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UN official warns of potential death of 14,000 infants in Gaza, breaking his silence to reveal series of Israeli crimes
GAZA, May 22 (YPA) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, warned on Thursday that 14,000 infants in the Gaza Strip could die if aid does not enter the Strip now. In an article in The Guardian, Fakhri called on the UN General Assembly to break the illegal blockade and stop the starvation of 2.3 million Palestinians. Israel uses hunger as a weapon against civilians Fakhri pointed out that the World Food Programme's stock of food allocated to Gaza kitchens ran out on April 25, while the World Central kitchen closed its operations on May 7. He emphasized that this is not a new development, as Israel has been using starvation as a weapon against civilians in Gaza since 2000. When Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 1 that 'the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip [would] be halted,' Fakhri pointed out that Netanyahu was blatantly defying international law, ignoring the International Criminal Court's warrant calling for his arrest for the war crime of starvation, and the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice in March 2024, which recognized that famine and starvation were widespread in Gaza, creating a risk of genocide. He confirmed that Israeli officials, along with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, had made the release of the hostages a condition for Hamas to provide humanitarian relief to Palestinian civilians. He added, 'While hostage-taking is prohibited under international law, there is no situation in which humanitarian aid to civilians can be used as a bargaining chip.' The UN official pointed out that 50% of Gaza's population was suffering from hunger before October 2023, and 80% of them were dependent on humanitarian aid, at a time when 500 trucks loaded with supplies were arriving daily. He emphasized that Palestinians in Gaza, after 19 months of starvation, need far more than 500 trucks daily. He pointed out that Israel presented an aid plan for Gaza that the UN Secretary-General described as not based on the international legal principles of humanity, impartiality, independence, and neutrality, but rather a system of 'ruthless control and restriction of aid, down to the last calorie and grain of flour.' An attempt to 'weaponize aid' Fakhri recognized that the Israeli aid plan is designed to forcibly relocate Palestinians, concentrating them in southern Gaza under strict oversight by mercenaries or armed Israeli troops. He noted that the United Nations has labeled this plan a military strategy and a deliberate effort to use aid as a weapon. He also cited UNICEF's statement that 'Israel uses aid as bait to lure civilians into military zones, forcing them to choose between displacement and death.' Fakhri noted that the United States may take over the aid plan in Israel, but that the U.S. government's operation will be managed by a private foundation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, with support from the Israeli military. He criticized the foundation, noting that it is opaque and lacks clear details about its source of funding or how it operates in Gaza. Regardless of who runs it, the United Nations has rejected this 'made in Israel' plan, and UN-backed experts have determined that it will not prevent famine. 'Political threats are flimsy' The UN rapporteur explained that hundreds of UN aid trucks were ready to enter Gaza amid the Israeli occupation's shelling of a civilian ship attempting to deliver aid. Fakhri emphasized that the occupation's brutality and the harshness of American support are consistent with their statements, while the international response has been slow and disappointing. He recalled the statements of several countries, with the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatening to take action if Israel does not halt its attacks and lift its restrictions on aid. He also pointed to the United Kingdom's suspension of trade negotiations with Israel, adding that monitoring the situation in Gaza over the past 19 months has demonstrated the impact of hunger on children. He considered the current threats and trade suspension to be futile. 'When the Security Council is unable to take action due to a veto, the UN Charter authorizes the General Assembly to intervene under the 'Uniting for Peace' clause,' said Fakhri. This enables the General Assembly to issue a resolution calling on peacekeeping forces to escort humanitarian convoys to Gaza. He accused Israel of planning to harm the population of Gaza after launching an intensive ground offensive dubbed 'Operation Gideon's Wagons.' He pointed to the escalation of Israeli violence after the blockade of food and water for more than 75 days, which led to a sharp increase in child malnutrition by more than 80% in March and a 3,000% increase in the price of wheat flour since February.
