Israel's Ecocide in Gaza
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- The Israeli government's actions in Gaza aim for a landless people and a peopleless land through mass killing, expulsion, and making the land uninhabitable.
- Gaza's agricultural land has been reduced to just 1.5% accessible and undamaged, severely impacting food security for over 2 million people.
- Systematic destruction of farmland includes demolishing greenhouses, bulldozing orchards, and spraying herbicides, justified by claims of Hamas presence.
- Israel's expansion of a 'buffer zone' in Gaza's fertile eastern border turns productive land into desert, contrary to its 'making the desert bloom' propaganda.
- Ancient olive trees, crucial for Palestinian economy and symbolism, are deliberately destroyed as part of Israel's scorched-earth policy, exacerbating famine risks.
- Gaza's wastewater treatment collapse leads to raw sewage contaminating land and aquifers, while solid waste disposal failures create toxic environments.
- Water access in Gaza has plummeted from 85 liters to 5.7 liters per person per day, with the coastal aquifer threatened by seawater intrusion from IDF actions.
- Bombing debris, mixed with hazardous materials like asbestos and unexploded ordnance, poses long-term health and environmental risks.
- Israel's assault on Gaza has astronomical carbon emissions, combining direct war emissions and the climate cost of potential reconstruction.
- The military's environmental impact is significant globally, with armed forces producing 5.5% of greenhouse gas emissions, yet exempt from Paris Agreement reporting.
- The destruction in Gaza aligns with 'holocide'—complete eradication of life aspects—violating international law, including the Rome Statute's Article 8.