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Dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded in Israeli air attack on Jabalia refugee camp, health officials in Gaza say.
Israel’s defence minister says Gaza Strip to go under “total blockade“, including a ban on admitting food and fuel.
The inte nse bombardment has so far displaced more than 120,000 people in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli army says 100,000 reserve troops have amassed near Gaza, where Palestinian fighters say they are holding 130 people captive.
The latest death toll stands at 560 Palestinians in Gaza, according to health officials, and more than 800 Israelis, according to Israeli medical services.
Hamas’s surprise attack came after Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days and a record number of Palestinians were killed by Israel in recent months
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Russia’s Lavrov calls for negotiations on two-state solution
Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, says talks on a two-state solution are the only way forward, making his comment at a news conference in Moscow alongside the Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
Russia’s news agency TASS quoted Lavrov as saying there was a need to “pay special attention to the reasons why it has been impossible to resolve the Palestinian issue for decades”.
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US confirms death of nine Americans in Israel
The US confirms the death of nine Americans in Israel.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected, and wish those injured a speedy recovery. We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in touch with our Israeli partners, particularly the local authorities,” a National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement.
Gaza residents rush to save survivors after air attacks
Harrowing images from inside the Gaza Strip show panicked residents, enveloped by a cloud of black smoke, trying to search through the rubble after the Israeli army launched air and artillery strikes, including in two refugee camps.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israel “completely destroyed” several residential buildings and mosques in the besieged enclave and partially destroyed four schools belonging to UNRWA.
Following the attack, Gaza’s health ministry said there were dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded.
Life in Gaza
As Israel prepares to implement a “total blockade” on the Gaza Strip, here is a summary how things are on the already besieged Gaza Strip:
- At more than 45 percent, unemployment in Gaza is one of the highest in the world.
- According to UNICEF, 96 percent of the water supplied is unsuitable for drinking.
- On average, only 13 hours of electricity were available to residents in Gaza in 2023, according to the UN.
- Gaza has no functional airports after Israel bombed and demolished the Yasser Arafat International Airport in 2001, only three years after it opened.
You can read more about life on the Gaza Strip here.
Essence is the same’: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy likens Hamas to Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has linked the recent assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticised Iran over both conflicts.
On Monday, he likened the Palestinian armed group to Russia, saying it was a “terrorist organisation” while Russia can be considered a “terrorist state
Zelenskyy told NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen via video link: “The only difference is that there is a terrorist organisation that attacked Israel and here is a terrorist state that attacked Ukraine. The intentions declared are different, but the essence is the same.”
Ukraine said about 1,000 Iranian-designed Shahed drones were used by Russia over the past six months.
“Iran can’t say it has nothing to do with what is going on in Ukraine if it sells Shaheds to Russia. Iran can’t say it has nothing to do with what is going on in Israel if its officials claim the support of what is going on in Israel,” Zelenskyy said