TOMORROW, The National publishes a chronology of Israel's war on Palestine.
It marks over a year that Israel has killed civilians, women and children in a retaliatory bombardment of the region after the Hamas attacks of October 7.
In that time, Israel has bombed hospitals, schools, refugee camps, and civilian infrastructure, while Hamas remains in possession of most of their hostages. Before and after pictures show how much of Gaza has been flattened by Israeli bombs.
The official death toll earlier this week passed 42,000 people and the survivors suffer from disease, hunger and trauma.
The Scottish Friends of Palestine has compiled a timeline of the “atrocities committed by Israel” in an effort to “ensure history isn't re-written before our eyes”.
The National is publishing the document in full, putting an extra eight pages in our newspaper in order to have the required space.
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Wael Shawish of Scottish Friends of Palestine said: “As Israel expands its war campaign on neighbouring nations, a year on from the Gaza genocide, we wanted to ensure Gaza is not forgotten. We wanted to ensure history isn't rewritten before our eyes.
“By documenting the atrocities committed by Israel – in the space of just one year alone and what are some of the worst we have ever witnessed – we wanted to remind the world of the horrendous violence and injustice inflicted on Palestinians, with support from our governments.
“We haven't imagined it. The livestreamed genocide of Palestinians is real and is taking a toll on us all.
“The war on Palestinians and the lack of regard for international law will one day come to an end. And like during past genocides, Israel and its supporters will be held to account.”
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Laura Webster, the editor of The National, said: "It is a year since Israel began the deadliest attack on Palestine in modern history.
"According to Oxfam, more women and children have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza this past year than in the equivalent period of any other conflict in the last two decades.
"One of our political reporters attended a devastating press conference this week, hosted by the Palestinian ambassador, hearing from two women who had lost dozens of family members who described the horrors facing their people every day.
"There were three journalists from English-language outlets there. Just three.
"We are a very small team when compared to some of the legacy titles in the UK, and we could find the time to send a reporter to this important event. Why couldn't our other media colleagues?
"It is important for media outlets to use their platforms to highlight the atrocities being committed every day by the Israeli state. Tomorrow, The National does that in great detail, setting out the devastation in black and white. Will the rest of the UK media continue to look away?"
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