Press Release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
about the ongoing “Israeli” aggression on Gaza

12-05-2021; 03:00 PM

For the third day consecutively, Gaza strip has been under “Israeli” aggression, which targeted children, women, and old people, and included attacks against residential buildings, homes, civilian infrastructure, and government HQs.

The death toll of this aggression, until the writing of this statement, reached 53 people, including 14 children and 3 women, in addition to 320 injuries.

The vast majority of airstrikes have targeted civilian infrastructure, including homes, schools, clinics, orphanages, water supplies, sewage networks, roads, government HQs, and economic facilities.

As a result of these airstrikes, 7 schools have been damaged, including schools of UNRWA.

Moreover, “Israeli forces” have chosen to wage their strikes during late-night hours and early morning against densely populated areas, in order to create a state of panic and fear among the defenseless citizens.

Regarding this dangerous aggression, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlights the following points:

• Targeting the homes of innocent civilians, and other vital facilities like schools, clinics, and factories, is a war crime, and requires an immediate investigation by the international community.
• We call upon international organizations interested in childhood protection, especially UNICEF, to provide protection for the children of Gaza Strip, according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• We call for supplying the hospitals of Gaza Stirp with all the necessary equipment to provide health care for the victims of this aggression, and at the same time to combat the outbreak of coronavirus in the strip.
• We warn of an immediate humanitarian disaster in Gaza as a result of the ongoing attacks, the outbreak of coronavirus, and the damage of many vital utilities and basic services.
• We call the international community to act immediately in order to stop this aggression, as every minute passes mean more casualties and further escalation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Gaza – Palestine