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Gaza is a Palestinian enclave on the Mediterranean coast, near Israel and Egypt. It is 41km long and 10km wide - a similar size to Sheffield in the UK.
Israel has placed Gaza under air, land and sea blockade since 2007. This means there are extremely tight Israeli restrictions on what can go in and out of Gaza, including aid and the freedom of movement of Palestinians. Also, Israel regularly carries out brutal bombardments on Gaza. In August 2022 Israel killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza, including 15 children.
This makes life extremely difficult for Palestinians in Gaza. The situation is dire. We can all take action to help #EndTheSiege: email your MP now asking them to support sanctions on Israel until it lifts its inhumane siege of Gaza.
Following the forced evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, Israel killed 256 Palestinians in Gaza, including 66 children.
On 16 May 2021 Israel targeted two residential buildings of the Abu al-Ouf and al-Kolaq families in Gaza, killing 30 family members including 11 children.
Amnesty International has since called for an investigation into Israel’s targeting of residential buildings in Gaza.
In August 2022 Israel bombarded Gaza again, this time killing at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children.
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Gaza is a tiny area of land home to over 2 million Palestinians. Gaza has now been under an inhumane Israeli siege since 2007.
Israel’s air, land and sea restrictions mean that food, water, medicine, fuel and building material are all scarce.
Over 80% of the population needs humanitarian aid and 97% of water is undrinkable.
Unemployment has reached 45% and there is often only electricity for a few hours each day.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that Israel’s siege of Gaza is ‘collective punishment’ and therefore prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
In 2012 the United Nations said Gaza would not be ‘liveable’ by 2020. Since then, the situation has gotten far worse.
Children are particularly badly affected. There is now a mental health crisis among children in Gaza. Over 50% of children had suicidal thoughts between June 2021 and June 2022 and 70% of young Palestinians in Gaza suffer from PTSD.
Palestinians in Gaza suffer frequent brutal bombardments by Israel. In 2021 Israel killed 256 Palestinians in Gaza, including 66 children. In August 2022 Israel killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza, including 15 children.
The situation in Gaza is dire, but we can all take action to help #EndTheSiege: write to your MP now asking them to support sanctions on Israel until it lifts its inhumane siege of Gaza.
