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Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer as the only power plant remains out of service due to a lack of fuel, reports Al Jazeera.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to “destroy” Hamas following its surprise attack on Saturday last.
Global and regional leaders continue efforts to end the ongoing escalation of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli forces continue pounding the Gaza Strip, killing at least 1,100 civil Palestinians.
Hospitals across Gaza are already facing an overcapacity due to the mounting casualties.
On the other hand, the death toll in Israel has climbed to 1,200 people by the Hamas attack.
Israel’s military is preparing a record 300,000 army reservists for a ground war in Gaza.
Israeli air raids are continuing inside Gaza at this moment. This time, the attacks are concentrated on the al-Sabra neighbourhood in central Gaza, the city of Khan Younis in the south, as well as western parts of the Strip.
Meanwhile, discussions are under way between the US, Egyptian and Israeli officials for the safe passage of American citizens living in the Gaza Strip, according to a social media post by a Wall Street Journal reporter.
“About 500-600 American citizens live in Gaza, some of whom are looking for safe passage, [including] via the Rafah crossing to Egypt, a senior state department official said,” Salama wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crush” Hamas and turn Gaza into the “world’s biggest cemetery”.
Duterte – who has a reputation for being a populist – was reacting to reports that two Filipinos working in Israel were killed in Saturday’s attack carried out by Hamas.
Germany has given the green light for Israel to use two of its Heron TP combat drones in attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The UN is now saying that 338,000 people have been displaced in Gaza, as Israel’s devastating bombing raids continue.
Israel’s decision to deprive Palestinian civilians living in Gaza of access to basic needs violates international law, former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has posted on social media that “life-saving supplies”, such as food, fuel and water, “must be allowed into Gaza”.
Israel is enforcing a total siege on Gaza, which is deemed a war crime under the UN’s statutes.
Hamas has dismissed media reports that its fighters have beheaded children and assaulted women as “baseless”, branding the allegations as an Israeli attempt to “cover up the heinous crimes of the occupation”.
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