Wednesday 30 / October / 2024
GAZA: The Palestinian death toll resulting from the horrific massacre committed yesterday by Israeli occupation forces in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, has risen to 274, with nearly 700 people sustaining injuries, mostly civilians, according to medical reports.
Local health authorities said 274 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, were killed, and over 298 others injured due to the intense bombardment by Israeli forces from land, sea, and air on the camp.
This unprecedented onslaught, carried out from the air and ground, targeted the Central Governorate of Gaza, particularly the densely populated Nuseirat refugee camp, for over two hours under the pretext of saving four Israeli hostages.
Global condemnations pouring in following the horrific Israeli massacre
Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned the attack which it said is a “a blatant violation of all provisions of international law” and added it holds Israel responsible for the offensive and urged it to stop the “devastating” war on Gaza.
It also called on “influential international parties and the Security Council to urgently intervene to halt the Israeli war against the Gaza Strip and to take responsible action to end this humanitarian crisis,” which has killed over 36,800 Palestinians.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry also denounced Israel’s “continued genocide in the Gaza Strip” also saying the attack constitutes “a blatant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions.”
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell also in a post on X, formerly Twitter, called the attack “another massacre of civilians.”
“Reports from Gaza of another massacre of civilians are appalling. We condemn this in the strongest terms,” Borrell wrote.
The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation in their joint declaration issued at the end of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers in Istanbul on Saturday demanded “an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire, the cessation of the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza, and the immediate implementation of the relevant UN Resolutions.”
They also called on all countries to ensure Israel’s strict adherence to provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Also, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, speaking at the opening of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers, said that there is no doubt those who perpetrated the massacre in Gaza will eventually be held accountable.
Fidan added that the international system is collapsing due to its “hypocrisy” and the “blindness” of some countries, adding that “it is high time that the UN Security Council should heed this call and not be kept hostage to one country.”
“Standing with Gaza against such tyranny and oppression is a duty we should all fulfill in the name of humanity,” he added.