Yemen Press Agency
18-05-2025
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Yemeni missile, drone strikes hit Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv
SANAA, May 18 (YPA) – The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a precision strike on Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, using a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile, a Zulfiqar ballistic missile, and a Yafa drone. The Yemeni Armed Forces issued the following statement: 'In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their resistance fighters, and in rejection of the genocide being perpetrated by the Zionist enemy against our brothers in the Gaza Strip: The missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces has carried out a special military operation targeting Lod Airport—known in the 'Israeli' naming as 'Ben Gurion Airport', located in the occupied area of Yafa, using two ballistic missiles: one of them a hypersonic missile of the 'Palestine-2″ type, and with a ballistic missile of the 'Zulfiqar' type. By the grace of Allah, the operation successfully achieved its objective, causing millions of Zionist occupiers to flee into shelters and halting air traffic at the airport for nearly an hour. Earlier in the morning of the previous day, the drone force of the Yemeni Armed Forces conducted a military operation targeting Lod Airport using a drone of the 'Yafa' type. The Yemeni Armed Forces renew their call to the sons of the [Islamic] nation: Has a nation of two billion Muslims truly become incapable of saving two million of its own from genocide and starvation? This overwhelming failure and helplessness will only encourage the enemy to persist in its aggression against all peoples and nations. But Yemen—proud with its free people, faithful leadership, and resisting army—will, with the help of Allah and reliance upon Him, continue to act, support, and move forward until the aggression against Gaza is stopped and the siege lifted.'
Yemen Press Agency
07-05-2025
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Tribesmen block main road linking Shabwa with Aden in Abyan
ABYAN, May 07 (YPA) – Armed tribesmen blocked the main road linking Aden and Shabwa in Maudiyah district, east of Abyan governorate, in response to the kidnapping of two members of the Al Saleh tribe by Emirati factions. The Al Saleh tribe in Maudiyah sent dozens of its armed members yesterday, to block the main road in the Amdhraa area, west of the district, in protest against the kidnapping of two of its recruits in the Giants Brigades by Emirati factions in the center of Ataq, the center of Shabwa. Sheikhs and dignitaries of the Al Saleh tribe demanded the release of their recruits, who were later transferred to a secret prison in Marra camp, west of Ataq. Transitional Council factions in Abyan headed to the Amdhraa area of Maudiyah to end the road blockade amid tensions in the region.
Yemen Press Agency
07-05-2025
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Israeli military targets bombed in Jaffa
SANAA, April 11 (YPA) – The Sanaa-based armed forces declared on Friday it launched a qualitative military operation targeting two Israeli military targets in the occupied Jaffa area of Palestine territories. Spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahiya Sarie said in a televised statement that the operation was carried out with a number of UAVs 'Jaffa'. He said the drone attack came in support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their dear Mujahideen, and also in response to the ongoing genocidal war of against Palestinian brothers in Gaza. The spokesman re-affirmed that Yemeni armed forces would be committed to support the grievance of the Palestinian people, as well as confronting the ongoing American aggression against Yemen. He renewed the armed forces' commitment to their religious, moral, and humanitarian duty towards the steadfast people in Gaza until the aggression is stopped and the siege is lifted. Earlier in the day, the spokesman affirmed that a number of cruise missiles and UAVs had targeted the US warships in the northern Red Sea, led by the US aircraft carrier Truman.
Yemen Press Agency
07-05-2025
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Information Minster accuses US of distracting global attention from its war crimes by revealing military setbacks
SANAA, April 29 (YPA) – Spokesperson for Sanaa Government – Minister of Information Hashem Sharaf al-Din, affirmed that Yemen's victories in the battle of 'The Promised Conquest and Holy Jihad' continue in support of the oppressed Palestinian people. In a statement obtained by Yemen News Agency (SABA), Hashem Sharaf al-Din stated that 'the American enemy is being compelled to resort to tactics aimed at preparing American public opinion for its significant losses of its war against the Yemeni Armed Forces.' He added, 'Today, the US Navy has acknowledged the loss of an F-18 fighter jet from the aircraft carrier Truman in the Red Sea, along with the injury of a sailor. Likewise, the ongoing scandal surrounding the American enemy's targeting of civilians in Yemen continues to grow, prompting efforts to divert international media attention from its brutal war crimes by selectively disclosing some of the defeats we have inflicted upon it. ' He continued, 'In light of this, we are confident that the hidden defeats suffered by the American enemy are far greater. Its persistence in aggression against our people—in support of the Israeli enemy and as a partner in the ongoing brutal assault on Gaza—will only lead to further humiliation at the hands of the Yemeni Armed Forces.' The information minister expressed confidence that 'America's attempts to mislead global public opinion, obscure the truth, or fabricate narratives will fail,' emphasizing that 'America's crimes in Yemen are as clear as day—full- fledged war crimes.' He affirmed that 'the American enemy will gain nothing from its deception except further exposure of its ugly criminal face to those still deluded by US propaganda in this world.' The minster of information concluded by saying, 'Our country—its leadership, government, and people—relying on Almighty Allah, remains steadfast and firm in its position of supporting Gaza until the aggression ceases and the siege is lifted.'
