Gaza Strip: Why did Antonio Guterres call Gaza Strip hell on earth? Know the dark truth behind this!

After the attack by Hamas, Israel is continuously tightening its grip on Gaza. Israeli forces have imposed a complete siege of the Gaza Strip, blocking access to food and other supplies for more than two million people. Due to this, the problems of the people of Gaza are going to increase in the future.

At the same time, hundreds of people have been killed from both sides. Gaza's health ministry said at least 900 Palestinians were killed and more than 4,600 injured in Israeli air strikes. The Israeli Embassy in Washington said the death toll from Hamas attacks has reached more than 1,000. More than 2,800 civilians have been injured and 50 people have been confirmed missing or taken hostage.

Gaza Strip is hell on earth – Antonio Guterres

In fact, conditions in the 141-square-mile area are likely to get worse due to Israel and Hamas' continued military action and siege. Human rights activists have called it an 'open-air prison'. At the same time, in the year 2021, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the conditions for children living in the Gaza Strip as "hell on earth".

Antonio Guterres did not call Gaza Strip a hell on earth just like that, there are some reasons behind his statement. Let us know why Gaza Strip is called hell on earth?

How is the situation in Gaza Strip?

According to the United Nations, the Gaza Strip is one of the poorest places on earth. Last month, a World Bank report revealed that Gaza suffers from an unemployment rate of about 46 percent and a youth unemployment rate of about 60 percent. At the same time, according to Moody's Analytics data, Israel's unemployment rate is only 4 percent like America.

Severe shortage of basic goods like food and medicine

Due to the sluggish economy of the Gaza Strip, there is a severe shortage of basic goods like food and medicine. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency said in August that three out of every five people in the Gaza Strip were food insecure. This clearly means that the people of Gaza struggle to get enough food to survive.

Poor health facilities

Meanwhile, a World Bank report last month said the Gaza Strip is severely lacking in infrastructure and medical facilities. Because of this, people here do not get proper health facilities. Patients often cannot get essential medicines and have to depend on foreign countries for treatment of major diseases. The World Bank report states that many patients die due to lack of health facilities.

Received 235 million dollars help from America, but...

The Biden administration approved $235 million in aid to the Palestinians in 2021, including $150 million for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and $75 million for economic assistance in the West Bank and Gaza. The move reinstated the policy of humanitarian aid contributions to the Palestinians, but was suspended by then US President Donald Trump in 2018.

The situation has worsened since 2007

Let us tell you that the situation in Gaza Strip became worse since 2007 because at this time Hamas formed the government in Palestine. Hamas was established as a military organization in Palestine in the 1980s. Its purpose was to fight for the freedom and rights of Palestine. After the arrival of Hamas government in Gaza, both neighboring countries Israel and Egypt sealed their borders. Because of this the people of Gaza Strip had to face more problems.