Hamas spokesman: Gaza could turn into a "mass graveyard"
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Salameh Marouf said Israel is trying to "completely dismantle settlements and forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of people from their homes."
Salameh Marouf, head of the Hamas-linked Gaza government press office, warned that the region could become a "mass graveyard" if the response to appeals for help in Gaza, which is under Israeli blockade and attacks, is delayed.
In a statement to Anadolu, Marouf said: "The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has taken a dangerous turn. Following the complete cut-off of electricity and water supplies, services and living conditions in the region are seriously deteriorating."
According to Marouf, Israel is attempting to "completely dismantle settlements and forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, as well as wiping out entire families by destroying their homes on their heads. The attacks have resulted in massacres and a large number of victims that morgues cannot handle and wounded people who fill all the beds, operating theatres and intensive care wards in hospitals. This is turning Gaza into a disaster zone prone to genocide and massacres."
Asked if there would be a delay in responding to the aid appeals, Marouf said: "Delaying the response to aid appeals will turn Gaza into a mass graveyard where deaths are occurring due to attacks, destruction, starvation, lack of drinking water."
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila also warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse under Israeli bombardment and asked for urgent aid.
In a statement to Anadolu, Marouf said: "The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has taken a dangerous turn. Following the complete cut-off of electricity and water supplies, services and living conditions in the region are seriously deteriorating."
According to Marouf, Israel is attempting to "completely dismantle settlements and forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, as well as wiping out entire families by destroying their homes on their heads. The attacks have resulted in massacres and a large number of victims that morgues cannot handle and wounded people who fill all the beds, operating theatres and intensive care wards in hospitals. This is turning Gaza into a disaster zone prone to genocide and massacres."
Asked if there would be a delay in responding to the aid appeals, Marouf said: "Delaying the response to aid appeals will turn Gaza into a mass graveyard where deaths are occurring due to attacks, destruction, starvation, lack of drinking water."
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila also warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip could collapse under Israeli bombardment and asked for urgent aid.
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