Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 163rd day — has killed at least 31,645 Palestinians and wounded 73,6767 others as calls grow for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down.
Rafah is the last major population centre in Gaza yet to be subjected to a ground assault in the war. / Photo: AFPIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground offensive in southern Gaza's Rafah that has spurred fears of mass civilian casualties.
Abdullah underlined the need for the international community “to move urgently to reach an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip and against Hezbollah in Lebanon will blow up in our faces sooner or later,” he warned. The Home Front media outlet reported that the aid was distributed by the"Popular Committees", a group that includes leaders of powerful clans in Gaza, saying the route was secured by Hamas security personnel.Israeli army forces detained 25 more Palestinians in military raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups.
US Central Command said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that on Houthis launched two drones towards the Red Sea, a commercially vital seaway that they have targeted dozens of times in the past four months. The joint operation was carried out using two aircraft carrying 33 tons of food and medical aid, the Joint Operations Command of the UAE Defense Ministry wrote on X.
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