Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 144th day — has killed at least 29,878 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 70,215 others.
Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 144th day — has killed at least 29,878 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 70,215 others.Displaced Palestinian children wait to receive free food at a tent camp, amid food shortages, in Rafah in southern Gaza, on February 27, 2024. / Photo: ReutersAt least 576,000 people in the Gaza — one quarter of the population — are one step away from famine, a senior United Nations aid official told the Security Council.
Spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated the Biden administration's condolences to the family of Aaron Bushnell, 25, saying,"It's obviously a horrific situation, and our most heartfelt sympathies go out to them." Stressing the need for more entry points and safe routes into Gaza, Dujarric said the UNRWA has food supplies at the border with Gaza that would be able to provide for up to 2.2 million people across Gaza.1750 GMT –– Two babies die of malnutrition in northern Gaza amid Israeli siege
It appealed to international institutions to conduct a thorough medical assessment in shelter centres to identify and treat people affected by drought and malnutrition"to avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza. Footage of the self-immolation was widely shared online, and the Palestinian resistance group said it was"an expression of the growing state of anger among the American people" over the Israeli war on Gaza.
"But here's the deal. They also have to take advantage of an opportunity to have peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians who are being used as pawns by Hamas," he said.The United States announced another $53 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians as the US aid chief pleaded for protections to relief workers in war-ravaged Gaza.
Three people were killed and three others wounded by Israeli gunfire at the refugee camp, the ministry said. Another Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire near the town of Al Sawahra in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said.France termed “unacceptable” remarks by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for the approval of plans to construct 3,300 new housing units in several illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
1452 GMT –– Israeli army, domestic security service warn Al Aqsa Mosque curbs in Ramadan to fuel tensions Citing the EU spokesperson’s remarks from earlier this month, diplomatic representatives of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden condemned the demolition of community leader Fakhri Abu Diab's home in Bustan, occupied East Jerusalem.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is to meet with President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace. Egypt"intensifies its efforts by land and air to relieve the stricken areas in the northern Gaza Strip and supply them with urgent aid," said Al Qahera News. It said Egypt plans to air drop 50 tonnes of urgent humanitarian aid in northern and central Gaza, without providing further details.The UN Interim Force in Lebanon called on Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah to cease hostilities to prevent further escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
All planned aid convoys into the north have been denied by Israeli authorities in recent weeks, with the last allowed in on January 23, according to the World Health Organization. Making matters worse, even convoys cleared in advance with Israeli authorities have repeatedly been blocked or come under fire.Egypt and Iran warned of the risks of expanding the conflict in the Middle East amid an Israeli offensive on Gaza.
"Despite prior coordination for all staff members and vehicles with the Israeli side, the Israeli forces blocked the WHO-led convoy for many hours the moment it left the hospital. The Israeli military forced patients and staff out of ambulances and stripped all paramedics of their clothes," the statement said.
"So far, the negotiations have not yielded any tangible results," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari told a press conference in Doha.The Qatari spokesperson said his country seeks to reach a ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, due to start next week."The situation on the ground, however, is completely different as there are many obstacles," he added, without providing any further details.
After representing the nation at the International Court of Justice where Israel is being tried for genocide, Yildiz told Anadolu:"There is no law that Israel is not violating. Unfortunately, there is no moral restraint either." Asked if the attacks on ships would seize if a ceasefire deal was reached for Gaza, Mohammed Abdulsalam said the situation would be reassessed if the siege ended and humanitarian aid was free to enter.The Israeli army on Tuesday detained at least 15 Palestinians from areas across the occupied West Bank, including the arrest of former detainees.
Tokyo will continue to make"persistent and proactive diplomatic efforts to urge all parties to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza and calm down the situation as soon as possible," it said.The health ministry in Gaza has said that at least 29,878 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during Israel's war.
Hamas ally Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily fire with the Israeli army since the Gaza war erupted in October, but strikes have been largely restricted to the border area. Marsudi pointed out that UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk"did not" refer to the situation in Gaza in his opening remarks when the session opened.
The vote, first scheduled for October 31, has been pushed back to November 2024 in towns and villages bordering the besieged Gaza or Lebanon.US forces have struck three unmanned vessels and two cruise missiles inside Yemen and an attack drone over the Red Sea that posed an"imminent threat" to ships in the area, the military said.
"A severe food insecurity is looming in Gaza. The risk of hunger is increasing daily, as about 80 percent of the population already faces emergency or catastrophic acute food insecurity conditions," said Jagan Chapagain on X, formerly known as Twitter. The situation in Palestine has"indisputably" worsened over the past 20 years, and resolutions"have failed to establish redress and sanction measures," Spain's delegation to the International Court of Justice said.
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