Israel faced growing international pressure to rethink plans for a massive ground operation in Gaza.
MANILA — Israel faced growing international pressure Wednesday to rethink plans for a massive ground operation in Gaza where the Hamas-run health ministry says Israel's relentless bombing campaign has killed 700 people in 24 hours.
It would also "be unlikely to offer Israel long-term protection" and would be incompatible with respecting "international humanitarian law and the rules of war", Macron said. US media have reported that Biden has pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on a ground invasion while Hamas still holds hostages, but he denied it.The World Health Organization called for Hamas to provide proof of life for the hostages it is holding and release them all on health grounds.
The new American draft defends "the inherent right of all States to individual and collective self-defense", and calls for "humanitarian pauses" to let aid into Gaza. It does not mention a ceasefire.Watch more News on iWantTFC Aid agencies have warned that more people will die if medical equipment, water desalination plants and ambulances stop operating because of a lack of fuel.Hospitals are also struggling with a shortage of medicines and equipment.
"If we do not get fuel urgently, we will be forced to halt our operations in the Gaza Strip as of night," it said on Tuesday.Watch more News on iWantTFC The war has sparked fears of a regional conflagration if it draws in more of Israel's enemies, with Iran's top diplomat on Wednesday accusing Israel of carrying out "genocide" in Gaza.
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