American physicians observations from the Gaza Stripsince October 7, 2023 by Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and others

54. This appendix complements the letter sent to President Joseph R. Biden and others on July 25, 2024 by American physicians who have served in the Gaza Strip. It is divided into four sections. The first explores the evidence of the likely death toll from the conflict between Israel and the Palestiniansin Gaza since October 7, 2023. The second focuses on the evidence of violence deliberately directed at children and the right to learn. The third focuses on the evidence of a direct and sustained Israeli attack on the healthcare system and healthcare workers in Gaza. And the last focuses on the evidence of a direct and sustained attack on civilian infrastructure in Gaza and widespread environmental devastation.

… In the 100 days from October 7, 2023 to January 14, 2024 Israeli forces killed more than 1% of Gaza’s population. A UN ESCWA report noted that “No other armed conflict in the twenty-first century” has had “such a devastating impact on a population in such a short timeframe. To find a100-day period with greater bloodshed, it is necessary to go back to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.”