1/6/2024–|Last updated: 6/1/202412:41 AM (Mecca time)
Israel deliberately destroyed all elements of normal life in the Gaza Strip according to specific plans, after about 8 months of killing and destruction at an unprecedented rate.
A report prepared by Nusseibeh Musa revealed that the Israeli war not only claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, including men, women and children, but also had its heaviest impact on the civil services sector.
In the municipalities of Khan Yunis Governorate, the occupation forces destroyed 9 out of 10 main water tanks, destroyed 45 out of 60 water wells, and bulldozed 350 kilometers out of 700 kilometers of main water networks.
The occupation forces also destroyed 70 kilometers of main sewage networks, and bulldozed about 118 kilometers of paved roads out of 155 kilometers during their ground attack.
The Israeli aggression did not limit itself to blowing up and destroying residential neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip and destroying infrastructure, but also burned food stores and bulldozed agricultural lands.
The occupation deliberately caused the cities of the Gaza Strip to drown in pools of stagnant water, suffocating the air as a result of the accumulation of about one million tons of waste in its streets.
According to some analysts, Israel is pursuing what they call a strategy of “restructuring the administrative dimension of the sector,” which means killing mayors, notables, family representatives, leaders of the security services, and everyone responsible for any of the civil service sectors.
Last November, the Israeli army assassinated the mayor of Madinat al-Zahra, Marwan Hamad, and in April, it assassinated the mayor of al-Maghazi, Hatem al-Ghamri, in a bombing that targeted a building belonging to the municipal council of the central Gaza Strip.
To confirm its insistence on committing these crimes, the Israeli army deliberately burned all the equipment and machinery of all municipalities in the cities of the Gaza Strip, leaving them handcuffed and unable to provide their services.
Director of Police Operations in Gaza
In addition to killing municipal directors and employees, Israel also killed police leaders, perhaps the most prominent of whom was Brigadier General Faiq al-Mabhouh, director of operations for the police in Gaza. It also deliberately targeted the tribal committees that were responsible for securing and distributing aid.
According to international law, these actions committed by Israel are considered crimes according to all international laws that grant civilian figures immunity and protection from targeting in times of war.