Gaza experienced an Eid al-Fitr tragic, this March 30, under Israeli bombing, with at least 20 dead, mainly women and children, according to health authorities.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a counter-proposition to a ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas, the Palestinian population endures a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The Gaza Ministry of Health lists 50,277 people dead and 114,095 wounded since the start of the war, while the government media office evokes more than 61,700 victims, including thousands of missing under the rubble.
Families, deprived of food and resources, marked the end of Ramadan by prayers near destroyed mosques. “This is the EID of sadness,” says Adel Al-Shaer, evoking the loss of 20 members of his family, including four nephews, reports Al Jazeera. Since the break of the Truce on March 18, Israel has intensified its strikes and blocked humanitarian aid, aggravating famine.
Egyptian mediators and Qataris are trying to relaunch negotiations, Hamas having accepted a new peace plan. Israel, in coordination with the United States, submitted a counter-offer. More than 50,000 Palestinians have perished in what the majority of observers worldwide call genocide, while international calls for a cessation of violence remain unanswered.
