The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor revealed that the bombardment on the Gaza Strip carried a force of 1.5 times the Hiroshima explosion.
From October 7 to November 2, 25 tons of explosives were dropped on Gaza, compared to the 15 tons unleashed on Hiroshima during World War II.
The Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, during a press conference with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Sunday, stressed that the damage caused by Israeli bombings on Gaza surpassed the destruction witnessed in Hiroshima, Japan during World War II.
The heavy and unprecedented bombardment has escalated the Palestinian casualty figures nearing 10,000, including 4,053 children and 2,570 women, with 26,990 injured and 2,219 still trapped under rubble as per the Euro-Mediterranean monitor.
This violent offensive led to the displacement of around 15,000 people, the complete destruction of 84,100 units, and partial damage to 146,100 residential units, besides the ruin of numerous schools, hospitals, and industrial facilities.
Drawing a parallel, 75 years ago, a B-29 American bomber released a terrifying new weapon on Hiroshima, erasing the city with a nuclear bomb, instantly killing about 70,000 people and leaving tens of thousands with horrific injuries.
It’s believed that around 140,000 out of Hiroshima’s 350,000 residents were killed, with at least another 74,000 dying in Nagasaki.
The uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima weighed 4,500 kilograms with a force of 15,000 tons of TNT, demolishing five square miles of the city.
Article 25 of the Hague Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed on October 18, 1907, prohibits attacking or bombarding towns, villages, dwellings or buildings not defended, regardless of the means used.
Similarly, Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention dated August 12, 1949, stipulates that the extensive destruction of property not justified by military necessity is a grave breach requiring prosecution.
