By Qais Abu Samra
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Palestine on Friday condemned the resumption of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip immediately after the end of the temporary humanitarian pause early in the day.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the war of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip and the continued targeting of Palestinian civilians as well as the demolition of their homes over their heads,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry decried "the continued aggression against the lives of Palestinian citizens, the deepening of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, and the crime of forced displacement."
The ministry also said that "more than two million Palestinians live in the southern Gaza Strip under bombardment,” stressing that “they have no other place to turn to in light of the scarcity of their basic humanitarian needs," referring to the Israeli blockade allowing only a trickle of aid to enter the strip.
The ministry said that the ongoing Israeli bombing "violates international law, which stipulates the protection of civilians."
It called for urgent international and US intervention to stop the attack immediately.
At least 109 Palestinians were killed and several others injured as Israel quickly resumed striking various areas in the Gaza Strip following the end of the pause, said the Health Ministry in Gaza.
The pause between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect on Nov. 24, ended on Friday morning.
*Writing by Ikram Kouachi