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Barnama
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Barnama
President Abbas: The Suffering Of Palestinians In Gaza Is A Crime That Cannot Be Tolerated
RAMALLAH, July 24 (Bernama-WAFA) -- Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed Thursday that the suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring siege, starvation, and deprivation of the most basic necessities of life, constitutes a crime that cannot be tolerated, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. In a televised address to the people of Gaza, broadcast on Thursday afternoon via Palestine TV, Abbas said that the Palestinian people are facing the greatest humanitarian catastrophe of our time, with international efforts failing to deter the Israeli occupation. He questioned, "How can the world abandon its humanity?" Abbas added that the starvation of civilians and the killings taking place in front of aid centres in Gaza "represent a stain of shame on the forehead of the international community if it does not act immediately to stop this genocide." bootstrap slideshow He stressed that the continuation of this situation amounts to a war crime, for which the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility. He called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the urgent entry of food and medical supplies, and the release of Palestinian tax revenues withheld by the Israeli government. The President urged the US President to intervene and allow UN organisations to deliver food and medical aid, calling on the international community to find immediate ways to bring hundreds of thousands of tons of humanitarian assistance currently surrounding the Gaza Strip into the area. He reaffirmed his rejection of all forms of displacement, calling for the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces and for the State of Palestine to be enabled to assume full responsibility, assist the people of Gaza in returning to their homes, maintain security, enforce the rule of law, and begin reconstruction with Arab and international support. Abbas warned that attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty over settlement areas in the West Bank represent a dangerous escalation and a serious undermining of the Palestinian people's right to an independent and sovereign state. He urged the international community to reject these violations and to recognise the State of Palestine.
Jordan News
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Jordan News
17 Killed in Gaza Since Dawn, Including Aid Seekers - Jordan News
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed since dawn Thursday in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip, including three people waiting for humanitarian aid. اضافة اعلان According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, three civilians were killed and others injured by Israeli gunfire while waiting for aid southwest of Khan Younis. Two children were also killed and others injured when Israeli artillery shelled Al-Hanawi School in the northwest of Khan Younis. In Gaza City, one person was killed in a drone strike near Masqat School east of Al-Nafaq Street, while others were wounded or reported missing following a strike on a home near Abu Habib Roundabout in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of the city. Since October 7, 2023, Israel—the occupying power—has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza marked by mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, in defiance of all international appeals and rulings from the International Court of Justice demanding a halt. The ongoing assault has resulted in over 202,000 Palestinians killed or injured—most of them women and children—along with more than 9,000 missing persons, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has claimed countless additional lives.
Ammon
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Ammon
8 Palestinian civilians killed, dozens wounded in Israeli strikes across central Gaza
Ammon News - At least eight Palestinian civilians, including a child and infant, were killed and others wounded early Thursday morning in a new series of Israeli airstrikes and bombardment in the central Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Three people, among them a child and an infant, were killed when the Israeli fighter jets struck a residential home in the Al-Ahly Club area of Nuseirat. Another citizen was killed in a separate strike in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Furthermore. Israeli warplanes conducted an airstrike on a tent housing displaced families in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, killing three people and wounding others. In Deir al-Balah, three more people were killed and dozens were wounded when Israeli artillery shelled a group of civilians near al-Qastal Towers in the eastern part of the city. A woman also killed in a helicopter strike on the al-Ghoul family home in Block 3 of al-Bureij refugee camp. In the southern Gaza Strip, two Palestinians were killed and others were wounded when the Israeli occupation bombed tents for displaced persons in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis. The latest airstrikes come just a day after 54 Palestinians, including children, were killed in Israeli gunfire and shelling across the Gaza Strip. Israel, the occupying power, has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza, including mass killing, starvation, deliberate destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it. Since October 7, 2023, over 202,000 Palestinians have been killed and wounded, the majority of whom are women and children. More than 9,000 remain missing, hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and widespread famine has claimed many lives. WAFA
Roya News
a day ago
- Health
- Roya News
‘Israeli' forces kill two Palestinian children in West Bank within 24 hours
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed by 'Israeli' forces in the occupied West Bank, marking the second child killed in the past 24 hours. In a statement, the ministry said: 'Ibrahim Hamran (14 years old) was shot and killed by the occupation in the town of Arraba, near Jenin.' The 'Israeli' military has not yet issued a statement regarding Hamran's killing. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported it treated another child, 15, who was shot in the thigh in the same town and was being transported to a hospital. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, 'Israeli' forces stationed at the western entrance of Arraba opened live fire directly at the child, leading to his death. Just hours earlier, the Health Ministry said 16-year-old Ibrahim Nasser was shot and killed by 'Israeli' forces in the town of Qabatiya. His funeral took place earlier on Wednesday.
Ammon
2 days ago
- Ammon
Israeli airstrikes kill seven including children in Gaza City
Ammon News - At least seven Palestinians, including children and an unborn baby, were killed in the early hours of Wednesday after an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential apartment in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City. Local sources reported that the strike hit an apartment belonging to the Sha'er family, near Al-Falah Mosque, killing seven civilians, including a child and a fetus still in its mother's womb. Several others sustained injuries in the attack. Meanwhile, medical personnel were also wounded when an Israeli airstrike targeted an ambulance near Hamad Rehabilitation Hospital in northwest Gaza City. According to medical sources, the ambulance crew was struck while attempting to evacuate the wounded from the area. The deadly overnight assault follows a bloody Tuesday, during which 85 Palestinians were killed, including at least 31 people waiting for humanitarian aid, as Israeli bombardments continued across the besieged Gaza Strip. WAFA
