Israeli war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 167th day — has killed at least 31,988 people and wounded 74,188 others, as Tel Aviv's war drags Gaza toward famine.
Israeli war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 167th day — has killed at least 31,988 people and wounded 74,188 others, as Tel Aviv's war drags Gaza toward famine.Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies in Rafah, southern Gaza. / Photo: ReutersThe head of the World Health Organization has said only the expansion of land crossings into Gaza could help prevent famine in the densely populated Palestinian enclave.
Antonio Guterres deplored the"chaotic" situation in the world,"a situation of impunity, in which any country or armed group believes it can do whatever it wants because there is no accountability," he told reporters at the doorsteps of the EU Council meeting venue in Brussels. Homes in Al Araqib, inhabited by 22 Palestinian families, are built of wood and plastic. The village was first destroyed in 2010 and rebuilt after every demolition since then.Two tankers, containing oil and toxic waste, are stuck in the Red Sea in the firing line between Western naval forces and Yemen's Houthis despite repeated efforts by the United Nations to empty and move the ships to avoid a spill.
"Blinken repeats his calls for an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners and hostages, protection of civilians and the entry of relief aid and warns against invading Rafah without protecting civilians," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The top US diplomat is in Egypt after visiting Saudi Arabia a day earlier, as part of his latest Middle East tour.Satellite images analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35 percent of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
Thursday's gathering is being attended by Sigrid Kaag, the UN's senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, as well as Curtis Ried, chief of staff of the US National Security Council. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the kingdom's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and efforts to increase aid to Palestinians.0804 GMT — Israeli raid in occupied West Bank kills four
Earlier, Palestine TV reported that “the occupation forces threatened the displaced people inside Al Shifa Complex through loudspeakers and demanded their immediate evacuation from the complex.”The Israeli military has said that it killed more than 140 Palestinian"gunmen" over the past day in fighting around Gaza's Al Shifa hospital."Since the start of the operation, over 140 terrorists have been eliminated in the area of the hospital," it said.
"It's getting closer. I think the gaps are narrowing, and I think an agreement is very much possible," Blinken said in an interview with the Saudi"We worked very hard with Qatar, with Egypt and with Israel to put a strong proposal on the table. We did that. Hamas wouldn't accept it. They came back with other requests, other demands," he said."
"History will judge what we do right now. History will judge whether we stand with starving children, whether we uphold American values, or we provide massive aid to a war machine that is operating in an unbelievably barbaric way," Sanders said.0143 GMT — French senator lambasts Israeli premier for 'using hunger as a weapon'
Gontard noted that journalists and doctors have documented the"apocalypse-like" situation in Gaza and said that more children were killed in four months in the enclave than the number of children killed in four years around the world. The Palestinian Authority's health ministry also said two people had been killed by Israeli fire in the Nur Shams camp and that their bodies had been transferred to a hospital in Tulkarm.At least 17 Israeli soldiers have been killed in attacks by the Lebanese Hezbollah group since the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza in early October, an Israeli media outlet has said.
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