August 2024: Israel's Aggression Against Occupied Palestine

The end of August marked the 330th day of Israel's genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli Occupation Forces, IOF, continued their targeting of defenseless Palestinian civilians and their property. The IOF concentrated its operations in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir Al-Balah and its environs, and Gaza City. Also, during August, the occupation forces intensified their bombing of schools housing hundreds of displaced people and targeted humanitarian aid convoys. Since the war broke out in the aftermath of October 7, 2023, nearly 90 percent of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have been displaced, according to a statement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The latest estimates also indicate that by August 25, up to 88.5 percent of the population were served with evacuation orders that had been issued since the start of the aggression, as they were forced to stay within the area designated by the occupation forces in Al-Mawasi. This area has neither infrastructure nor vital services. On August 29, Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, stressing that “Civilians are hungry and thirsty. They are suffering from diseases. They are homeless. They suffer from conditions beyond tolerance limits and beyond what any human being could endure.”

In parallel with the ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, the occupation forces escalated their aggression against the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. A comprehensive campaign throughout the West Bank that included raids, arrests, and assassinations was carried out, primarily concentrated in the governorates of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas, killing a total of 81 Palestinians.