July was the deadliest month for the people of Gaza since early 2024, Islamic Relief said on Tuesday, July 22, adding that Israel was killing one person every 12 minutes and accelerates its systematic targeting and starvation of civilians.
“An average of 119 Palestinians are being killed daily so far in July – the highest rate since January 2024. More than 401 Palestinians a day are being wounded, the highest figure since December 2023, whilst doctors report 19 people, mostly children, died from starvation in just one day this week – victims not just of violence, but of a deliberate policy of deprivation and man-made famine,” the organisation said in a press release.
‘The killings have accelerated since Israel imposed its new heavily militarised food distribution scheme in late-June, with almost daily massacres of starving people as they try to collect food,” it added.
“The Israeli blockade has systematically impeded humanitarian aid, forcing people into starvation and shooting those who seek aid. Hundreds of desperate civilians have been gunned down, with many of the wounded piled onto donkey carts as ambulances are prevented from reaching them.”
Islamic Relief said “international governments have a moral and legal duty to act to prevent genocide in line with the ruling of the International Court of Justice”.
“They must flatly refuse the militarised distribution system and demand the restoration of the UN-coordinated humanitarian response, in line with humanitarian principles and international law,” it added.
The organisation said that at least 30% of people killed throughout Israel’s war on Gaza were children and that most of the casualties were civilians.
“In total, around 9% of Gaza’s entire pre-war population have now been killed or wounded, with over 59,000 people dead and over 140,000 wounded – many with life-changing injuries such as loss of limbs,” it added.
