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SvennoJ on 06 March 2024
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Germany calls on Israel to withdraw occupied West Bank settlement approvals

Germany has called on the Israeli government to immediately withdraw the approval of further settlements in the West Bank, saying building settlements in occupied Palestinian territories was a serious violation of international law.

Commenting on Israel’s Supreme Planning Authority approving plans for constructing around 3,500 new housing units in the settlements of Maale Adumim, Kedar and Efrat, the ministry said: “We strongly condemn the approval of further settlement units in the West Bank.”

Seven injured in Israeli raid on Bethlehem refugee camp: Official

Mohammed Taha, who heads the committee overseeing services for residents of Dheisheh camp in the Bethlehem area, says the seven were shot with live rounds by Israeli soldiers, and have been evacuated to Beit Jala Governmental Hospital. Taha tells Al Jazeera that clashes erupted earlier this evening as soldiers raided the camp, looking for two men. When they couldn’t find them, they detained their parents, he says.

“The camp has been raided on an almost daily basis since October 7, and since then, three residents have been killed, dozens injured, and more than 100 detained by Israeli forces,” he adds.

Nablus a primary target for Israeli settlers, says governor

Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas says attacks by settlers have risen since October 7, citing the killing or injuring of residents, expansion of settlements and expropriation of land, as well as the looting and vandalising of Palestinians’ property.

“This is all happening under the watchful eye of Israeli soldiers,” Daghlas told Al Jazeera.

“Nablus is also being subjected to a large-scale siege – one that is driven by politics and not security. It is happening because of settler pressure to break the city of Nablus because it is the economic capital of the West Bank,” he said.

“The international community must apply adhere to its laws and expose Israel as criminal. If there is no real international pressure on the occupying state, the situation is liable to explode,” he added.

More than 200 aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday, still not enough: US

Approximately 250 aid trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday through the Rafah and Karem Abu Salem border crossings, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.

“We need to see dramatically more go in,” Miller said, adding there has been some improvement in the distribution of aid but enough is still not entering Gaza.

At least Miller is not as delusional as COGAT. They reached half of the daily amount before October 7th, for one day. Still over 60,000 trucks behind.


Palestinians in Gaza say aid airdrops too little and at times, unusable

Mahmoud Shalabi, senior programme manager for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), says food aid in Gaza is not enough to “preserve people’s dignity”.

The aid that is being airdropped is scarce and at times, unusable. “Some meals have to be microwaved, but we don’t have electricity here in Gaza,” Shalabi said in a voice message to Al Jazeera. He added that at the once bustling market in the Jabalia refugee camp, close to his home in Beit Lahiya, there are no longer stalls, as “there is no more food to sell.”

“There are only a few very expensive nuts and spices,” he said. “Everyone I know has lost weight, between 15 and 20 kilos (33-44 pounds), some people even more. Some drink some coffee and give the food to their children,” he added. “I have seen a man in the market buying a scrap of bread and giving it to his children, telling them this is your food for the day. We don’t have rice, lentils, beans … Nothing.”



Health Ministry: Two more Palestinians die of starvation

A 15-year-old child died at al-Shifa Hospital and a 72-year-old man died at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra says in a statement. This brings the official death toll of those who have succumbed to malnutrition and dehydration to 20.

Al-Qudra emphasised that the announced death toll only reflects cases that have reached hospitals. “We believe that dozens are dying silently as a result of starvation without reaching hospitals,” he said.


Another Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza City: Al Jazeera correspondent

Eight people have been wounded after Israeli forces fired live rounds at people waiting for humanitarian aid at the Nabulsi roundabout in the southwest of Gaza City, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports.

Palestinian journalist killed in strike on Deir el-Balah

Palestinian journalist Muhammad Salama has been killed with his family in an air raid on his home in the city of Deir el-Balah, according to the Gaza Media Office. Salama was a television presenter for the Palestinian Al-Aqsa channel.

The Health Ministry in Gaza said 132 journalists have been killed in the strip since the start of the war. The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists has confirmed the deaths of 94 journalists and media workers since October 7, including 89 Palestinian, 2 Israeli, and 3 Lebanese.



At least five killed in Israeli bombing of mosque in north Gaza

Exclusive video obtained by Al Jazeera shows the aftermath of a bombing of the Salah Mosque in Jabalia al-Balad earlier today. Civil defense crews rushed to the scene to begin rescue efforts, and recovered the bodies of at least five Palestinians, as well as many wounded. Children were among the injured, our video shows.

Our cameras captured an interview with a witness to the bombing, who said the mosque was targeted without prior warning, and that many children were nearby at the time of the attack. The final death toll of this attack is unclear, but we will update you as soon as we get new information.


The aftermath of an Israeli attack on the Salah Mosque in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024

‘Stop our daily death’

Children in Gaza are protesting against the lack of food and water entering the besieged enclavve after health authorities said 18 people were confirmed to have died of malnutrition and dehydration.

“Stop our daily death,” a banner held by children in the southern city of Rafah said. Some carried burial shrouds on stretchers to symbolise those who have died of hunger. The protest is the latest in a series of similar demonstrations staged by children to demand swift action on the part of Arab countries and the international community.