More than 1,100 people have been killed so far in Israeli bombardment in Gaza with injuries topping 5,000, while the Israeli death toll from Hamas attacks crosses 1,200.
Arab foreign ministers have denounced Israel's siege of Gaza following the shock attack by Hamas on Israel, demanding that aid be"immediately" allowed to enter the blockaded enclave.
"I strongly support the appeal of @antonioguterres. A humanitarian corridor must be in place immediately to provide help to all those in need," Chinese Ambassador to UN Zhang Jun wrote on X.The Israeli army has said an"error" was behind reports of a suspected"aerial infiltration" from Lebanon, and that a rocket alert in the north was due to a launch from Gaza.
The latest fatalities bring to 28 the Palestinian death toll in the occupied West Bank as Israeli strikes continue to pound Gaza after a surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday. But when Anadolu Agency contacted the Israeli military over the phone to ask about the claims, their spokesperson unit said:"We have seen the news, but we do not have any details or confirmation about that."The US is in active talks with Israel and Egypt to establish"safe passage" corridors for civilians in Gaza to flee ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the White House has said amid an expected ground offensive in the besieged enclave.
The UN wants to see a humanitarian corridor in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes resulted in displacing 263,000 people. Prison Service Commissioner Katy Perry said all access to media and means of communication must be blocked to prevent guidance or instruction from being delivered by any of the prisoners.NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said Israel has the"right to defend itself" but added that any response was expected to be"proportionate."
China's envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun has called for"an immediate ceasefire" to the Israel-Hamas conflict during a phone call with a Palestinian official, the Chinese foreign ministry said. "I appeal to all parties, and those who have an influence over those parties, to avoid any further escalation and spillover," he told reporters.The head of the WHO said Wednesday that civilians and humanitarians should not be targeted amid rising tension between Israel and Palestinian Hamas.
"Today, Wednesday, in two different incidents, ambulances were hit killing four Palestine Red Crescent paramedics who were helping those in need," the Geneva-based IFRC said.The top US military officer has said Washington had seen no signs that other regional foes of Israel were looking to attack. "Our teams and their families on the ground in Gaza are terrified; there are no safe places to go," James Denselow, head of conflict and humanitarian advocacy at Save the Children UK, told Anadolu after several days of Israeli airstrikes on the enclave.
"We know that Egypt has warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen," Republican Michael McCaul told reporters following a closed-door intelligence briefing for lawmakers on the crisis. Established in 1949 following the first Arab-Israeli war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East provides public services including schooling, primary healthcare and humanitarian aid in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
"Our unwavering focus remains on Palestine and its cherished jewel, Jerusalem,” the monarch said. “We will not waver in defending the Palestinian legitimate interests and cause until our Palestinian brothers regain their full rights.”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz have announced the formation of an emergency unity government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Israel took some"genuinely Palestinian lands" mainly through the"use of military force." The Kremlin chief has called the explosion of violence between Israel and the Palestinians a vivid example of the failure of US policy in the Middle East, which he says has taken no account of the needs of the Palestinians.Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and other countries to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza under a limited ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources said.
The Foreign Ministry is working on the evacuation of Turkish citizens from Israel and Palestine, Abdulkadir Uraloglu told the media shortly before the AK Party group meeting in Ankara.Palestinian resistance group Hamas has denied allegations that it killed civilians, including children. State-run National News Agency, citing the statement, reported: “This targeting is a firm response to the Zionist attacks that occurred last Monday, resulting in the loss of some of our members.”We have to maintain an equal distance, only this will give us the right to participate in the settlement process in the future, and Russia can and will play a role in the settlement process.
In Berlin, two solidarity rallies with Palestinians were planned for Wednesday under the banners"Solidarity with All Political Prisoners on Palestinian Prisoners Day" and"Demo in Solidarity with Palestine." "The disproportionate and unscrupulous attacks on Gaza could bring Israel into an unexpected and undesirable place in the eyes of world public opinion,” Erdogan said at his Justice and Development Party's group meeting in the capital Ankara.
“I received a report today stating that most of the solar cells on the roofs of homes and facilities in Gaza have been completely damaged and are unable to generate energy,” Melhem told Anadolu news agency over the phone. The elusive fighter has survived at least seven Israeli assassination attempts in which his wife and two kids including an infant son were killed. He also lost an eye, arm and leg in those assassination attempts.The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has risen to 1,055 as the Israeli army struck hundreds of targets in the densely-populated strip's residential and commercial neighbourhoods, the Health Ministry said.The Israeli death toll has climbed to 1,200 people.
The Palestinian death toll rose to 900, while 4,500 have been wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
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