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Disclaimer: Numbers can be dehumanising
Alone, the figures below do not convey the reality of sheer horror across historic Palestine.
Updates from Gaza
All figures from 7/10/2023-now from the Health Ministry
- 34,049 Palestinians killed
- 76,901 Palestinians wounded
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700,000 Palestinians infected with infectious diseases as a result of displacement
- 2 million Palestinians displaced in the Gaza Strip
- 197 days of the genocide war
- 2,761 massacres committed by the IOF
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70,000 housing units completely destroyed by the occupation
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290,000 housing units partially destroyed by the occupation and unfit for habitation
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70,000 tons of explosives dropped by IOF on Gaza
Updates from the West Bank & East Jerusalem
All figures from 7/10/2023-now. Sources vary.
- 373 Palestinians killed
- 4,300 Palestinians injured
Source: the Palestinian Health Ministry
- 6,305 Palestinians arrested
Source: Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society
- 20,000 homes with demolition orders in East Jerusalem
Source: The New Arab
- 160,000 Palestinian work permits revoked
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Australian recognition of Palestine a first step to Palestinian rights, but recognition of Israeli apartheid also crucial
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) welcomes the Foreign Minister’s support for the recognition of Palestine, but considers this only the first political step in supporting Palestinians to realise their rights to self-determination, justice and equality....
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Latest Palestinian News
'The Opposite of Leadership': US Vetoes Palestine's UN Membership
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday used the country’s veto power at the United Nations Security Council to block Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the U.N.
“Take a moment to ponder how isolated Biden has made the U.S.,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, after the veto. “Biden lobbied Japan, South Korea, and Ecuador HARD to oppose the Palestine resolution so that the U.S. wouldn’t have to veto. They refused. So Biden cast his fourth veto in seven months.This is the opposite of leadership.”
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Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began
Israel’s government has accelerated the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 projects totalling thousands of housing units having been approved or advanced since the start of the war in Gaza six months ago, planning documents show.
Ministries and offices within the Israeli government are behind all the largest and most contentious of the projects, sometimes in association with rightwing nationalist groups with a history of trying to evict Palestinians from their homes in parts of the city.
The rapid approval or construction of settlements that are illegal under international law is likely to further damage Israel’s relationship with the Biden administration.
When Namibia stands up to Germany, it shows that Gaza has revolutionised the Global South
In Dr Ramzy Baroud’s Opinion piece, he lays out his analysis of the solidarity between the Global South and Gaza.
The distance between Gaza and Namibia is measured in terms of thousands of kilometres, but the historical distance is much closer. This is precisely why Namibia was one of the first countries to take a strong stance against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Since the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, Namibia has answered the call for solidarity with the Palestinians, along with many African and South American countries, including Colombia, Nicaragua, Cuba, South Africa and Brazil, as well as China and many others.