More than 90pc of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed and more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 1,000 days since Israel started bombarding the besieged enclave following the retaliatory Hamas attack of Oct 7, 2023, according to the local government’s media office.
The Palestinian government’s media office released key statistics on the destruction and death toll on Thursday, marking 1,000 days since the start of the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
As of July 2, Israel had seized control of more than 80pc of the Gaza Strip, while 2.4 million people in the territory were being subjected to genocide, starvation and ethnic cleansing, the statement said.
As of July 2, Israel has seized control of more than 80pc of the Gaza Strip, while 2.4 million people in the Strip are being subjected to genocide, starvation and ethnic cleansing, the official statement said.
A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City on October 7, 2023 during an Israeli air strike. — AFP/File
