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SvennoJ on 11 March 2024
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No restrictions? Fascist state does as fascists states do.

Israel issues restrictions on West Bank Palestinians entering Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli authorities will be restricting West Bank Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque by only allowing people of a certain age to enter the compound during Ramadan, says Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) office.

Only men over 55, women over 50 and children under the age of 10 will be allowed in.

All Muslim worshippers have to have an Israeli-issued permit to enter occupied East Jerusalem and a special ID called a magnetic card, while their entry will be subject to the “security situation”.

Malaysian PM Ibrahim defends Hamas ties on Germany trip

Speaking at a press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Anwar Ibrahim was repeatedly asked about Malaysia’s longstanding ties to Hamas and stance on the war.

He stressed that Malaysia’s links were with Hamas’s political wing, adding: “I make no apologies about it. “We do not have any connection with any military outfit or wing, I’ve clarified this to many of my European colleagues [and] the United States.”

He urged people to “understand the fundamental root cause of the problem” that triggered the conflict. “What I reject strongly is this narrative, this obsession, as if the entire problem begins and ends with the 7th of October,” he said. There have been decades of “atrocities, plunder and dispossession of Palestinians,” he added.

Meanwhile, Scholz reiterated Germany’s position that “Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas’s terror attack”. He also stressed that Berlin “wants more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, we want the hostages to be released unconditionally, we want there to be no unnecessary casualties.”

The chancellor also called for efforts to foster long-term peace and a two-state solution.






Israel says 169 packages airdropped over northern Gaza today

Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, France, Belgium and the US airdropped 169 humanitarian aid packages over northern Gaza today. It did not say how much aid the packages contained or what was in them.

It also claimed that Israeli forces “inspected and transferred to Gaza” a total of 149 aid trucks on Monday.


Gaza Health Ministry says 2,000 medical staff in northern Gaza need food

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has renewed its call for humanitarian aid for more than 2,000 medical personnel in northern Gaza who are facing famine like many other residents of the besieged enclave. They “did not find anything to break their fast with on the first day of Ramadan”, it said.

“We call on international and relief institutions to quickly provide food to hospitals in northern Gaza.”

WHO team reaches al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reports that a team with the UN organisation has managed to reach the al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. He said in a post on X that they delivered food, 24,050 litres of fuel, and medical supplies for 42,000 patients.

“The hospital continues to be minimally functional, with an urgent need for specialised health workers,” Tedros said. The hospital, which has been at the heart of Israel’s war on Gaza, had been previously rendered inoperational after weeks-long Israeli attacks. The WHO team also managed to reach al-Helou Hospital, where Ghebreyesus said services are limited and there is an urgent need for staff, equipment and food.