“More women and children have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military over the past year than the equivalent period of any other conflict over the past two decades.”

“The Gaza Strip is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.”

“When flour is distributed to bakeries, bakeries are targeted. When aid starts to be distributed to schools, then schools become the target.”

“The most dangerous situation for journalists we have ever seen.”

“Services such as wound care, physical therapy, and psychological support are either inaccessible or entirely unavailable, leaving thousands at risk of further complications, disabilities or even death… Gaza’s only limb reconstruction and rehabilitation centre… has been non-functional since December 2023 due to lack of supplies and staff, and was further damaged in a February 2024 [Israeli] raid.”

“Children in Gaza have been dying from starvation-related complications since the Israeli government began using starvation as a weapon of war, a war crime… [Since October 2023] the Israeli government has deliberately blocked the delivery of aid, food, and fuel into Gaza, while impeding humanitarian assistance and depriving civilians of the means to survive. Israeli officials ordering or carrying out these actions are committing collective punishment against the civilian population and the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, both of which are war crimes."

“The real number of infections [is] likely much higher.”

“The staggering number of men, women, children, doctors, journalists, and human rights defenders detained since 7 October, most of them without charge or trial and held in deplorable conditions, along with reports of ill-treatment and torture and violation of due process guarantees, raises serious concerns regarding the arbitrariness and the fundamentally punitive nature of such arrests and detention.”

“Israel’s widespread and systemic abuse of Palestinians in detention and arbitrary arrest practices over decades, coupled with the absence of any restraints by the Israeli State since 7 October 2023, paint a shocking picture enabled by absolute impunity… Israel’s genocidal destruction in Gaza, which is spreading across the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, serves as the backdrop to its abusive detention programme today.”

“The detention of healthcare workers in the context of the Israeli military’s repeated attacks on hospitals in Gaza has contributed to the catastrophic degradation of the besieged territory’s health care system.”

“Israel has been systematically weaponizing water against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and international law.

“Israel’s cutting of external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities and deliberate aid obstruction have reduced the amount of water available in Gaza by 94% to 4.74 litres (1.25 gallons) a day per person – just under a third of the recommended minimum in emergencies and less than a single toilet flush.”