on the occasion of the thousandth day of the war, Thawabta added that the Gaza Strip has moved from "a state of life and relative stability to a reality of total destruction," stressing that Palestinians are facing unprecedented humanitarian, economic and health conditions.
He explained that more than 2,700 families were completely wiped out from the civil registry after all their members were killed, while out of more than 12,000 families, only one person remained alive, considering that these numbers reflect the magnitude of the humanitarian tragedy that the sector is experiencing.
He added that the death toll has exceeded 73,000 martyrs who arrived at hospitals, in addition to more than 173,000 injured, while more than 9,500 people are still missing, since October 7, 2023.
He pointed out that hundreds of bodies are still under the rubble or in the roads and areas controlled by the Israeli occupation army, as ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them due to the continuation of military operations.
Regarding the extent of the destruction, Thawabta said that more than 90% of the Gaza Strip was destroyed, adding that residential neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, universities, and places of worship were targeted, in addition to water, electricity, sewage, roads, and service facilities, leading to widespread paralysis in various sectors.
He pointed out that the health sector has suffered a major collapse as a result of the targeting of medical facilities, explaining that the hospitals currently operating provide only about 20% of the services they provided before the war, while more than 22,000 wounded and sick people need to travel urgently to receive treatment outside the sector, but the closure of crossings and restrictions imposed on the movement of patients prevent this.
On the humanitarian side, Thawabta said that more than one and a half million Palestinians are living in harsh psychological and living conditions due to repeated displacement and loss of homes and sources of income, adding that more than one million displaced people are living in the Al-Mawasi area in the southern Gaza Strip in tents and shelters that lack the minimum basic services, amid rising temperatures and shortages of food, water and medicine.
He added that the war has almost completely destroyed the local economy, noting that more than 80% of the population of the sector now lives below the poverty line, while tens of thousands of families are no longer able to secure their basic needs, and a large number of Palestinians are content with one meal a day or less.
He explained that more than 1.1 million children in Gaza receive only one meal a day, considering this to reflect a "systematic starvation policy" targeting civilians, especially children and women.
Thawabteh accused the international community of failing to stop the war, saying that the world "has not succeeded even once in stopping the aggression or protecting civilians," considering that international institutions and the Security Council bear "moral and legal responsibility" for the continuation of the tragedy.
He noted that government agencies in the sector continue to document losses, damages and violations, announcing that a comprehensive report documenting the effects of a thousand days of war will be issued in the coming days in cooperation with the relevant ministries and institutions.
He stressed that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip requires extensive international efforts, including the rebuilding of more than 500 schools and universities, more than a thousand mosques and three churches, in addition to the rehabilitation of water and sewage networks, roads, infrastructure and economic and service sectors.
Thawabteh warned that the Gaza Strip is heading towards an "unprecedented humanitarian collapse" if the current situation continues, calling on the international community, the United Nations and the countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreements to take urgent action to stop the war, open the crossings, allow humanitarian aid in, and begin the reconstruction of the Strip.
