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SvennoJ on 05 April 2024
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What is Al-Quds Day?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/what-is-al-quds-day

Today, April 5, Palestine supporters across the world are marking Al-Quds Day [Jerusalem day], held annually on the last Friday of Ramadan to express solidarity with Palestine and opposition to Israeli occupation.

Peaceful mass protests and rallies will be held around the world, with the largest expected in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan and the occupied West Bank.


Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a march to parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, April 14, 2023, on Al-Quds Day

Israeli air strike kills at least 3 in refugee camp

Over the past hour, we have seen more Israeli attacks on areas across the Gaza Strip. One of the latest attacks targeted a residential house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, with Israeli fighter jets completely destroying the entire building. At least three Palestinians there have been reported killed.

Here in Rafah in the south, the Israeli military’s artillery units have pounded the eastern areas that are adjacent to the border, alongside ongoing attacks on Beit Lahiya and the Jabalia refugee camp.


People in northern Gaza surviving on less than 12 percent daily calories

The UNRWA says Israeli authorities continue to deny it access to deliver aid to northern Gaza. This comes as Oxfam reported that people in the north of the Strip are surviving with less than 12 percent of the average daily caloric needs.