October 22, 2023-Aljazeera
Israel-Hamas war: Second batch of aid enters Gaza through Rafah crossing
- Egyptian media report a convoy of 17 trucks bringing aid to Palestinians crosses into Gaza.
- Palestinians report receiving new warnings from Israelâs military to move to the south of the Gaza Strip.
- Hamas group says at least 55 people killed in overnight Israeli raids.
- 壯é˝čĽ box; position: static;”>Israel says it struck a mosque in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, with Palestinian medics reporting at least one person killed.
- The US is sending air defence systems to the Middle East region, the Pentagon said.
- At least 4,651 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the Hamas attack inside Israel with more than 14,000 wounded.
- More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed.
Web Summit CEO resigns over Israel âwar crimesâ post
Paddy Cosgrave, a co-founder of the European tech conference Web Summit, has stepped down after a wave of backlash over public statements he made accusing Israel of committing âwar crimesâ and breaching international law.
Cosgrave resigned on Saturday after receiving blowback from sponsors and attendees. He said his personal views had become a âdistraction from the eventâ and apologised for âany hurtâ he had caused.
âIâm shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Irelandâs government, who for once are doing the right thing,â Cosgrave said on October 13 on X, formerly known as Twitter. âWar crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are.â
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WATCH: Genocidal rhetoric and the fog of war
We have seen the language of extermination, incessant bombardment, and hellish scenes on TV. As the war intensifies, the chaos of misinformation deepens.
Two weeks into Israelâs war on Gaza, what the world is witnessing â from Israeli leadersâ racist and genocidal rhetoric to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians â bears the hallmarks of a historic crime.
Al Jazeeraâs Listening Post looks at how the media is responding â in Israel and beyond. Watch below:
At least 120 incubator babies at risk after Israel cuts Gaza fuel: UN
The lives of at least 120 newborn babies in incubators in Gazaâs hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the besieged enclave, according to the UN childrenâs agency.
âWe have currently 120 neonates who are in incubators, out of which we have 70 neonates with mechanical ventilation, and of course this is where we are extremely concerned,â said UNICEF spokesperson Jonathan Crickx.
More than 1,700 children have already been killed by Israeli attacks, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Thirty-one mosques destroyed in Gaza by Israeli attacks
The number of mosques destroyed in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 31, Gazaâs Ministry of Endowments said.
In the statement quoted by Turkish and Arabic media outlets, the ministry said the number increased from 26 to 31 after recent Israeli attacks destroyed five more mosques in the territory.
