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CNA
29-05-2025
- Health
- CNA
Hamas says examining new US deal for Gaza
GAZA: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday (May 29) said it was examining a new deal proposed by a US envoy, as rescuers said at least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. Negotiations on a ceasefire to end 18 months of devastating war have yet to yield a breakthrough since Israel resumed operations in the war-ravaged territory in March after a brief truce. But US envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism on Wednesday, saying he expected to propose a plan soon. Hamas later said it had "received Witkoff's new proposal from the mediators and is currently studying it responsibly". The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite aid finally beginning to trickle back into the territory after a more than two-month blockade by Israel. Food security experts say starvation is looming for one in five people. The Israeli military has also recently stepped up its offensive in the territory in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas, whose Oct 7, 2023, attack triggered the war. Gaza civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP "44 people have been killed in Israeli raids", including 23 in a strike on home in Al-Bureij. "Two people were killed and several injured by Israeli forces' gunfire this morning near the American aid centre in the Morag axis, southern Gaza Strip," he added. The centre, run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is part of a new system for distributing aid that Israel says is meant to keep supplies out of the hands of Hamas, but which has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. "What is happening to us is degrading. The crowding is humiliating us," said Gazan Sobhi Areef, who visited a GHF centre on Thursday. "HORDES OF HUNGRY PEOPLE" "We go there and risk our lives just to get a bag of flour to feed our children." The Israeli military said it was not aware of the shooting incident, and that it was looking into the reported deaths in Al-Bureij. Separately, it said in a statement that its forces had struck "dozens of terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" over the past day. In a telephone call Thursday with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel's "systematic starvation tactics have crossed all moral and legal boundaries". On Wednesday, thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza, with Israel and the UN trading blame over the deepening hunger crisis. AFP footage showed crowds of Palestinians breaking into the WFP facility in Deir al-Balah and taking bags of emergency food supplies as gunshots rang out. "Hordes of hungry people broke into WFP's Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, in search of food supplies that were pre-positioned for distribution," the UN agency said in a statement. The issue of aid has come sharply into focus amid starvation fears and intense criticism of the GHF, which has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that aid was entering Gaza by truck -- under limited authorisation by Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing -- and accused the UN of "trying to block" GHF's work through "threats, intimidation and retaliation against NGOs that choose to participate". The UN has said it is doing its utmost to facilitate distribution of the limited assistance allowed by Israel's authorities The world body said 47 people were wounded Tuesday when crowds of Palestinians rushed a GHF site. A Palestinian medical source reported at least one death. "CHAOTIC" GHF, however, disputed that anyone had died or been injured, saying in a statement that there had been "several inaccuracies" circulating about its operations, adding "there are many parties who wish to see GHF fail". But 60-year-old Abu Fawzi Faroukh, who visited a GHF centre on Thursday, said the situation there was "so chaotic". "The young men are the ones who have received aid first, yesterday and today, because they are young and can carry loads, but the old people and women cannot enter due to the crowding," he told AFP. On Thursday, the military said an "employee of a contracting company that carries out engineering work" was killed in northern Gaza. The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 hostages seized during the attack, 57 remain in Gaza, including 34, the Israeli military says, are dead. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 3,986 people had been killed in the territory since Israel ended the ceasefire on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 54,249, mostly civilians.
