Johnathan Paoli
THE state of Israel has said on Monday that it was not seeking to force Palestinian civilians to permanently leave their homes, even as it acknowledged conditions in the besieged Gaza Strip were “tough”.
Many have called the recent bombardement and killing of Palestinian by Israeli forces a replay, if not worse, of The Nakba, where more than 760 000 Palestinians were displaced.
Since the 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas, more than 15 500 Palestinians, about half of whom are children, have died during Israel’s retaliation and more than 1.8 million Gaza Strip citizens, have been displaced.
This constitutes 75% of the population that have been pushed into refugee shelters in hospitals and other places that have also come under constant bombardment from the Israel Defence Force.
Following the collapse last week of a truce that allowed for the release of dozens of Israeli and other
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