Israel's war on besieged Gaza, now in its 206th day, has killed at least 34,488 Palestinians — 70 percent of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 77,643 while some 8,400 people are feared buried under the rubble of bombed buildings.
Israel's war on besieged Gaza, now in its 206th day, has killed at least 34,488 Palestinians — 70 percent of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 77,643 while some 8,400 people are feared buried under the rubble of bombed buildings.Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of"potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said.
The figure, which has not been previously reported, illustrates the massive scale of a construction effort that the Pentagon has said involves about 1,000 US service members, mostly from the Army and Navy. Still, the cost has roughly doubled from initial estimates earlier this year, according to a person familiar with the matter.
"A humanitarian catastrophe that should never have happened continues to unfold before our eyes," said Lin, adding that the"biggest imperative is to put in place a ceasefire as soon as possible.""This is the number one overriding priority in Gaza," he added.Civil defence teams and volunteers have joined hands to extract the bodies of dead Palestinians from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in northern Gaza, according to a local official.
"Work has begun to extract and bury the victims in the designated cemeteries," he told Anadolu."There are about 10,000 bodies still missing under the rubble in various parts of the strip," he added.US top diplomat Antony Blinken said he was"hopeful" Hamas would accept the latest proposal for a long-sought Gaza truce and hostage release deal as negotiators from the Palestinian group were due in Egypt.
Speaking at the same meeting, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said"the proposal has taken into account the positions of both sides." While there was no"final decision" yet, Shoukry said:"We are hopeful... I hope that all will rise to the occasion."The Israeli army carried out fresh attacks in southern Lebanon amid growing tension with Lebanese group Hezbollah.
"But, it is not enough. We still need to get more aid in and around Gaza. We need to improve de-confliction with the humanitarian assistance workers," Blinken said, referring to a mechanism that will ensure Israel does not strike aid groups. The protests, which lead the university to close the building for the day, were peaceful as students urged the institution - one of the world's oldest universities - to condemn Israel's actions.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has renewed US opposition to an Israeli offensive on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, ahead of his trip to Israel.
"Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them," it added. "We already have enough to do without replacing other organisations," said Krahenbuhl, who himself had headed UNRWA between 2014 and 2019. This comes as a a Hamas delegation is due to arrive today in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought hostage-release deal and truce in Gaza after almost seven months of war.The United States has seen"measurable progress" in the humanitarian situation in Gaza over the past few weeks, US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said, but urged Israel to do more.
The Israeli army told AFP that"approximately 20 launches crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory" but it had intercepted most rockets and struck"the sources of fire".Israeli officials appear to be increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders.
In a statement released on X, the agency said:"UNRWA and UN Mine Action Service led a critical mission to assess damage to the agency facilities, marking any shrapnel and unexploded ordnance." He aims to further discussions on what governance of Gaza would look like after the war, according to a senior State Department official.A Hamas delegation is due to arrive today in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought hostage-release deal and truce in Gaza after almost seven months of war.
Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas said the demonstration expressed"the rejection of the genocide in Gaza" and reflected the national unity of Palestine.
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