Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 143rd day — has killed at least 29,782 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 69,879 others.
Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 143rd day — has killed at least 29,782 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 69,879 others.Palestinian baby receives medical treatment after Israeli air strike hit a residential building in Rafah, Gaza on February 26, 2024. There were reports of dead and injured people as a result of the attacks.
Aaron Bushnell, 25, an active-duty member of the US Air Force, set himself ablaze in front of Israel's embassy afternoon in protest of its ongoing war in the besieged Gaza, and US support for the carnage.The Jordanian army said it had carried out a series of humanitarian aid drops of food and other supplies into the besieged Gaza, one of them by a French army plane.
The top Egyptian diplomat reiterated Cairo's categorical rejection of any attempts to forcibly displace the Palestinians from Gaza.Israel has filed a report with the International Court of Justice about measures taken to comply with an interim ruling that called on it to prevent Gaza war actions that might amount to genocide, an Israeli official said.
"I think when people look at the economy of Israel, they want to make sure, first of all, we're a secure ... country," he said during a visit to the United Arab Emirates for a ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization.Public hearings at the International Court of Justice on Israel’s occupation of Palestine concluded after a week of oral statements by dozens of countries, including Türkiye, and three international organisations.
The king also said the only way to end the decades-old conflict was to find a"political horizon" for Palestinians that would lead to the creation of a Palestinian state on territory Israel occupied in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, including east Jerusalem.Humanitarian aid entering Gaza dropped by half this month, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said.
The nationality of the planes was not yet clear. No aid shipments were dropped in northern Gaza, witnesses said.Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement said it fired a volley of rockets at an Israeli military base in retaliation for deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon's east. "Brazil believes it's its duty, but also that of this council to firmly oppose any form of racism, sexism, antisemitism or Islamophobia," Brazil's Human Rights and Citizenship Minister Silvio Almeida told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
"The enemy threatened Lebanon, and we tell them that the fire of resistance is burning and will confront any attack on our country," Hassan Fadlallah said in a statement.Israeli fighter jets struck targets in Baalbek, marking a significant escalation away from the border confrontation with Hezbollah, witnesses told Anadolu. Baalbek is considered a stronghold of Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon, along the Syrian border.
"Human Rights Council should do what it should: to address the gross violation of human rights, including in Gaza … including in Palestine," said Retno Marsudi, addressing the council in Geneva. The International Court of Justice entered its last day of week-long hearings after a request from the United Nations, with an unprecedented 52 countries giving their views on Israel's occupation.
"Hamas is an idea, and an idea can only be fought with another idea. Netanyahu’s plans for Gaza are unacceptable. They are sowing the seeds of hate for generations to come," he told the Spanish daily."It’s an open secret that the Israelis funded Hamas as a gamble on dividing the Palestinians," he added.The Israeli military said its fighter jets struck Hezbollah air defences in Lebanon's Beqaa valley in response to the downing of one of its drones.
Speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said the UN Security Council often found itself deadlocked and"unable to act on the most significant peace and security issues of our time". "Even in the midst of the current extraordinary challenges, UNRWA has be en and continues to be an indispensable lifeline of support to the Palestinians," he added.Lebanon's Hezbollah said it had downed an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Lebanese territory with a surface-to-air missile.0854 GMT — Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Antonio Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4 million Palestinians are crowded together in tent cities, was"the core of the humanitarian aid operation" in the Palestinian territory. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has said he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel's war in Gaza.
An officer and soldier from the Paratroopers Brigade in addition to a soldier from the Yalam unit were seriously injured Sunday in southern Gaza, the army said in a statement. Israeli TV said that Zeitoun, once under Israel's full control, could be a test site for post-war management of Gaza.The US Central Command said that Yemen's Houthis launched one anti-ship ballistic missile likely targeting the MV Torm Thor, but missed the US-flagged, owned and operated oil tanker, in the Gulf of Aden on Feb. 24.The Iran-aligned group said on Sunday that they targeted the tanker, as the fighters continued to attack shipping lanes in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
According to the UAE's official news agency WAM, the floating hospital, established as part of the country’s support to Palestinians, commenced medical services and began admitting casualties from Gaza.
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