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Business Recorder
a day ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Gaza civil defence says Israel strikes kill 22
GAZA CITY: Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Monday killed at least 22 people, while Israel and Palestinians reported facing each other in the territory's north. The latest violence came with apparent deadlock after a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire after more than 21 months of war. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 10 Palestinians were killed in three separate air strikes in various part of Gaza City, in the territory's north, with 12 more people killed in attacks on the southern area of Khan Yunis. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. A military statement on Monday said that Israeli troops had destroyed 'buildings and terrorist infrastructure' used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City's Shujaiya and Zeitun areas. The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad which has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, released footage on Monday that it said showed its fighters firing missiles at an Israeli army command and control centre near Shujaiya. Media restrictions in the Gaza Strip and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.
Muscat Daily
a day ago
- General
- Muscat Daily
58,000 Gazans killed in continuing Israeli slaughter
How many more before the world wakes up? Palestinian Territories – Talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have stalled even as the Palestinian death toll passed 58,000 in Gaza after 21 months of Israel's military onslaught, local health officials said. Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian group have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip. This comes as Gaza's Health Ministry said women and children make up more than half of the over 58,000 dead in the war. At least 47 people were killed across Gaza on Monday, including Palestinians gathered near an aid centre. Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point and at a busy market. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said eight children were among the ten victims of a drone strike at the water point in the central Nuseirat refugee camp. At least 17 others were wounded. The Israeli military is yet to comment on the Gaza City market strike, but said its attack on Nuseirat was aimed at a Palestinian fighter and had veered off course due to technical failure. 700 killed while waiting to get water The Government Media Office in Gaza said attacks on people waiting in line for water have killed more than 700 Palestinians as part of a 'systematic thirst war'. The Israeli army has targeted 112 freshwater filling points and destroyed 720 water wells, putting them out of service. This has deprived more than 1.25mn people of access to clean water, the office said in a statement. 800 killed while trying to get food Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), posted on his official X account that 800 starving people have been killed – 'shot at while trying to get little food in Gaza'. 'During the ceasefire, the UN provided at scale and dignified assistance. The trend of deepening starvation was reversed. Today, there are – at best – four very far distribution points in comparison to 400 when the UN was in charge.' He added that lifesaving supplies are expiring on at least 6,000 UNRWA trucks packed with food, medicines and other basics waiting for the green light to enter Gaza for the past four months. 'Allegations that aid was diverted to Hamas not raised in official meetings, never proven and never substantiated,' he informed. 'A functioning system was replaced with a deadly scam to force the displacement of people and deepen the collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. Take action to end the atrocities and put an end to the cycle of impunity.' 360 medical personnel arrested Gaza's Health Ministry reported that at least 360 medical personnel have been arrested by Israel inside the enclave since the start of the war and those detained are 'living in tragic and harsh conditions'. Among the detainees are doctors, further depriving thousands of wounded Palestinians of medical care, the ministry said in a statement. It called for urgent international intervention 'to criminalise the occupation's practices against imprisoned medical staff and to pressure for their release'. The Israeli army has killed at least 1,400 healthcare and medical workers across Gaza since the start of the war in October 2023, according to the ministry. Agencies
Kuwait Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Zionists kill thirsty children as Gaza martyrs top 58,000
GAZA: Gaza's civil defense agency said Zionist air strikes on Sunday killed 139 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, and injured 452 others, as talks for a ceasefire between the Zionist entity and Hamas stalled. At least 58,026 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in the Zionist offensive campaign in Gaza. On the ground, civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said eight children were among the 10 victims of a drone strike at a water point in the Nuseirat refugee camp, while 12 were killed when a market in Gaza City was hit. The Zionist military claimed it had been targeting a member of Hamas ally Islamic Jihad in Nuseirat but 'as a result of a technical error with the munition, the munition fell dozens of meters from the target,' a statement read. Khaled Rayyan told AFP he was woken by the sound of two large explosions after a house was hit in Nuseirat. 'Our neighbor and his children were under the rubble,' he said. Another resident, Mahmud Al-Shami, called on the negotiators to secure a deal. 'What happened to us has never happened in the entire history of humanity,' he said. 'Enough.' UN agencies on Saturday warned that fuel shortages had reached 'critical levels', threatening to worsen conditions for Gaza's more than two million people. 'Only 150,000 litres of fuel have been allowed in over the past few days — an amount that covers less than one day's needs,' the head of the Palestinian NGOs Network in Gaza, Amjad Shawa, told AFP on Sunday. 