By Harriet Tornguvan -Abuja
The Ambassador of the Embassy of the State of Palestine to Nigeria Abdullah Abu Shawesh has continued to share his thoughts and his voice to the world about the treatment of the Palestine marking 419 days of genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of the USA-Israeli, he gave some statistical figures.
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As of November 27, 44,249 Palestinians were martyred and 104,746 were injured in Gaza, with the vast majority being children and women, while thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble.
Alongside many other war crimes and crimes against humanity, it became very clear that Israel troops are using the Palestinian civilians as human shields in the occupied Palestinian territories “An investigation by The New York Times found that Israeli soldiers and intelligence agents, throughout the war in Gaza, have regularly forced captured Palestinians …. to conduct life-threatening reconnaissance missions to avoid putting Israeli soldiers at risk on the battlefield.
In this connection the CNN report stressed “But one day this spring, the soldier said an intelligence officer showed up with two Palestinian detainees – a 16-year-old boy and 20-year-old man – and told the troops to use them as human shields before entering buildings.
Education is highly valued among families across the State of Palestine, with 95.4 per cent of children enrolled in basic education.
Education progress on Gaza has been disrupted over years notably since 2007 the start of the blockade, and that have been compound by COVD19 effects. The current war add insult to the injury and severally disrupted the education of all 625,000 students and impacted the lives and livelihoods of 22,564 teachers. Almost all school buildings in Gaza have been either entirely or partially destroyed as a result of Israeli air strikes.
UNICEF reported that 64 attacks against schools have been recorded last October (2024). Between 6 October 2024 and 17 November 2024, Israeli military operations have impacted six UNRWA installations in Gaza City and 17 in North Gaza.
the situation in Gaza is "Hell" and one of the worst and most difficult situations in the world... 84% of the health facilities in Gaza are out of service and have been completely destroyed, while the remaining percentage is partially functioning. This act of collective punishment is being practiced in Gaza.
In Gaza, 79% of the Gaza Strip is under Israeli evacuation orders, as of 17 November 2024, 90% of the population are internally displaced, with more than 415,000 displaced people seeking shelter in over 100 UNRWA school buildings. Some individuals have been displaced up to 10 times and 247 UNRWA staff have been killed.
More than a million children in the Gaza Strip are caught in a devastating situation marked by widespread destruction, relentless attacks, displacement, and severe shortages of essential necessities such as food, water, and medicine.
The intentional Israeli strikes destroyed more than 188 archaeological and historical sites in Gaza, including Churches and mosques. Additionally, they deliberately targeted many museums that contain numerous artifacts.
There is no ‘post’ because the trauma is repetitive and ongoing and continuous.” “It is not overstating to say everyone {in Gaza} is traumatised.
