Photo Report “Prison without Ceiling”] Scattered bodies, bleeding people… “Scenes of Despair” from the Gaza Strip
As many as 1,000 children have been killed, and the ground invasion by the Israeli army has been announced again. Hospitals are short of staff and medicine.
In fact, the minimal medical supplies needed to sustain life are beginning to run out. As Ahmed mentioned above, “The stock of medicines and medical supplies at Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in central Gaza ran out on October 19.
The stock of medicines and medical supplies at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza ran out on October 19. The director of a hospital in the south also revealed, ‘We have run out of medical supplies and we are short of personnel. One hundred and thirty children in the pediatric ICU will die sooner or later.
According to Ahmed, Gaza hospitals have even run out of stock of bags to hold the bodies. The bodies are piled up in the hospital’s courtyard, where bereaved families gather around them and simply shed tears, a sad scene.
Amidst the growing anxiety of the residents, Israel once again warned that a ground invasion was imminent. For the third time, Israel has advised the people of Gaza to evacuate.
However, the evacuation of the residents is not progressing at all. In contrast to Israel’s evacuation advisory, Hamas, the group that actually controls Gaza, has ordered residents to stay in their homes. Professor Nishikida explains that this is part of the protest against the attacks.
In Arabic, it is called “smud,” a movement to resist by staying where you are. This was not started by Hamas, but it is a concept that has existed since around the 1960s. It is a unique idea for Palestinians who have a history of being separated from the land they lived on, which is now Israel, and not being able to return to it.
