100 days of hell, 100 days of suffering: Mahira solidifies stance against Israeli atrocities in Gaza

Over the past 100 days, Israel’s relentless bombardment and ground assault on Gaza killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians

Over the past 100 days, Israel’s relentless bombardment and ground assault of Gaza has killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians – roughly 1% of the besieged strip’s population of 2.3 million.

The brutal assaults have uprooted almost the entire population, with most people now squeezed into the territory’s far south, while a lack of basic necessities including food is pushing the enclave to the brink of famine.

Amid the ongoing horror, many celebrities have taken to social media, solidifying their stance in support of the Palestinians. Mahira Khan, Mawra Hocane, and Malala Yousafzai among others have shared the terrifying conditions Gazans have been forced to live in. 

Sharing a video on her Instagram story, the Raees actor penned, "100 days of hell, 100 days of suffering, 100 days of witnessing a genocide."

Hocane took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared, "100 days of genocide," coupling with a broken heart emoji with Gaza's hashtag. 

100 days.. of genocide… #GAZA 💔

— MAWRA HUSSAIN (@MawraHocane) January 15, 2024

The youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala, shared an Al-Jazeera post on her Instagram story, detailing that over 625,000 students are now out of school. 

In the north, which was Israel’s first target, mountains of rubble fill the landscape. Much of Gaza City and surrounding districts have been flattened. Many residents who fled fear they will never be allowed to return, or if they are, their neighbourhoods will be uninhabitable.

In parts of southern Gaza, where Israel advised people to evacuate, rescuers dig through smouldering piles of concrete, stone and dust, looking for survivors of non-stop air strikes and shelling.

At least 60,000 people have been injured in Gaza, including at least 8,663 children and 6,327 women, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Save the Children.

Tent camps have sprawled over any empty piece of land. Hungry Palestinians line up at distribution sites for food, under Israel’s siege of the territory. Nine out of 10 people are going for 24 hours or more without food, according to data released by the World Food Programme.

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