Khaleej Times
29-05-2025
- Health
- Khaleej Times
Gaza crisis: Hamas says examining new deal proposed by US envoy Witkoff
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was examining a new deal proposed by a US envoy, as rescuers said at least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. Negotiations on a ceasefire to end 18 months of devastating war have yet to yield a breakthrough since Israel resumed operations in the war-ravaged territory in March after a brief truce. But US envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism on Wednesday, saying he expected to propose a plan soon. Hamas later said it had "received Witkoff's new proposal from the mediators and is currently studying it responsibly". The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite aid finally beginning to trickle back into the territory after a more than two-month blockade by Israel. Food security experts say starvation is looming for one in five people. The Israeli military has also recently stepped up its offensive in the territory in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war. Gaza civil defence official Mohammad Al Mughayyir told AFP "44 people have been killed in Israeli raids", including 23 in a strike on home in Al Bureij. "Two people were killed and several injured by Israeli forces' gunfire this morning near the American aid centre in the Morag axis, southern Gaza Strip," he added. The centre, run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is part of a new system for distributing aid that Israel says is meant to keep supplies out of the hands of Hamas, but which has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. "What is happening to us is degrading. The crowding is humiliating us," said Gazan Sobhi Areef, who visited a GHF centre on Thursday. 'Hordes of hungry people' "We go there and risk our lives just to get a bag of flour to feed our children." The Israeli military said it was not aware of the shooting incident, and that it was looking into the reported deaths in Al Bureij. Separately, it said in a statement that its forces had struck "dozens of terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" over the past day. In a telephone call on Thursday with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel's "systematic starvation tactics have crossed all moral and legal boundaries". On Wednesday, thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza, with Israel and the UN trading blame over the deepening hunger crisis. AFP footage showed crowds of Palestinians breaking into the WFP facility in Deir Al Balah and taking bags of emergency food supplies as gunshots rang out. "Hordes of hungry people broke into WFP's Al Ghafari warehouse in Deir El Balah, central Gaza, in search of food supplies that were pre-positioned for distribution," the UN agency said in a statement. The issue of aid has come sharply into focus amid starvation fears and intense criticism of the GHF, which has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that aid was entering Gaza by truck — under limited authorisation by Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing — and accused the UN of "trying to block" GHF's work through "threats, intimidation and retaliation against NGOs that choose to participate". The UN has said it is doing its utmost to facilitate distribution of the limited assistance allowed by Israel's authorities The world body said 47 people were wounded on Tuesday when crowds of Palestinians rushed a GHF site. A Palestinian medical source reported at least one death. 'Chaotic' GHF, however, disputed that anyone had died or been injured, saying in a statement that there had been "several inaccuracies" circulating about its operations, adding "there are many parties who wish to see GHF fail". But 60-year-old Abu Fawzi Faroukh, who visited a GHF centre on Thursday, said the situation there was "so chaotic". "The young men are the ones who have received aid first, yesterday and today, because they are young and can carry loads, but the old people and women cannot enter due to the crowding," he told AFP. On Thursday, the military said an "employee of a contracting company that carries out engineering work" was killed in northern Gaza. The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 hostages seized during the attack, 57 remain in Gaza including 34 the Israeli military says are dead. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 3,986 people had been killed in the territory since Israel ended the ceasefire on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 54,249, mostly civilians.
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Hamas says examining new US deal for Gaza
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was examining a new deal proposed by a US envoy, as rescuers said at least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. Negotiations on a ceasefire to end 18 months of devastating war have yet to yield a breakthrough since Israel resumed operations in the war-ravaged territory in March after a brief truce. But US envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism on Wednesday, saying he expected to propose a plan soon. Hamas later said it had "received Witkoff's new proposal from the mediators and is currently studying it responsibly". The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite aid finally beginning to trickle back into the territory after a more than two-month blockade by Israel. Food security experts say starvation is looming for one in five people. The Israeli military has also recently stepped up its offensive in the territory in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war. Gaza civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP "44 people have been killed in Israeli raids", including 23 in a strike on home in Al-Bureij. "Two people were killed and several injured by Israeli forces' gunfire this morning near the American aid centre in the Morag axis, southern Gaza Strip," he added. The centre, run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is part of a new system for distributing aid that Israel says is meant to keep supplies out of the hands of Hamas, but which has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. "What is happening to us is degrading. The crowding is humiliating us," said Gazan Sobhi Areef, who visited a GHF centre on Thursday. - 'Hordes of hungry people' - "We go there and risk our lives just to get a bag of flour to feed our children." The Israeli military said it was not aware of the shooting incident, and that it was looking into the reported deaths in Al-Bureij. Separately, it said in a statement that its forces had struck "dozens of terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" over the past day. In a telephone call Thursday with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel's "systematic starvation tactics have crossed all moral and legal boundaries". On Wednesday, thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza, with Israel and the UN trading blame over the deepening hunger crisis. AFP footage showed crowds of Palestinians breaking into the WFP facility in Deir al-Balah and taking bags of emergency food supplies as gunshots rang out. "Hordes of hungry people broke into WFP's Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, in search of food supplies that were pre-positioned for distribution," the UN agency said in a statement. The issue of aid has come sharply into focus amid starvation fears and intense criticism of the GHF, which has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that aid was entering Gaza by truck -- under limited authorisation by Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing -- and accused the UN of "trying to block" GHF's work through "threats, intimidation and retaliation against NGOs that choose to participate". The UN has said it is doing its utmost to facilitate distribution of the limited assistance allowed by Israel's authorities The world body said 47 people were wounded Tuesday when crowds of Palestinians rushed a GHF site. A Palestinian medical source reported at least one death. - 'Chaotic' - GHF, however, disputed that anyone had died or been injured, saying in a statement that there had been "several inaccuracies" circulating about its operations, adding "there are many parties who wish to see GHF fail". But 60-year-old Abu Fawzi Faroukh, who visited a GHF centre Thursday, said the situation there was "so chaotic". "The young men are the ones who have received aid first, yesterday and today, because they are young and can carry loads, but the old people and women cannot enter due to the crowding," he told AFP. On Thursday, the military said an "employee of a contracting company that carries out engineering work" was killed in northern Gaza. The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 hostages seized during the attack, 57 remain in Gaza including 34 the Israeli military says are dead. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 3,986 people had been killed in the territory since Israel ended the ceasefire on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 54,249, mostly civilians.
