According to Al-Jazeera, over 26,000 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli forces, and a heartbreaking 62,000 more are injured [2]. Some women are forced to give birth in tents—there simply isn’t enough space in the hospital for everyone—while bombs rain down outside [3]. It’s going to take time for the people of Gaza to get back on their feet and rebuild their country. Even still, it will only return Palestine to its apartheid status quo. Until Israel is punished by the international community and Palestinians are allowed to flourish without colonial oppression, Palestine can never be free.

Source: ABC News January 29, 2024 18:33 UTC