Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in last 24 hours [View all]
Source: The Guardian
At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, a deadly escalation as Israel seemed poised to launch a major offensive in the besieged territory.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, one of the deadliest periods in the war since ceasefire talks broke down in March. The intensified bombing campaigns came as Israel’s total blockade on humanitarian aid have prompted fears of a famine in the Palestinian territory.
“Since midnight, we have received 58 martyrs, while a large number of victims remain under the rubble. The situation inside the hospital is catastrophic,” said Marwan al-Sultan, the director of the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza early on Saturday. The death toll in the last 24 hours was at least 146, according to Reuters.
The escalation in attacks was condemned by the UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday, who said the bombing campaign was meant to displace Gazans and that it was equivalent to “ethnic cleansing”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/17/israel-gaza-ethnic-cleansing-palestinian-death-toll
Meanwhile tRump wants to turn Gaza into a "Freedom Zone", and ultimately steal the land and build resorts. This is sickening.
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