The Palestinians in Gaza are entering the new year feeling as defenseless and desperate as the last one.
Israel's war on the enclave continued until 2024, killing 23,842 people and harm 51,925 This year alone, the number of deaths has reached 46,376, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Israel has used starvation tactics, as well as bombings around the world, to show that it is committing genocide, from rights groups and United Nations law enforcement agencies.
All Israeli records of hospitals, refugee camps, aid workers, media and so-called safe zones, which are often different.
In northern Gaza, the Israeli army has made heavy rounds in an attempt to kill fighters and expel civilians, in what has been called “ethnic cleansing”.
These measures violate international law and are creating conditions for genocide “in whole or in part”, which is consistent with the definition of genocide in the UN's Genocide Convention, rights groups say.
“This past year has been very dark for us. How can I explain it in any other way? It has been very painful,” said Eman Shaghnoubi, 52, from Deir el-Balah in Gaza.
“We have gone from one shame to another,” he added, referring to the ongoing displacement of Palestinians from the camp.
In Gaza
Israel has given 34 hospitals in Gaza “inoperative” and forced 80 hospitals a complete shutdown, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
In the last few daysIsraeli forces shelled the only major hospital left in devastated northern Gaza, evacuating staff and patients before setting the hospital on fire.
Torrent it's raining here and the tent cities that are in place of most of Gaza's villages and towns, and die of hypothermia climb when the snow is very cold.
Shaghnoubi, who has six boys and two girls, said that her children are struggling to survive the cold and her small tent does not protect the family from the heavy rain.
“My children sleep in a wet bed at night,” she told Al Jazeera.
Shereen Abu Nida, 40, said that she and her four children are facing problems because of the bad life that comes from the war. What's worse is that her husband was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers about a year ago, leaving her to take care of her children alone.
“I've been alone all this year, alone,” he said, his voice shaking.
Musa Ali Muhammad al-Maghribi, 52, added that his family has no hope for the future.
He said his nine children are sick and cannot get medicine, there is not enough food or clean water for his family, a problem that many of Gaza's 2.3 million people are facing.
“(Israel) has destroyed us,” he told Al Jazeera. “Every day, we just expect to die.”
Netanyahu escalates the war
Despite the many challenges, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows no signs of stopping the attacks.
Efforts to mediate in other ways to stop the war, which have continued throughout the conflict, have failed in many areas, including. United States President Joe Biden in JuneHe criticized the Israeli Prime Minister for his political selfishness.
Accusations of using the war in Gaza for profit have centered on Netanyahu's attempt to deflect from the ongoing trial. corruption, fraud and breach of public trustwhich they reject.
In addition, the Prime Minister's corruption case shows that Netanyahu wants to advance the war to deflect accusations of negligence or incompetence in the Hamas-led offensive. October 7 2023, which killed 1,139 Israelis.
Cases of privilege have come from Netanyahu's right-wing ministers, and the roadas thousands of people continue to rally in support of a deal that would see prisoners taken during the Hamas-led coup be freed.
Global powerlessness
The international community has failed to stop – or reduce – the killing of people in Gaza mainly because of the inappropriate political and military support of the US in Israel's war in Gaza.
In addition to more than $20bn in the aid given to Israel since the war began, the US has interfered with the efforts of the UN to end the war, including repression. recent reports of a possible famine they are walking in the north of Gaza.
In January, International Court of Justice he ordered Israel to do everything he could to stop doing anything that could be considered genocide. Despite this, the organizations that have the right to live in Palestine and all over the worldincluding Amnesty, have confirmed that Israel is carrying out genocide in the Strip.
International parallels have also been made against the leadership of Hamas and Israel. In November, a International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leader Mohammed Deif.
Israel he says he killed Deif in July. Netanyahu and Gallant are still wanted on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges.
In October, Israel defied international pressure and voted to suspend the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is considered one of the most important agencies in Gaza. When the ban goes into effect at the end of January next year, Gaza will lose its main aid agency and many networks that distribute food, medicine and basic necessities.
In December, the UN General Assembly voted strongly for the continuation of UNRWA's work, and for the continuation of UNRWA's work. thirdly, that an immediate cessation of hostilities be reached. Despite this, Israel's assault on Gaza continues and the organization's future remains uncertain.
Palestinians in Gaza like Abu Nida only hope that the war will end as soon as next year.
“This has been the worst year of my life,” Abu Nida said.
“No one on earth has lived in the days we live in,” he said.