Gaza Crisis: Over 62,000 killed, Palestinian Ambassador demands global action

The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Abdulfatah Ahmed Khalil Alasattari, has appealed for urgent international intervention to end what he described as the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history in Gaza and the West Bank.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, the envoy painted a grim picture of the ongoing conflict, stating that since October 7, Israel has killed over 62,000 Palestinians, including 25,000 children and 12,000 women, citing United Nations reports.

“Every day, 28 children die. This is not from a Palestinian source, but from international organizations like UNICEF. Israel bombs schools, hospitals, and homes. There is no safe place in Gaza,” the ambassador said.

He further accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, noting that more than 320 people, including 121 children, have died in recent months due to a lack of food and medicine.

Ambassador Alasattari expressed gratitude to Ghana, the African Union, Arab countries, and global supporters who have stood by the Palestinian people. He urged stronger international pressure on Israel to respect international law and allow humanitarian aid to flow.

Veteran journalist and activist Kwesi Pratt Jnr, who also addressed the press, described the situation as a colonial apartheid occupation and condemned the suppression of media coverage on the crisis.

“Those who kill journalists do not want the truth to come out. It is our duty as citizens of the world to fight for justice and ensure Palestine is free,” Pratt declared, pledging continued solidarity from Ghana’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Both speakers stressed that the conflict goes beyond Hamas, insisting it is a decades-long struggle of the Palestinian people against occupation, land dispossession, and systemic repression.

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