On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a terrorist attack in Israel, killing more than 1,200 people out of a population of 9.5 million, including over 800 civilians and at least 33 children, and injuring 5,400 more. The attack also led to the capture of 248 hostages, around 100 of whom are still held in Gaza.
Since then, the Israeli government has launched a response of genocidal violence against Gaza’s Palestinian population, under the eyes of the international community. By late October 2024, identified victims had reached 43,061, including over 13,735 children, 7,216 women, and 3,447 elderly people, with over 100,000 injured, in a population of 2.3 million. Thousands of additional victims remain buried beneath the rubble, uncounted.
The Israeli military is now inflicting upon Palestinian civilians at least the equivalent of an October 7 every ten days, and has done so for more than a year…..more