Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 136th day — has killed at least 29,092 Palestinians and wounded 69,028 others.
A survey by Channel 12 television suggests that 72 percent of Israelis believe Gaza should not receive any aid / Photo: ReutersEven as the threat of famine stalks the war-ravaged Gaza, Israeli protesters have gathered repeatedly to stop desperately needed aid from getting into the Palestinian territory.
Most of the arrests took place in the cities of Al Halil, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Nablus and Jenin, the Commission of Detainees' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a joint statement. He said Spain, which has also been critical of Israel's military offensive in Gaza, will push for the approval of such sanctions during a meeting of EU's foreign ministers held in Brussels on Monday.
One of the protesters is seen in an Anadolu footage to have taken down the flag from a car window as the vehicle drove by the protesters. The flag was burned by protesters later on. The Israeli prime minister's recent statements calling on Qatar to pressure Hamas to release the hostages are nothing but a new attempt to stall and prolong the war for reasons that have become obvious to everyone.Fight during Ramadan to continue unless Hamas frees hostages: Israel
"Over 1.5M people are crowded into a very small corner of Gaza. They're weary, they are exhausted, they have nowhere else to go - how can anyone contemplate adding to that trauma?" he said.A missile attack by Yemen's Houthis that damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling through the Bab el Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities have said.
The decision was made after an assessment by the army of the situation in the region, leading to the closure of four roads until further notice, Israel's public broadcaster KAN reported. Israel's plan to restrict Palestinians' entry to Al Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is"a reflection of the Zionist crimes and religious war waged by radical elements of the Israeli government against the Palestinian people," Hamas said.
"The world must know, and Hamas leaders must know — if by Ramadan our hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere, including the Rafah area," Gantz, a retired military chief of staff, told a conference of American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem Sunday. He added that they had gathered to discuss the issue in order to prevent further Israeli attacks and to stop Israel from expelling Palestinians from their land and country.The World Health Organization helped evacuate 14 patients from Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which is under siege by Israeli forces, Palestinian Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said.
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