The Israel military has targeted a Palestinian school institution that was providing shelter and safety for Palestinian individuals, and a video was uploaded to the internet showing this attack to the public, and following this, the Israeli finance minister claims that it is 'necessary to occupy Gaza' and because of this 84% of Gaza's citizens have evacuated or attempted to. For 56 years, Israeli military has occupied the Gaza strip, the west bank, and east Jerusalem, and because of this there has been a call for an immediate ceasefire which has been recognised by Brazil, Argentina, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. This means that all of these countries recognise the need for Palestine to be viewed as an independent state and to be free of occupation. There has also been a call for an immediate ceasefire on many social media platforms and began a social media trend calling for 'all eyes on Rafah' where it shows celebrities and influencers showing their solidarity with the people of Palestine, and because of this movement, it has encouraged people to add their names and signatures on to the petition for an official ceasefire, and if an official ceasefire is signed that means that Palestinian territory will no longer be occupied by the Israeli military. The Israeli- Palestinian conflict has claimed over ten thousand lives and caused many palestinians to be displaced, beginning with Israel declaring war on palestine, after they were attacked by a small well-known Palestinian group called the Hamas- Israel announced a total blockade of the Gaza strip, which meant that the Israeli military stopped the supply of food, fuel and other essential items for Palestinian civilians which is known as a siege, and therefore an official war crime and further acts such as this led to an estimated 15,000 palestinians being killed and many including multiple massacres.
how long has israel occupied the Gaza Strip and what is happening?
This article was written by one of our Young Reporters, a scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school students a chance to write for a real newspaper. Find out more at the
Young Reporter website.
The Young Reporter Scheme provides a platform for student voices and articles are submitted online by school pupils aged 14 to 18. We do not actively moderate, monitor, or edit these contributions. However, as these young contributors are not trained or qualified journalists, mistakes can happen, and we take all legal and accuracy matters seriously. Therefore, if you have any issues with the Young Reporter content, please contact djarvis@newsquest.co.uk so we can act accordingly.