With much faith and resilience, the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip arm themselves after 400 days of collective Israeli extermination that has upended their existence and turned them into displaced people in their homeland that they cherish.
The Israeli occupation forces continue their relentless bombardment and atrocities in the Gaza Strip, from its north to south, killing and destroying, alongside using starvation to implement their criminal plans, with Arab and Islamic betrayal and a complete silence from the world that has miserably failed the Gaza test.
Resilience and patience despite betrayal
Ahmed Abu Osama, a displaced person in one of the tents in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, told our reporter: “We never imagined that the war would last this long, but these are God’s decrees, and all we have is patience and resilience. We are certain that God will not forsake us and that these sacrifices will bear fruit, even if it takes time.”
Abu Osama did not hide his disappointment at the state of Arab and Islamic betrayal and international silence: “Everyone has let us down, leaving us alone in front of the Israeli killing machine that has shown no mercy to young or old, to women or the elderly. They say they are fighting Hamas and resistance, but we know they are lying. They are killing everyone and destroying everything, but we will not abandon our homeland and we will not surrender.”
North Gaza faces displacement
Today marks the 400th day of the genocide amidst dangerous turns, as the northern Gaza Governorate has been experiencing widespread aggression for 36 days with a declared aim from the occupation forces to completely empty it of its residents after killing and capturing as many as possible.
According to government media data, about 1,900 citizens have been martyred, more than 4,000 injured, and hundreds have been detained during these 36 days, alongside the destruction of thousands of homes.
Our correspondent reported from eyewitnesses that the occupation is committing ethnic cleansing crimes from one neighborhood to another in the northern districts, where they blow up homes and shell them on the heads of their inhabitants, with injured individuals dying due to the lack of medical assistance or civil defense, which has been incapacitated for 18 days.
One of the women who survived from the area said, “They forced us to flee after they bombed the school where we were in the Jabalia camp. We lived for more than 25 days without food, sharing a piece of bread, then they bombed the school, and 10 people were martyred from those inside. We went out under fire, and they humiliated us and arrested the young men.”
She added: “During our time in the school, we could hear explosions and homes being blown up and burned. It is clear that they are destroying everything in front of them for no reason.”
Despite the occupation's announcement that it is not implementing the generals' plan to displace the residents of northern Gaza, besiege the resistance there, and force them to choose between surrender or death, and turn the area into a closed military zone, which, if successful, could be repeated in Gaza City, as stated by Israeli journalists.
So far, tens of thousands of residents in the north remain steadfast, moving from one area to another in rejection of the displacement plans and the emptying of the governorate.
The Largest Mass Killing
After 400 days of extermination, Dr. Rami Abdu, director of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, affirms that there is not a single crime or violation imaginable that "Israel" has not committed, expanding it in a terrifying and catastrophic manner.
Abdu adds: "Today, we have two million forcibly displaced people, the largest mass killing operation in a short period focused on civilians. We have more than 50,000 martyrs, with at least half of them being women and children. In detail, we face horrifying crimes in terms of executions and arbitrary killings, including the killing of those raising white flags, the killing of detainees, their torture and rape, and using them as human shields," in statements reported by the Noon Post website.
Starvation
Alongside murder and displacement, the weapon of starvation seems to be one of the most painful tools used by the occupation while the world turns a blind eye to what is happening.
As nearly 40 days pass without any aid entering northern Gaza, residents in the south face another aspect of famine as goods have run out in the markets, and what remains has seen its prices rise several-fold beyond the purchasing capacity of citizens.
Human rights advocate Rami Abdu indicates that they have called for a declaration of famine in the Gaza Strip, as "Israel" has used food and water as weapons in its war of extermination from day one, officially acknowledging it. In contrast, there is global apathy in responding to everything that is happening.
He continues: "We never imagined that dozens in our era could die of hunger, or that hundreds could be bombed and injured while rescue and civil defense teams are prevented from operating as is currently happening in northern Gaza."
Days go by, the aggression continues, and Palestinians in Gaza are spread out on the ground and covered by the sky, bidding farewell to their loved ones every day, with the sentiment that they will remain and never leave.
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Source: The Palestinian Information Centreِ
