101 Days Of Bombing: The Catastrophe In Gaza Continues (image-instagram/mahmoudhamda)
After 100 days of war on the besieged enclave of Gaza, the Palestinian struggle to survive under tonnes of Israel bomb continues. Since the outbreak of war on October 7, nearly 2 million Palestinians got displaced, thousands of homes destroyed and nearly 24,000 lost their lives among them 10,000 are children.
The question, how long the war will continue to escalate, hang in air, as Israel shows no sign of slowing its military assault on Gaza with the US still expressing its backing for the war.
On 14th January, as the war marked its 100th day, Israel’s relentless attack on Gaza killed 125 Palestinians and 265 were wounded. Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian protested around the world over the weekend- from Johannesburg to Washington, DC- calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the street across the world – from Portugal to Turkey, the UK and Pakistan- to mark 100 days since Israel’s war in Gaza. Indonesia flew kite in the colour of Palestinian flag and watermelon which symbolizes the resistance of Palestinian people, in the Sleman Regency of Yogyakarta in Java as part of “Fly a kite for gaza” events held around the world.
The escalation in the West Bank “goes in hand-in-hand with Gaza war”, said Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Wasel Abu Yousef as five Palestinian were killed by the Israel force on Sunday in the occupied territory. The telecommunication blackout continues even after 48 hours, as two employees were killed while trying to restore the connection.
Egypt has blamed on Israel’s stubbornness for blocking the aid entering through Rafah. Diaa Rashwan, the chairman of Egypt’s state information service, said that the lack of aid entering Gaza through Rafah and other border crossings has been solely caused by Israel. He also added that the Rafah crossing hadn”t been closed ‘for a single moment’ on the Egyptian side, while the Israel authorities deliberately disrupted or delayed the entry of aid “under the pretext of inspecting it”.
Appreciating the stance taken by the South Africa in International Court of Justice (ICJ), Colombian President Gustavo Petro, wrote on X “if anyone deserved the Nobel Peace Prize today, it would be the South African legal team that has filed a complaint against Netanyahu for genocide in defense of the Palestinian people.”
Meanwhile, the Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to Jordan, Israel, the occupied Palestinians Territories and the United Arab Emirates this week. While speaking to reporters he said, “as a friend of Israel, we will continue to assert that international law matters”.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined the calls for the release of the remaining captives held in Gaza on the 100the day since October 7. “100 days of captivity in Gaza is far too long,” Blinken wrote on X. “The United States will not rest until all remaining hostages, including six Americans, are reunited with their loved ones,” he said.
100 days of captivity in Gaza is far too long. The United States will not rest until all remaining hostages, including six Americans, are reunited with their loved ones.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) January 15, 2024
