Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 162nd day — has killed at least 31,553 people and wounded 73,546 as Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah despite global outcry.
Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 162nd day — has killed at least 31,553 people and wounded 73,546 as Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah despite global outcry.The head of the World Health Organization has appealed to Israel"in the name of humanity" not to launch an assault on Rafah, where most of Gaza's population is sheltering.
"We need safe, sustained and unimpeded access to deliver aid across the Gaza Strip," UNRWA said on X.1711 GMT — 1 killed, several injured in Gaza aid stampede: medics "Egypt appreciates and welcomes every effort aimed at alleviating the human suffering of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said.
Israel said on Friday it would send a delegation to Doha but did not spell out when or who would take part. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to convene the security cabinet before the talks.A second cargo of food aid is ready to depart by sea from Greek-administered Cyprus to Gaza, after a first aid shipment landed in the besieged Palestinian enclave overnight.
According to the German Air Force, a C-130 type aircraft carrying four tonnes of urgently needed food parachuted into Gaza. Four pallets were dropped from a height of around 1,000 metres. Western countries have called on Israel to do more to allow in aid, with the UN saying it faced"overwhelming obstacles" including crossing closures, onerous vetting, restrictions on movement and unrest inside Gaza.
International mediators had hoped to secure a six-week truce before Ramadan started earlier this week, but Hamas refused any deal that wouldn't lead to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, a demand Israel rejected.Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has accepted the task of forming a new government.
Kamikawa said the corridor could help get unconstrained aid to people in Gaza, which has been under devastating Israel bombardment and ground attacks since early October.At least 80 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in overnight Israeli attacks on Gaza's homes and other infrastructure, according to Palestinian media and officials.
Speaking to reporters during a news conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that Hamas presented a proposal for a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, although he refused to"get into the details." Tajani explained that Italy launched the initiative with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization , the World Food Program and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to alleviate"the suffering of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip by joining forces to address the extremely serious humanitarian crisis."
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