As the world embraced the new year with celebrations and festivities, Gaza remains drenched in blood. While the world celebrated with fireworks and music, the Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza were devastated by heavy rains, adding to the unbearable cold.
Families, especially women and children, are struggling under open skies without shelter or warmth.
Amid this suffering, the Israeli military marked the new year by turning the skies into a display of missiles and bombs, creating a deadly “fireworks show” over the helpless Palestinians. Within hours of the new year, Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, further intensifying the already dire situation.
Moreover, four major hospitals in Gaza were destroyed, leaving countless Palestinian patients with no hope for survival. The devastation has left more than a million Palestinians homeless, struggling to find shelter as they face unimaginable hardships.
In the refugee camps, women and children stand in long queues for a single meal, enduring the brutality of the Israeli military.
The survivors hold on to the hope that someday the global conscience will awaken, and justice will prevail for the bloodshed they’ve endured.
Since the Israeli bombardment began in Gaza on October 8, 2023, more than 45,500 Palestinians have been killed, and the number of wounded has surpassed 110,000, with no sign of respite in sight.