Wall Street Journal compares Gaza destruction to World War II Germany
Gaza (Quds News Network) – The Wall Street Journal has drawn a parallel between the devastation caused by the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip and the wartime destruction in Germany during World War II (1939-1945).
In its report, the newspaper highlighted that most of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are now out of service, leaving only 8 healthcare facilities to cater to the population. It noted that historical churches from the Byzantine era, mosques, factories, buildings, schools, hotels, shopping centers, and essential utilities like electricity and water sources have suffered irreparable damage in Gaza.
The publication emphasized that nearly 85% of Gaza’s population (2.3 million people) has been forced to leave their homes, and more than 21,000 individuals in the region have lost their lives due to the Israeli offensive.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Robert Pape, a political science professor at the University of Chicago and author of a book on the history of aerial bombing, who stated, “Gaza will enter history alongside cities like Dresden (Germany) and others that were bombed during World War II.”
Referring to a World Bank report released on December 12, the newspaper mentioned that 77% of healthcare facilities, 72% of public buildings and areas such as parks, courts, and libraries, 68% of communication infrastructure, and almost the entire industrial zone were destroyed due to the Israeli aggression.
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the United States dropped 3,678 bombs on Iraq between 2004 and 2010, while Israel dropped approximately 29,000 bombs on Gaza since October 7.
Conflict expert Caroline Sands from Kingston University in London noted that the reconstruction of Gaza could take decades in the best-case scenarios, according to the American newspaper.