'We require 275,000 litres of fuel per day to meet basic needs.' The Handala — a former Norwegian trawler loaded with medical supplies, food and children's equipment — set sail from Italy, with the pro-Palestinian activists on board hoping to reach Gaza, despite the Zionist entity having recently detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel. Delegations from the Zionist entity and Hamas have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip. But on Saturday, each side accused the other of blocking attempts to secure an agreement at the indirect talks in the Qatari capital, Doha. Talks to seal a 60-day ceasefire and captive release were in the balance on Saturday after and Hamas accused each other of trying to block a deal. Hamas wants the complete withdrawal of Zionist forces from Gaza, but a Palestinian source with knowledge of the talks said the Zionist entity had presented plans to maintain troops in more than 40 percent of the territory. The source said the Zionist entity wanted to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into the south of Gaza 'in preparation for forcibly displacing them to Egypt or other countries'. The Zionist campaign against Hamas has displaced almost the entire population of more than 2 million people, but Gazans say nowhere is safe in the coastal enclave. Early on Sunday morning, a missile hit a house in Gaza City where a family had moved to after receiving an evacuation order from their home in the southern outskirts. 'My aunt, her husband and the children, are gone. What is the fault of the children who died in an ugly bloody massacre at dawn?' said Anas Matar, standing in the rubble of the building. 'They came here, and they were hit. There is no safe place in Gaza,' he said. – Agencies
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked
The Israeli military has recently intensified operations across Gaza. (AP pic) GAZA CITY : Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian rebel group have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip. But on Saturday, each side accused the other of blocking attempts to secure an agreement at the indirect talks in the Qatari capital, Doha. On the ground, civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said at least 43 people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes, including 11 when a market in Gaza City was hit. Elsewhere, eight children were among the 10 victims of a drone strike at a water point in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, Bassal said. Israel's military blamed a technical problem for that strike, saying it had been targeting a member of Hamas ally Islamic Jihad. 'As a result of a technical error with the munition, the munition fell dozens of meters from the target,' a statement read. 'The incident is under review.' Reports of casualties were being examined, it added. Khaled Rayyan told AFP he was woken by the sound of two large explosions after a house was hit in Nuseirat. 'Our neighbour and his children were under the rubble,' he said. Another resident, Mahmud al-Shami, called on the negotiators to secure an end to the war. 'What happened to us has never happened in the entire history of humanity,' he said. 'Enough.' 150 targets in 24 hours The Israeli military, which has recently intensified operations across Gaza, said in a statement that in the past 24 hours the air force 'struck more than 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip'. It released aerial footage of what it said were fighter jet strikes attacking Hamas targets around Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, showing explosions on the ground and thick smoke in the sky. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The war was sparked by Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which led to 1,219 deaths, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Of the 251 people taken hostage by militants that day, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry says that at least 58,026 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's retaliatory campaign. The UN considers those figures reliable. UN agencies on Saturday warned that fuel shortages had reached 'critical levels', threatening to worsen conditions for Gaza's more than two million people. On Sunday, the Handala – a former Norwegian trawler loaded with medical supplies, food and children's equipment – set off from Sicily. The pro-Palestinian activists on board hope to reach Gaza, despite Israel having recently detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel, the Madleen, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Forced displacement fears Talks to seal a 60-day ceasefire and hostage release were in the balance on Saturday after Israel and Hamas accused each other of trying to block a deal. Hamas wants the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, but a Palestinian source with knowledge of the talks said Israel had presented plans to maintain troops in more than 40% of the territory. The source said Israel wanted to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into the south of Gaza 'in preparation for forcibly displacing them to Egypt or other countries'. A senior Israeli official said Israel had demonstrated an openness 'to flexibility in the negotiations, while Hamas remains intransigent, clinging to positions that prevent the mediators from advancing an agreement'. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is prepared to enter talks for a more lasting end to hostilities once a temporary truce is agreed, but only if Hamas disarms. Thousands of people gathered in Israel's coastal hub of Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for the release of the hostages. 'The window of opportunity… is open now and it won't be for long,' said former captive Eli Sharabi.
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
At least 22 Palestinians killed after Israeli strikes in Gaza
The war in Gaza has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory. (AP pic) GAZA CITY : Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes today killed at least 22 people, while Israel and Palestinian fighters reported facing each other in the territory's north. The latest violence came with apparent deadlock after a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas for a ceasefire after more than 21 months of war. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 10 Palestinians were killed in three separate air strikes in various part of Gaza City, in the territory's north, with 12 more people killed in attacks on the southern area of Khan Younis. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. A military statement today said that Israeli troops had destroyed 'buildings and terrorist infrastructure' used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad rebels in Gaza City's Shujaiya and Zeitun areas. The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad which has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, released footage today that it said showed its fighters firing missiles at an Israeli army command and control centre near Shujaiya. Media restrictions in the Gaza Strip and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties. The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than 2 million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.
