Israeli Occupation's "Humanitarian Zone" Declaration Criticized by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor

The Israeli army's declaration of the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, as a "humanitarian zone" has been met with severe criticism from the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. The organization has accused Israel of false propaganda, citing repeated military attacks that violate international law and the catastrophic humanitarian situation facing hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people. The area lacks decent shelter, food, water, and basic health services, making it a deadly trap for civilians.

Key Takeaways:

• The Israeli army's declaration of Al-Mawasi as a "humanitarian zone" is false propaganda, contradicted by repeated military attacks and the catastrophic humanitarian situation faced by forcibly displaced people.
• The area lacks infrastructure and basic services, making it ill-equipped to accommodate nearly one million newly displaced people, in addition to the approximately 800,000 others already residing in dilapidated tents.
• Israeli warplanes have launched 109 airstrikes on the area since October 2023, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and the injury of thousands more.
• Thousands of displaced families in Al-Mawasi are living in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions, lacking food, potable water, and medicine, and are vulnerable to epidemics and infectious diseases.
• Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from starvation, and Israeli forces continue to transform aid distribution points into daily killing fields, resulting in 2,362 deaths and more than 17,434 injuries.
• The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to take immediate action to establish a peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip to protect civilians, guarantee unimpeded access to humanitarian aid, and end the blockade.

Statistics:

• 109 airstrikes launched by Israeli warplanes on Al-Mawasi since October 2023.
• Hundreds of civilians killed and thousands more injured as a result of airstrikes.
• 2,362 deaths and more than 17,434 injuries resulting from the transformation of aid distribution points into killing fields.
• Nearly one million newly displaced people in need of aid in the Al-Mawasi area.
• Approximately 800,000 people already residing in dilapidated tents in the area.
• 3% of the Gaza Strip, approximately 12,000 dunams, the estimated area of Al-Mawasi.

Sources:

• Maan News Agency, 08 Sep 2025
• Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, press release, dated 08 Sep 2025
• International Court of Justice, advisory opinion, 2024
• United Nations General Assembly, resolution No. 377 A(V), 1950