Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh, has said that Israel is not fighting war in Gaza but committing textbook genocide.
The envoy stated this while briefing the Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday, November 8.
According to Shawesh, “It’s not a war, it’s a text book genocide conducted before the screens all around the world. It is now over a month since Israel, the occupying Power, has declared its war against the defenseless Palestinian civilians, whom it is obliged to protect, under international law. It continues terrorizing them with relentless bombardment, day and night, targeting them, their homes, infrastructure, water reserves, bakeries, mosques, churches, hospitals, ambulances, and schools, all while depriving the entire population of all their basic needs for survival.
“It’s a very dangerous stage, where we have become used to counting the numbers of the slaughtered people, home destructions, injuries, and so on and so forth, without any emotional feeling towards the victims, this means that the people got used to hearing this routine base news and it became worthless as human being.”
Reeling out statistics of the casualty of the month old war, Shawesh, said,
“It’s really a dark stage in the human history. That being said, unfortunately I have no other option except to start by providing some statistical updates. The death toll among the Palestinian in Gaza exceeded 10500, 4800 are children and 2550 are women, while the injured 24808. 2660 still missing under the rubble, 1270 are children. 48 press correspondents were killed in Gaza strip, 163 Palestinians killed in West Bank. According to the UN 70% of the Palestinian people became internally displaced persons. All these are not mere numbers, they are shattered dreams, hopes and aspirations. 10 health facilities targeted, 16 hospitals out of service.
He explain further that despite the monumental destruction visited on the innocent people of Gaza, Israel is still determines to continue the carnage.
“Israel has not stopped threatening hospitals and calling to evacuate it for the purpose of bombing and demolishing it, claiming that the hospitals are refuges and shelters for military groups leaders. Israeli propaganda has no basis in truth at all and comes only from the long-declared Israeli goal of evacuating Gaza.
“The destruction of universities, hospitals, schools, churches, mosques and all other infrastructure makes Gaza an unlivable area, which will push people to leave even after this war comes to its end. UNRWA Commissioner General stated recently, depriving a whole population of items essential for survival is collective punishment.”