Israel ignores pleas for a ceasefire and signals more attacks in the ongoing 29-day war on besieged Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 9,488 Palestinians.
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli military offensive in Gaza has climbed to 9,488, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave has said.
“150 health personnel were killed and 27 ambulances were destroyed and put out of service as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip,” Qudra added.Türkiye has recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations over 'Israel's rejection of calls for a cease-fire, continued attacks against civilians' in Gaza, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said in a statement.
The meeting is being held with the participation of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, as well as Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter. Erdogan also said Ankara “is ready to act as a guarantor country for Gaza”, reiterating Türkiye’s support for Palestinians in Gaza people amid Israel’s ongoing aggression.The Israeli military said it would enable Palestinians to travel on a main Gaza highway as part of its three-wee-old efforts to encourage civilians to evacuate southward.
"In response to two terrorist cells attempting to fire from Lebanon toward Israeli territory, the IDF struck the cells and a Hezbollah observation post," a military statement said.Israel arrested at least 55 Palestinians in the West Bank in the early hours of Saturday, bringing the number of Palestinian detainees to 2,040 since the recent conflict erupted last month, a local nongovernmental organization said.
Israeli fighter also jets struck the power generator and solar panels of the hospital for the elderly and medical rehabilitation early morning, an Anadolu correspondent reported. Blinken, in turn, emphasized his efforts to halt military operations for humanitarian reasons and to address the issue of prisoners.According to Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV, Israeli strikes targeted a public water tank that supplies several neighborhoods east of Rafah.
"I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing," Antonio Guterres said in the statement.Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil condemned Israel's attack on the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement released on its website,"strongly" condemned the bombing of the ambulance convoy and the Al Shifa Hospital, classifying it as a war crime that necessitates international prosecution.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his third trip to Israel since the war began. He echoed President Joe Biden’s calls for a brief halt in the fighting to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.
The PRCS said in a statement that one of its ambulances was struck"by a missile fired by the Israeli forces", about two metres from the entrance to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
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