Published December 23,2023
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The Israeli military has “executed” dozens of aged individuals in Gaza in “direct shooting operations” since Oct. 7, a human rights watchdog mentioned.
In a press release, Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor mentioned that 1,049 aged women and men have been killed to date —about 1% of the estimated 107,000 aged individuals who stay within the Gaza Strip, and three.9% of all Palestinian deaths.
“The majority of them were crushed to death under the debris of their homes or the shelter centres where they sought safety after Israeli aircraft bombed their homes, or while being forced to seek basic necessities in the streets and marketplaces. Alarmingly, however, dozens were targeted in killings and field executions,” it mentioned.
The monitor mentioned: “The elderly are paying a high price for the disproportionate attacks carried out by Israeli forces, as hundreds of them have been killed in Israel’s genocide, and thousands more injured.”
According to the group, quite a few aged civilians, together with each women and men over the age of 70 and even 80 have skilled detention.
“Testimonies from released detainees affirm that they were denied access to treatment and subjected to torture and abuse, regardless of their difficult health situation and/or advanced age,” it added.
Since an Oct. 7 assault by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip, killing at the very least 20,258 Palestinians, largely girls and kids, and injuring greater than 53,020, in response to well being authorities within the enclave.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s housing inventory broken or destroyed, and almost 2 million individuals displaced inside the densely-populated enclave amid shortages of meals and clear water.
Source: www.anews.com.tr