Israeli Forces Burn Gaza Displacement Camp, Leaving 800 Homeless
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza reported that the Israeli army burned a displacement camp at the Shuja'iyya intersection on Sunday evening using drones, leaving over 800 Palestinians homeless. The ministry condemned the act as a war crime and a continuation of genocide, calling for international intervention. The incident occurred as Palestinian data suggests Israel has escalated its actions in Gaza amid upcoming elections.
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- Israeli forces burned a displacement camp in Gaza's Shuja'iyya intersection on Sunday evening.
- The incident left over 800 Palestinians, mostly women and children, displaced and homeless.
- Gaza's Ministry of Public Works and Housing called the act a "brutal crime" and "war crime."
- The ministry accused Israel of continuing genocide and ethnic cleansing.
- The burning of tents caused extreme panic and terror among displaced families.
- The incident occurred amid an escalation of Israeli actions in Gaza before general elections.
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Gaza Strip stated on Monday that the Israeli army burned a camp for displaced people at the Shuja'iyya intersection, east of Gaza City, on Sunday evening. The incident resulted in the displacement of 800 Palestinians.
In a statement, the ministry described the act as a "new brutal crime," specifying that "Quadcopter" type drones were used to burn the entire camp around 8:00 PM. The ministry asserted that this attack is a "clear continuation of the genocide and ethnic cleansing war waged by the Israeli occupation army against our Palestinian people in Gaza."
The fires destroyed the tents and meager possessions of the displaced families, affecting and displacing over 200 families, comprising more than 800 individuals, predominantly women, children, the elderly, and the sick. The ministry reported that the burning of the tents caused "extreme panic, fear, and terror among the safe families, who found themselves once again displaced in the open without shelter or an alternative to protect them from the harsh conditions."
The ministry characterized the event as a "clear consolidation of the policy of forced displacement and continuous exodus." It also deemed it a "complete war crime and a crime against humanity, representing a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, which guarantee the protection of civilians during conflict."
The ministry called on the international community, the United Nations, the UN Security Council, and human rights organizations to break their "suspicious silence" and intervene urgently to stop the genocide and the "continuous series of burning and destruction." It appealed to relief organizations, international bodies, and UN agencies operating in Gaza to take immediate action to aid the families displaced from the Shuja'iyya intersection, providing them with tents and alternative shelter.
Palestinian data indicated that Israel has escalated its aggression on the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the approach of the Israeli general elections.