Former Nato chief doesn't know history
Former NATO chief says ‘time has come’ for pause in fighting in Gaza
Speaking with Al Jazeera at the Munich Security Conference, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says “the time has come for a humanitarian pause” in Gaza but such an agreement must not mean that Hamas is allowed to renew its strength.
“We should never forget what started all this: namely the horrific Hamas attack on innocent civilians on October 7. And we should never forget the cruelty of the Hamas movement,” he said. “But provided that the right conditions are there and are fulfilled, I think the time has come.”
Everything was going fine before Oct 7.... But good to know Anders Fogh Rasmussen thinks the time has come to slow down the genocide for a bit. I won't forget the cruelty of the IDF, ISF, Settler movement, military courts, prison abuses, apartheid system, Gaza blockade and the oppression with frequent murders and destruction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. That's what started all this.
Palestinians routinely experience ‘collective punishment’
Cities across the territory are no stranger to these kinds of retaliatory raids (in Shuafat refugee camp after the shooting in Israel) carried out on a suspicion of an attack. They are carried out after attackers have been identified against their families and against their homes. It is a kind of collective punishment that Palestinians routinely criticise and experience and is a violation of international law.
However, there is really no enforcement mechanism to stop these things from happening. Palestinians exist in a parallel reality in the occupied territories. Palestinians live under effectively a military rule that runs in parallel to Israel’s own government. What we’ve heard from the Israeli government since the attack earlier today, we are expecting the intensity of that raid at Shuafat refugee camp to increase.
US, UK carry out more attacks in Yemen’s Hodeidah region: Reports
Houthi-affiliated media channel Al Masirah says that attacks took place in the Taif area in the al-Durayhimi District of Yemen, and blamed the US and UK.
Terrorism at its finest
Israeli defence minister says Rafah assault being planned ‘thoroughly’
Yoav Gallant says the military is “thoroughly planning” its anticipated assault on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population has heeded Israeli instructions to seek shelter. The UN has warned that an Israeli incursion into the packed area, from which Palestinian civilians have nowhere else to flee, could quickly become a humanitarian “nightmare”.
“We are thoroughly planning future operations in Rafah, which is a significant Hamas stronghold,” Gallant said without saying when such an incursion would take place.
Can you imagine... I've seen a c-section twice when my kids were born. Even with all the equipment, staff and anesthesia, it's not a simple procedure and has a long road to recovery.
PRCS celebrates successful C-section during attacks on al-Amal Hospital
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is celebrating medical staff who performed the successful Caesarean section during what the group describes as an “ongoing attack and siege” by Israeli forces on the facility in Khan Younis. The episode highlights the extraordinary challenges faced by pregnant women in Gaza, who are often giving birth during bombardments and without access to proper medical assistance.
“Despite facing challenges such as insufficient blood units, the absence of an available anesthesia technician (who was arrested), and the lack of a neonatologist, the team successfully completed the operation, ensuring the safety of both the baby and the mother, who are currently in good condition,” the group said in a social media post.
Gaza carnage underscores ‘fragmented’ world order: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the war on Gaza highlights how divided world geopolitics is with a global order that’s “not working for anyone”. “The situation in Gaza is an appalling indictment of the deadlock in global relations. The level of death and destruction is shocking in itself, and the war is also spilling over borders across the region and affecting global trade,” Guterres said at the Munich Security Conference.
The UN chief said the humanitarian aid operation is no longer on life support in Gaza but is barely functioning. “Humanitarians are working under unimaginable conditions including live-fire, multiple physical obstacles … as well as the breakdown of public order.”
