UN experts say ‘outrageous disregard’ for Palestinian lives in Nuseirat raid
UN experts have again condemned what they described what the organisation described as the “umpteenth massacre by Israeli forces in Gaza”, this time referring to a raid on Nuseirat that rescued four Israeli captives, but left at least 274 Palestinians dead.
“According to survivors, the streets of Nuseirat were filled with bodies of dead and injured people, including children and women, lying in pools of blood. Walls were covered in body parts scattered by multiple explosions and bombed houses,” the experts said in a statement.
“While we are relieved by the safe return of four Israeli hostages captured by Palestinian armed groups eight months ago, Israel’s attack on the Nuseirat camp is obnoxious in its excessive violence and devastating impact,” they said.
Jordan’s king says international community has failed to find solution in Gaza war
Speaking at the G7 summit in Italy, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has called the greatest threat to his region the continued occupation of Palestine.
As the latest attempt to reach an agreement that could lead to a full ceasefire remains stalled, he said the international community had not done enough to bring about peace. “The international community has failed to achieve the only solution that guarantees the security of the Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world,” he said.
War has exacerbated plight of Gaza’s educational sector’
Israel’s targeting of educational institutes across Gaza is “shameful as we consider the global education crisis where we see that more than 250 million children are out of school globally”, according to Talal al-Hathal, Director of the Al Fakhoora Programme at Education Above All foundation in Qatar.
Hundreds of educational institutes in Gaza, including schools run by the UN, have been bombed, and students and teachers killed. The attacks have ravaged educational infrastructure and caused mental trauma to thousands of beleaguered students.
“The war will undoubtedly leave educational institutions, access to critical infrastructure, and the regularity of the education process in Gaza in a worse state than before the war,” al-Hathal told Al Jazeera.
“With almost 400 school buildings in Gaza sustaining damage, the war has exacerbated the plight of the educational sector. This damage is compounded by the internal displacement with these schools now serving as shelters and hosting nearly four times their intended capacity, further burdening the already strained educational infrastructure.”
