Palestinian health minister examines Anadolu book documenting Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

GENEVA

The Palestinian health minister received and reviewed Anadolu’s book The Evidence on Wednesday, which contains images of Israel’s crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, including the use of banned weapons such as white phosphorus. 

Maged Abu Ramadan was presented the book on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva by Anadolu’s Geneva correspondent and expressed his gratitude.

Noting that the book is “very valuable,” Abu Ramadan said the photographs selected for it “show the extent of the problem experienced by the Palestinians and the massacre committed by the Israeli army.”

While many countries remained silent over Israel’s war on Gaza, which began last October and indiscriminately targeted women and children, others put forward the argument of “insufficient evidence” for the massacres.

In response, Anadolu decided to publish a book of photos with the help of its photojournalists and cameramen who have documented Israel’s actions in the blockaded enclave since Oct. 7, 2023.

The book, prepared by an expert team, has been published in Turkish, English and Arabic.

It includes photos of Israel’s use of white phosphorus shells, which are restricted under international humanitarian law in densely populated civilian areas.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 last year following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the enclave. 

More than 37,171 people have since been killed and 81,420 others injured in the enclave, the vast majority being women and children, and vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine. 

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which in its latest ruling ordered it to immediately halt its operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. 

Despite an international outcry, Israel continues its attacks on the city, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.  

The Israeli military bombed the tents of displaced Palestinians in a Rafah camp on Sunday, killing at least 45 people including 23 women, a number of children and elderly people and injuring 249.

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