The Israeli military has destroyed 90% of residential neighborhoods within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah since October 2023, native authorities mentioned on Sunday.
Gaza’s authorities media workplace mentioned that the Israeli military had razed a 12,000-square-meter space in Rafah, turning town into what it referred to as “one of the most horrific examples of genocide and ethnic cleansing in modern times.”
The workplace mentioned 85% of town’s sewage community has been destroyed, creating circumstances ripe for illness outbreaks.
All 12 medical facilities in Rafah at the moment are out of service, together with Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital, which Israeli forces detonated utilizing an explosive robotic in the midst of its lethal offensive on Gaza, it added.
Israeli strikes have additionally destroyed eight colleges and academic establishments and severely broken the opposite remaining services in Rafah, the media workplace mentioned.
More than 100 mosques have additionally been both destroyed or badly broken in Rafah, it added.
Rafah spans roughly 60 sq. kilometers and is dwelling to round 300,000 folks. It accounts for round 16% of Gaza’s complete space.
The media workplace mentioned 22 of Rafah’s 24 water wells have been destroyed, leaving tens of hundreds with out clear ingesting water.
The destruction included 320 kilometers of roads in Rafah, it mentioned, warning that town has turn out to be “contaminated and unlivable.”
The workplace demanded instant strain on Israel to withdraw from Rafah, allow displaced residents to return, open secure corridors for help supply, and launch reconstruction efforts within the devastated metropolis.
Last weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to escalate assaults on Gaza as efforts are underway to implement US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from the enclave.
Nearly 50,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023, most of them ladies and youngsters.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants final November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for conflict crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its conflict on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr