Salim Al Shara Joins 152 Journalists Killed by Israel

The Israeli war on journalists in the Gaza Strip continues unabated. Salim Al Sharafa, a broadcaster for Al Aqsa Satellite TV becomes journalist no 152 to have been killed by the relentless Israeli bombing on the enclave.

His name is trending on the social media. Since the war begun soon after 7 October, Israel has consistently targeted journalists, TV anchors and media workers throughout the Gaza Strip.

The Government Media Office in Gaza confirmed the killing of Al Sharafa.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said the war in Gaza has become “the deadliest for journalists” since it began documenting journalist killings worldwide in 1992, according to Anadolu.

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Sidoti: ‘The Israeli Army is One of The Most Criminal Armies in The World’

Chris Sidoti is a of the members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, speaking on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva. The Committee headed by Navi Pillay, was presenting its findings to the UN Council, Wednesday, 19 June, 2024 and looked on the legality of the Israeli army’s conduct in Gaza. He said:

“…You mention the Israeli army is the most moral army in the world. I mean this is something that is said repeatedly by the current prime minister of Israel, [Benjamin] Netanyahu. On one recent occasion, he walked it back a bit and he said one of the most moral armies in the world.”

Now I don’t have the expertise and I don’t have the authority to make assessments of morality. Netanyahu may, but I don’t.

…I don’t know whether its’s one of the most moral armies in the world or not but what I do have expertise in, and what I do have an authority to do is make assessments of criminal conduct.

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/6/19/the-israeli-army-is-one-of-the-most-criminal-in-the-world-says-un-expert

And we’ve done that in relation to the recent events and you can see that in the report. And the only conclusion you can draw is that the Israeli army is one of the most criminal armies in the world,” he concluded.

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Israel Destroyed 67% of Gaza’s Sanitation

About “67% of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged” in the Gaza Strip since 7 October, the UN Relief Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) stated Wednesday.

There is neither water nor sanitation in the whole of the Gaza Strip. With sewers destroyed, filthy water run in the streets and neighborhoods that have been destroyed.  

The agency emphasized the urgent need for action according to a press statement published in Anadolu.

“As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperatures rise, the lack of hygiene and dehydration pose a severe threat to the health of people across Gaza,” it wrote on X.

UNRWA plays a vital role in providing life-saving services to registered Palestine refugees; however, the recent destruction of essential infrastructure in Gaza exacerbates an already precarious situation, leaving many without access to clean water and sanitation facilities, the Turkish news said.

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since the 7 October attack by Hamas.

Nearly 37,400 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, and more than 85,400 others injured, according to local health authorities.

More than eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

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‘You Can’t Beat Hamas’ Israeli Army Spokesman Says

In what is seen as a slap in the face for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli army spokesman speaks out and out of turn! “You can’t beat Hamas,” he blurts out because of so many reasons.

Promises to destroy Palestinian resistance group Hamas are “misleading,” Daniel Hagari said Wednesday as reported in Anadolu.

He said the goal of the “total destruction of Hamas” is like “throwing sand in the public’s eyes, a quote which is trending all over the social media.

His comments come as a swipe against the country’s current political leadership who are determined to eradicate Hamas despite all odds and are continuing a genocidal war against the civilians of Gaza to attempt to do it.

“Anyone promising to eradicate Hamas is misleading the public,” Hagari told the broadcaster Channel 13 as reported in the Turkish news agency.

In a frank tone, he said  “Hamas is an idea. Those who think it can be made to disappear are wrong,” he said after having been daily reporting on the Israeli war on Gaza for the last eight months.

Hagari stressed if the government “doesn’t find an alternative — it (Hamas) will remain” in Gaza.

From the start of the war on Gaza after 7 October Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel’s key objective is to destroy Hamas and has not listened to anyone else who expressed scepticism about meeting this goal and which they say is not feasible.

Meanwhile Israeli society is breaking to pieces. The 120 or so hostages have not been released, the Israeli army is in a bad situation because of the real number of deaths, injured and those in need of psychological help, the economy is in tatters and many Israelis are leaving the country.

 Hagari discussed the army’s announcement on June 8 about the release of four captives in a military operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. “It is not possible to release all hostages through military operations,” he acknowledged as reported by Anadolu.

More that 37,000 has been killed in Gaza through the Israeli bombings with over 85,000 being injured.

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Gaza Sits on 39 Million Tons of Debris

The piles of wreckage, rubble and debris continues to mount in Gaza because of the continuing Israeli bombing and missile strikes.

The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) states in its recent report that constant Israeli bombing of Gaza has created 39 million tons of debris since 7 October, 2023.  

The UNEP explained the amount of debris is the equivalent of 107 kilograms of rubble per square meter of the 364-kilometer enclave.

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These figures speak of an environmental catastrophe which is causing a major damage to the eco-system of the enclave and much contamination through unexploded arms and missile falling on to the strip.

The constant bombing has created soil erosion, ruined the water and piping systems as well as feeling the atmosphere with pollution.

created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, whilest destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris from explosive devices.

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