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We cannot sustain this for much longer unless the crossings are reopened immediately for humanitarian goods and equipment that will be essential to the survival of people in Gaza,
Dujarric said as quoted by Anadolu News Agency
People in Gaza, including many children, are being killed, injured and maimed for life,
Dujarric said, ... as quoted by Anadolu News AgencySurvivors across Gaza are being displaced repeatedly and forced into an ever-shrinking space where their basic needs just cannot be met,
he addedThey destroyed everything they could, they shot everything that looks functioning ... (the Palestinians) will have nothing to come back, they will not come back, never,
a soldier deployed with a tank squad guarding the demolition teams said
It took 20 years to build a house and within five minutes they destroyed all my dreams and my children’s dreams,
he said from Gaza City, where he now sheltersThrough widespread, deliberate destruction, the military laid the groundwork for future Israeli control of the area,
said the groupThis is something that any sane country will do with regard to its borders when the state borders a hostile entity,
said Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at two Israeli think tanks, the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav InstituteI came there because they kill us and now we’re going to kill them. And I found out that we’re not only killing them. We’re killing them, we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs, and we destroyed their houses,
he saidMore than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again, while, at crossing points, food, medicine, fuel and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is stuck,
said a statement co-signed by the heads of six U.N. agencies including the U.N.'s aid coordination agency (OCHA) and the World Food Programme
We are witnessing acts of war in Gaza that show an utter disregard for human life…We appeal to world leaders to act – firmly, urgently and decisively – to ensure the basic principles of international humanitarian law are upheld,
the statement read
There are still martyrs under the rubble. Our neighbours are martyrs,
said Imad Hassan, a neighbour, who blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for encouraging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart the Israeli campaignWhere do we go? The question is of over two million people now. They are squeezing us,
said Tamer Al-Burai, a Gaza City businessman, sheltering in Deir Al-BalahA kill zone is in essence the announcement of a party to the war that they won’t take feasible precautions, that they won’t verify the status of an individual before attacking them. And that definitely violates international law,
said Dill, of Oxford University
There needs to be a legitimate military objective and operational objective – and the only way to achieve it would be to destroy the civilian property. And so, at that scale, that’s simply not quite plausible,
said Janina Dill, co-director at Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict(From ... From) what I’ve seen so far – there’s no clear evidence of a military necessity, at least for the level of destruction that’s been caused by Israel,
Hill-Cawthorne saidThe Israelis deliberately targeted them. They knew they were only collecting wood – not resisting or fighting. Just a cart with wood, clearly visible. Still, they were targeted,
al-Nabahin saidA civilian does not lose their protected status, their immunity from attack merely because they enter an area that they’re not allowed or that they’re told not to enter,
Hill-Cawthorne saidAdult, male – kill. Shoot to kill. For women and children, shoot to drive away,
a Sergeant 1st Class in Israel’s Armored Corps said in an interview with Breaking the Silence provided to CNNPeople were incriminated for having bags in their hands,
the Warrant Officer told Breaking the SilenceOur job was to make more of the first kind,
the sergeant told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity because he risks reprisals for speaking out publicly