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Thu 28 Aug 2025 9:43 am - Jerusalem Time

British expert: The tragedy of Gaza reveals the harshest things one people can do to another.

The British expert Derek Bounder confirms that the humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip, resulting from the genocide perpetrated by the occupying state, represents the harshest image of what one people can do to another. He points out that the suffering of the Palestinians goes beyond human losses to encompass the absence of accountability and the erosion of justice.

Bounder states that what we see of the tragedy is only part of the picture, while what we do not see is much worse. He expresses his concern over the absence of foreign journalism in Gaza, where the occupation prevents international journalists from entering, further obscuring the situation.

Bounder warns that the humanitarian conditions in Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, noting that what he observes in the occupied territories is an escalating tragedy revolving in a cycle of oppression, misery, and exploitation, with each day worsening the situation.

He discusses the scale of the crimes committed, where enormous numbers of fatalities have been recorded, many of which amount to war crimes, and he points out that investigating all these crimes is nearly impossible.

Bounder also reveals his participation in an investigation into the targeting of Palestinian children, where the results showed that 95 of the children examined, most of whom were under the age of 12, were killed by gunfire to the head or chest.

He describes a painful scene showing the killing of a two-year-old child and his father by Israeli sniper fire, where the father was trying to protect his child with his body, but the bullet penetrated both of their bodies in succession, indicating deliberate targeting.

Bounder emphasizes the necessity of allowing international forensic experts into Gaza, stressing that documenting the crimes requires the presence of independent investigation teams on the ground; otherwise, we will have very little forensic evidence available.

He concludes his remarks by asserting that the tragedy of Gaza is not just numbers or statistics, but a harsh human story that reveals how far injustice can descend when left unchecked and unaccountable.

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British expert: The tragedy of Gaza reveals the harshest things one people can do to another.

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