Israel says it plans to occupy Gaza, home to some 2.3 million Palestinians, amid its relentless onslaught — now in its 33rd day — in the tiny enclave that has killed more than 10,560 Palestinians and displaced over a million.
At least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women, have been killed in Israeli relentless air and ground attacks on Gaza since October 7. / Photo: APThe head of the UN said that thousands of children in Gaza were killed, which he said shows that there is"something clearly wrong in the way that military operations are being done."
Israel does not intend to"reoccupy" Gaza or control it for a long time, a senior Israeli official said in Washington, as Israeli forces pressed their invasion in the Palestinian coastal enclave. He added that Athens insists"on the basic solution adopted by the UN Security Council, the two-state solution within the territorial boundaries of 1967, with East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian State."Qatar is mediating negotiations between Israel and Hamas for the potential release of 10-15 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a short ceasefire, a source briefed on the talks told AFP Wednesday.
Carrying banners and placards engraved with slogans such as"Stop targeting journalists,""You can't hide the truth by killing journalists," and"Hold Israel accountable for journalists' killing in Gaza," as protesters marched towards the Governor House on Wednesday. Cohen also said that Israel was attacked not only by Hamas but by other groups in the region that are supported by Iran, which he called"the world number one financer of terror".Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen claimed on October 24 that his country is acting under international law and never target civiliansBelgium's deputy prime minister called on the Belgian government to adopt sanctions against Israel and investigate the bombings of hospitals and refugee camps in Gaza.
Israeli representatives will not participate at a Thursday"humanitarian conference" for Gaza in Paris organised by French President Emmanuel Macron, his office said. "They are in overcrowded and overstretched shelters without food, water, privacy, or sanitation facilities — limited to no operational toilets — which is increasing protection risks."
"But our view is as soon as practicable, a move towards a peace-loving Palestinian leadership is the most desired outcome."Speaking to reporters after G7 foreign ministers held talks in Japan, Blinken listed what he said were"key elements" in order to create"durable peace and security." Figures released by the Israel Employment Service showed that 70,000 people registered themselves as unemployed in October – up by 57,500 people compared to a month earlier, Hebrew-language newspaper Globes reported.0834 GMT — G7 supports for ‘humanitarian pauses, corridors’ in Gaza
“We support humanitarian pauses and corridors to facilitate urgently needed assistance, civilian movement and the release of hostages.” About 15,000 people fled on Tuesday, compared to 5,000 on Monday and 2,000 on Sunday, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. A military statement said the soldier, from the Artillery Corps, was killed in fighting in northern Gaza. Two more soldiers were seriously injured.Dozens of Filipinos fled from the war-ravaged Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
"Today, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres is mourning the loss of one of our team members in Gaza, Mohammed Al Ahel, who was killed along with several members of his family on November 6," the medical charity said.Gaza residents are increasingly using seawater for bathing and washing clothes as intense Israeli bombardment and month-long siege causes acute water scarcity in the Palestinian enclaveThe US House has voted to censure Democratic Rep.
Tlaib added that her criticism of Israel has always been directed toward its government and its leadership under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We will see, this week, in the next few days Saudi Arabia convening an emergency Arab summit in Riyadh," said Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih, at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore."In the short term, the objective of bringing these three summits and other gatherings under the leadership of Saudi Arabia would be to drive towards peaceful resolution of the conflict.
A White House spokesperson previously said the two leaders discussed the potential for"tactical pauses" in fighting in Gaza for humanitarian reasons and possible hostage releases during their conversation on Monday. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Palestinian territory and sent in ground troops, killing more than 10,300 Palestinians, mostly children and women, wounding thousands and displacing over a million in the tiny enclave.
Israeli aircraft also targeted the outskirts of the towns of Naqoura, Alma al Shaab and Jabal al Labouneh in south governorate, according to NNA. "I challenge if it has been able, to this moment, to record any military achievement on the ground other than killing civilians," Hamad told Al Jazeera television.
Holding a photograph up for her fellow House members to see, Tlaib continued,"My grandmother, like all Palestinians, just wants to live her life with freedom and human dignity we all deserve."
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