Israel continues its attacks against Palestinians this Ramadan as well

Tel Aviv continues to assault the Gaza Strip, disrupting peace and causing suffering, including hunger, despite it being the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

 

Hopes for a cease-fire during Ramadan in Gaza were dashed when Israel rejected a comprehensive cease-fire proposal.

 

But the situation was not unexpected, considering Israel’s almost routine attacks on Gaza during nearly every Ramadan since 2007, amid an Israeli ongoing siege and assaults on the territory.

 

Israel has either launched attacks on Gaza, incited unrest by obstructing worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque or targeted Palestinians in the West Bank every Ramadan.

 

Israel has maintained its attacking tradition for the past 18 years which has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians during the holy month.

 

Anadolu gathered data on Israel’s Ramadan attacks against Palestinians.

 

The bloodiest attacks occurred in Gaza in 2014.

 

After Hamas won elections in Palestine in 2006, Gaza, oppressed under Tel Aviv’s illegitimate blockade, has been repeatedly targeted by Israel’s prolonged attacks during the past 18 years.

 

The attack, “Operation Protective Edge” by Israel, which started July 7, 2014, and lasted for 53 days, stands out.

 

During the seven-week assault, 2,310 Palestinians were killed, and 10,626 injured.

 

According to UN data, 89,000 homes were damaged, with 7,000 destroyed during the attacks.

 

The assault labeled the “longest and most severe” by international reports, devastated Gaza’s industrial facilities, causing thousands to lose their jobs and the economy to collapse.

 

The Israeli military accused Hamas of rocket attacks on Israeli cities and initially targeted with airstrikes the city of Gaza — a densely populated area of more than 1 million people in 360 square kilometers (139 square miles).

 

Afterward, intense fighting erupted between the military, which launched a ground offensive with 8,000 troops, and Palestinian groups.

 

Israel did not hesitate to target hospitals, schools and media centers during the attacks, similar to the ones that began after Oct. 7.

 

Despite calls for a cease-fire from the majority of the international community and efforts at the UN Security Council to halt Israel’s actions, as seen today, they were thwarted by the US.