Palestinians in Gaza are entering the new year as unarmed and embattled as they were last year.

Israel’s war on enclaves continues into 2024, causing casualties 23,842 people and hurt people 51,925 This year alone, the official death toll has reached a horrific 46,376, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

Israel’s use of siege and starvation tactics and scorched earth bombings has led to accusations of genocide from human rights groups and United Nations legal bodies.

All document Israel’s systematic targeting of hospitals, displacement shelters, aid workers, journalists and so-called safe zones, This is usually not.

In northern Gaza, Israeli forces have imposed a sweeping, suffocating siege in an effort to starve militants and drive out civilians. In so-called “ethnic cleansing”.

Human rights groups say the tactics violate international law and create the conditions for killing an ethnic group “in whole or in part”, meeting the definition of genocide in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention.

“Last year was very dark for us. How can I describe it any other way? It was more than torture,” said Eman Shaghnoubi, 52, from Deir al-Balah in Gaza .

“We have gone from one humiliation to another,” she added of the permanent displacement of Palestinians in the enclave.

inside Gaza

israel has presented 34 hospitals in Gaza are “inoperable” and 80 medical centers have been forced to close There will be a complete shutdown, according to the Gaza government media office.

recentlyIsraeli forces attacked the only major hospital in hard-hit northern Gaza, expelling staff and patients before setting fire to the medical facility.

torrential It’s raining now Tent villages in many Gaza towns Death from hypothermia rising as freezing temperatures continue to remain flat.

Shanubi, a mother of six boys and two girls, said her children struggled to survive the cold and her small tent failed to protect the family from the torrential downpours.

“My children sleep on soaked bedding at night,” she told Al Jazeera.

Shereen Abu Nida, 40, also said she and her four children were coping with hardship due to the poor living conditions brought about by the war. To top it off, about a year ago, her husband was kidnapped by Israeli forces, leaving her to care for their children alone.

“I had to spend this whole year alone, alone,” she said, her voice shaking.

Musa Ali Muhammad al-Maghribi, 52, added that his family had little hope for the future.

He said all nine of his children were sick and he could not find medicine and there was not enough food or clean water for his family, a hardship faced by most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people.

“(Israel) destroyed us,” he told Al Jazeera. “Every day, we wish to die.”

Netanyahu extends fighting

Despite the difficulties, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows no sign of stopping the attack.

Efforts to mediate some form of ceasefire have been ongoing for much of the conflict, but have faced challenges from many, including US President Joe Biden Junehas been slammed as the Israeli prime minister’s political self-interest.

Accusations of exploiting the war in Gaza for personal gain center on Netanyahu’s attempts to divert his ongoing trial on the charges. Bribery, fraud and breach of public trusthe denied this.

Moreover, the prime minister’s corruption trial suggests that Netanyahu is seeking to prolong the war to deflect accusations of negligence or incompetence during Hamas-led attacks. October 7, 2023, killing 1,139 Israelis.

Charges of opportunism come from within Netanyahu’s right-wing cabinet, And the streetsTens of thousands of people continue to rally in support of a deal that would free hostages captured in Hamas-led attacks.

international impotence

The failure of the international community to stop or mitigate the massacre in Gaza is largely due to the unconditional political and military support the United States has provided to Israel’s war in Gaza.

Apart from Over $20 billion Since the war began, the U.S. has undermined diplomatic efforts within the United Nations to end the war in its aid to Israel, including crackdowns Recent reports of potential famine ongoing in northern Gaza.

exist In January, the International Court of Justice Orders Israel to do all it can to prevent any act that could be considered genocide. Nonetheless, headquartered in Palestine and InternationalInternational organizations, including Amnesty International, have concluded that Israel is engaged in an active genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip.

The international community has taken similar actions against Hamas and the Israeli leadership. November, International Criminal Court (ICC) Arrest warrants were issued for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant, as well as Hamas leader Mohammed Deif.

Israel Claimed to have killed Deif July. Netanyahu and Galante remain wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In October, Israel voted to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), widely considered one of Gaza’s main lifelines, despite international pressure. When the ban takes effect in late January, Gaza will lose its main aid agency and much of the network that distributes food, medicine and the infrastructure needed to sustain life.

In December, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for UNRWA to continue its work and for Third immediate ceasefire. Still, Israeli attacks on Gaza continue and the agency’s future remains uncertain.

Gaza Palestinians like Abu Nida just hope the war will end as soon as next year.

“This has been the worst year of my life,” Abu Nida said.

“No one in the world has been through what we are going through now,” she said.