, 10 French, 7 Argentinians, 4 Russian-Israelis, 2 Ukrainians, 2 British, 2 Peruvians, 2 Filipinos, 2 Brazilians, 1 Cambodian, 1 Canadian, 1 Spanish and 1 Australian.Lebanese Hezbollah claimed responsibility for new shots on Wednesday of southern Lebanon once morest Israel, claiming to act in response to the death of three of its militants killed Monday by Israeli bombings. The Israeli army, for its part, justified new bombings on southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, “in response to anti-tank missiles that targeted Israeli soldiers”.The “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip announced Monday by Israel is ” forbidden “ by international humanitarian law, the United Nations, the European Union and humanitarian organizations recalled on Tuesday, expressing concern regarding the situation. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in contact with Hamas and the Israeli authorities to work for the release of the hundred hostages captured in Israel.Gilles Paris, editorialist at « Monde »former correspondent in Jerusalem and Washington, answered your questions during a chat at 10:30 a.m. in this live.

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