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Over 85,000 Palestinians in Gaza may be killed over the next six months in the likely event of further escalation by Israel and epidemic outbreaks in the besieged territory, according to a recent prediction made by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and John Hopkins University. Such grim predictions are not implausible in light of Israel’s plan for a ground invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, in March, amid the continued widespread destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, as well as the collapse of humanitarian aid deliveries and operations. Rafah has become one of the most densely populated areas on Earth, with over 1.5 million Palestinians now living in the area bordering Egypt. Talks for prisoner exchanges and a ceasefire are taking place in Paris following three days of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s occupation. Israel has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians since its military operation began after October 7 — an average of about 250 Palestinians every day, far more than the daily death toll in any other recent armed conflict, according to Oxfam.

Hezbollah struck several Israeli military sites and settlements on 22 February, including an army headquarters in the Kiryat Shmona settlement and a building holding several soldiers in the Kfar Yuval settlement.

“In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 11:35 AM on Thursday 02/22/2024, the Al-Sammaqa site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with missile weapons and hit it directly,” the resistance group said via its media page, marking its fourth operation of the day.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12223417

Soldiers describe how stealing Palestinian property has become totally routine in the Gaza war, with minimal pushback from commanders.