After 452 days of relentless Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, it has become painfully clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is consumed by a delusional pursuit of “absolute victory” at any cost. Even as his own prisoners face almost certain death in Gaza, Netanyahu remains fixated on preserving his grip on power, prioritizing his own political survival over the lives of captured Israelis.
Benjamin Netanyahu has clarified that the occupation state will resume the genocide in Gaza even if a deal is reached with Hamas.https://t.co/rII3yG9Ntr
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 30, 2024
Benny Gantz, leader of the so-called “state camp in ‘Israel’,” has bluntly stated that Netanyahu “gives more importance to his rule than to their return.” Meanwhile, informed Zionist sources quoted by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper ominously warn that “the war will not end as long as Hamas controls the Gaza Strip militarily and civilly” and threaten a return to fighting even if a deal is reached.
As fierce clashes rage in northern Gaza between the Palestinian resistance and occupying forces, the Israeli army continues its genocidal crimes, displacing and starving some 80,000 Palestinians in Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia since October 5th. The grim toll stands at over 4,000 martyred, 12,000 wounded, and 1,750 imprisoned.
Heartbreaking conditions in Gaza as heavy rains flood displaced people’s tents, leaving displaced families with no safe shelter or alternatives. pic.twitter.com/xUoJ258aU3
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2024
Desperate families of Zionist prisoners in Gaza have pleaded for their government to act, lamenting that “the remaining 100 kidnapped people do not have time to wait for the army’s operations that put them in danger.” They point out the dismal track record – only 8 prisoners rescued by ‘Israel’ over 452 days of bloodshed.
Yet Netanyahu and his ministers stubbornly refuse to make any concessions, demanding nothing less than complete Palestinian surrender. This intransigence persists even as the resistance proves its resilience and ability to strike back against the occupation’s brutality.
Amidst the chaos and carnage, heart-wrenching scenes unfold daily. Hundreds of distress calls pour in from displaced Gazans whose makeshift tents and shelters are inundated by driving rains. The Civil Defense scrambles to evacuate citizens to other woefully inadequate spaces, many left shivering in the open, exposed to bitter cold. Thousands of tents housing the displaced lack even the barest necessities, providing scant protection against raging winds that threaten to uproot them entirely.
A displaced Palestinian woman in Gaza expresses her resentment after her tent was flooded by rainwater. pic.twitter.com/V0bm1KaHIz
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2024
The death toll mounts, with 7 perishing from the severe cold, a number expected to rise. Israeli artillery pounds civilian homes and critical infrastructure, killing indiscriminately. Shelling of a sewage pumping station disrupts emergency plans and raises the specter of a looming health and environmental catastrophe.
In just the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation army perpetrated three massacres, slaughtering 27 Palestinians and wounding 149. The total number of martyrs since October 7, 2023 has skyrocketed to a staggering 45,541, with 108,338 injured.
Even UNRWA, the UN agency tasked with aiding Palestinian refugees, has not been spared the occupation’s wrath. The agency reports 258 of its employees killed in Gaza since the war began, with about 650 attacks on its buildings and facilities. Over two-thirds of UNRWA’s buildings, primarily schools, are damaged or destroyed. At least 745 Palestinians have been killed while seeking shelter and protection at UN sites.
A child shivers from the intense cold in front of his displaced family’s tent in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/pDnSls7tUq
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2024
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
