Gaza Herald – Nearly half of those killed in Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza have died outside Gaza City, despite Israeli claims that southern and central areas were “safe zones.”
According to Gaza’s government media office, around 1,903 Palestinians have been killed in the central and southern governorates since August 11, 2025, representing 46 percent of all deaths in the Strip during this period. These killings occurred in 133 separate attacks using bombs, missiles, and artillery, targeting precisely the areas where Israel had instructed civilians to flee for safety.
The office stressed that Israel’s narrative of designating southern areas, including al-Mawasi, as “humanitarian zones” is a deliberate deception. In reality, these territories, which now host nearly one million displaced Palestinians living in dire conditions, have been repeatedly bombarded, leading to mass casualties among families who sought refuge there.
“This false propaganda completely contradicts the reality on the ground,” the statement said, accusing Israel of committing massacres in places it falsely labeled as safe. The office underlined that the attacks reflect Israel’s systematic targeting of civilians and the use of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement as tools of war.
Responsibility, it added, lies not only with Israel but also with its backers, particularly the United States and Germany, who continue to provide political and military support that enables the ongoing atrocities.
The statement urged the international community to act immediately to stop the genocide and rescue what remains of Gaza’s civilian population before it is too late.
Since October 7, 2023, with American support, Israel has waged a genocidal war on Gaza, killing 65,926 people and wounding 167,783 others, the majority of them women and children. Starvation policies have further claimed 442 lives, including 147 children, deepening what rights groups describe as one of the gravest humanitarian catastrophes of the century.
