Embassy of the State of Palestine

At dawn on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, the Israeli occupation authorities launched a wide-scale military offensive in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have killed at least 10 Palestinians, including children, in overnight military raids and airstrikes targeting the Palestinian cities and refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas.

This factsheet is intended to provide accurate, factual and evidence-based information about recent arrivals to Australia from the Gaza Strip. It is essential to clarify the truth and counter misinformation, especially in light of the ongoing debate in Australia and recent comments made by opposition leader Mr Peter Dutton which are not based on any credible evidence.

Granting Israel impunity encourages it to persist in committing massacres in the occupied Palestinian territory, the latest of which is the horrific massacre at Al-Tabin School in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza Strip, which was sheltering forcibly displaced families, resulting in over 100 martyrs and hundreds of injuries.

Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Israel, the occupying Power, has perpetrated yet another massacre of displaced civilians in yet another school in the Gaza Strip.

The State of Palestine condemns the concerted efforts by Israel, the occupying power, to undermine and terminate the vital operations and provision of services by the UN and other international agencies, including UNRWA.