LBCI
29-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Gaza civil defense says 44 killed in recent Israel strikes
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed 44 people on Thursday, including 23 in an attack on a home in the center of the Palestinian territory. "Forty-four people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip," civil defense official Mohammad Al-Mughayyir told AFP. "Twenty-three people were killed, others injured, and several (are) missing following an Israeli air strike on the Qreinawi family's home east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza." AFP
Arab News
29-05-2025
- Health
- Arab News
44 killed in Israel attacks in Gaza, after food warehouse looted
GAZA CITY: At least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, rescuers said, a day after a World Food Programme warehouse in the center of the territory was looted by desperate Palestinians. After a more than two-month blockade, aid has finally begun to trickle back into Gaza, but the humanitarian situation remains dire after 18 months of devastating war. Food security experts say starvation is looming for one in five people. The Israeli military has also recently stepped up its offensive in the territory in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war. Gaza civil defense official Mohammad Al-Mughayyir told AFP '44 people have been killed in Israeli raids,' including 23 in a strike on home in Al-Bureij. 'Two people were killed and several injured by Israeli forces' gunfire this morning near the American aid center in the Morag axis, southern Gaza Strip,' he added. Smoke billows in the background during an Israeli strike, as pictured from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday. (AFP) The center, run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is part of a new system for distributing aid that Israel says is meant to keep supplies out of the hands of Hamas, but which has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. 'What is happening to us is degrading. The crowding is humiliating us,' said Gazan Sobhi Areef, who visited a GHF center on Thursday. 'We go there and risk our lives just to get a bag of flour to feed our children.' The Israeli military said it was looking into the reported deaths in Al-Bureij and near the aid center. Separately, it said in a statement that its forces had struck 'dozens of terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip' over the past day. In a telephone call Thursday with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel's 'systematic starvation tactics have crossed all moral and legal boundaries.' An injured child cries while receiving medical care at the Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, following an Israeli strike, on Thursday. (AFP) On Wednesday, thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza, with Israel and the UN trading blame over the deepening hunger crisis. AFP footage showed crowds of Palestinians breaking into the WFP facility in Deir Al-Balah and taking bags of emergency food supplies as gunshots rang out. 'Hordes of hungry people broke into WFP's Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, in search of food supplies that were pre-positioned for distribution,' the UN agency said in a statement. The issue of aid has come sharply into focus amid starvation fears and intense criticism of the GHF, which has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that aid was entering Gaza by truck — under limited authorization by Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing — and accused the UN of 'trying to block' GHF's work through 'threats, intimidation and retaliation against NGOs that choose to participate.' The UN has said it is doing its utmost to facilitate distribution of the limited assistance allowed by Israel's authorities The world body said 47 people were wounded Tuesday when crowds of Palestinians rushed a GHF site. A Palestinian medical source reported at least one death. GHF, however, alleged in a statement that there had been 'several inaccuracies' circulating about its operations, adding 'there are many parties who wish to see GHF fail.' But 60-year-old Abu Fawzi Faroukh, who visited a GHF center Thursday, said the situation there was 'so chaotic.' 'The young men are the ones who have received aid first, yesterday and today, because they are young and can carry loads, but the old people and women cannot enter due to the crowding,' he told AFP. Negotiations on a ceasefire, meanwhile, have continued, with US envoy Steve Witkoff expressing optimism and saying he expected to propose a plan soon. But Gazans remained pessimistic. 'Six hundred days have passed and nothing has changed. Death continues, and Israeli bombing does not stop,' said Bassam Daloul, 40. The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 hostages seized during the attack, 57 remain in Gaza including 34 the Israeli military says are dead. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 3,986 people had been killed in the territory since Israel ended the ceasefire on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 54,249, mostly civilians.
