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Facts and Figures: Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

26 October 2023 in 2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Multilateral Relations Sector: facts and figures related to killings and injuries, displacement, destruction of property, collective punishment, targeting hospitals and medical staff, internationally prohibited weapons, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and legal qualifications.

Palestinian Women’s Day 2023

26 October 2023 in 2023

The recent Israeli large-scale aggression on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip severely impacted the already-excruciating life conditions of women and girls.

Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Israeli Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

25 October 2023 in 2023

For eighteen days, the world has watched Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and for eighteen days the world has allowed the horror to carry on – with full and open support by some – against the besieged Palestinian civilians, allowing the death, destruction and trauma to reach catastrophic levels.

Statement: Israel's attacks against civilians are also attacks against international law and basic human rights principles

21 October 2023 in 2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemns in the strongest terms the devastating occupation war and the crimes of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Israel has been escalating for 14 consecutive days, aiming to destroy the Gaza Strip and displace its inhabitants by subjecting everything in Gaza to daily bombardments, including churches, mosques, hospitals, schools, civilian homes, educational, academic, and cultural institutions, and media outlets. At the forefront is the brutal mass murder of defenceless civilians.

Statement: Cold-blooded Israeli massacre against hospital in Gaza City

18 October 2023 in 2023

The cold-blooded massacre committed against hundreds of Palestinian civilians sheltering in the Baptist Hospital (Ahli Arabi Hospital) in Gaza City by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) will forever remain a stain on the conscience of humanity that has been witnessing the horrors committed against the Palestinian people without taking action to stop it.

Statement: 45 Australians Trapped in Gaza Strip

17 October 2023 in 2023

The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific is now aware of 45 Australians trapped in the Gaza Strip, facing extreme difficulty as they attempt to leave and come home to Australia...

Statement: The order to evacuate 1.1 million people from northern Gaza defies the rules of war and basic humanity

14 October 2023 in 2023

Israel has cut off all water, electricity, fuel and food supplies to Gaza, disregarding the ICRC’s warnings that without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues. This war crime of massive proportions is now being compounded by Israel’s military orders calling to forcefully transfer 1.1 million Palestinians, including sick and wounded hospital patients, from northern Gaza. This flagrant attempt to depopulate and expel the Palestinian civilian population constitutes a grave breach of the 4th Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute.

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