Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Gaza by the numbers: The UN Relief and Works Agency reports about the situation on the ground: The agency says that since the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire on the night of 17–18 March 2025, fighting has escalated sharply, killing and injuring hundreds of civilians, devastating infrastructure, and displacing thousands. Following the 2 March siege announcement no aid, including fuel, has entered Gaza, worsening a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
UNRWA reports that on 22 April, its Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, called Gaza a “land of desperation,” accusing Israeli authorities of using aid as a weapon of war, and demanded action to end the siege. Denying a civilian, occupied population life-saving aid is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute….
https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/27/juan-cole-israels-gaza-atrocity-by-the-numbers
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