"The devastation was all encompassing. All hospitals and universities had been bombed, most homes and schools destroyed and vital infrastructure, such as the sewage system and electricity lines, had been damaged beyond repair. An estimated 50 million tonnes of rubble was strewn across the strip and under it lay at least 10,000 bodies of Palestinians killed in bombardments who were yet to be recovered."
"Almost immediately after the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli regime started bombing the strip again. It hasn't stopped since then. According to Gaza's Government Media Office, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing 342 civilians. The deadliest day was on October 29 when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 109 Palestinians, including 52 children. More recently, on Thursday, 32 Palestinians were killed."
"But it is not just the bombardment that hasn't stopped. The starvation hasn't either. As per the ceasefire agreement, 600 trucks of aid were supposed to be allowed in every day, which Israel has not fulfilled. As Al Jazeera's correspondent Hind al-Khoudary has reported from Gaza, the IOF is permitting only 150 trucks a day to cross into the strip. They are also preventing the entry of nutritious foods, including meat, dairy and vegetables, as well as much-needed medicine, tents a"
On October 10 a ceasefire was declared in Gaza. Two years of bombardment had delivered roughly six times the explosive force of the Hiroshima bomb concentrated on a small territory. Hospitals, universities, homes, schools and critical infrastructure were bombed or destroyed. An estimated 50 million tonnes of rubble covered the strip and at least 10,000 bodies remained unrecovered beneath it. The ceasefire was breached almost immediately by renewed Israeli strikes, with nearly 500 violations in 44 days and hundreds of civilian deaths, including many children. Aid deliveries pledged at 600 trucks daily have been restricted to about 150 trucks, with nutritious food, medicine and tents blocked.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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