Biden's 'harsh' words mean nothing
Israeli military fire at aid seekers in Gaza City
Exclusive video footage obtained and verified by Al Jazeera shows hundreds of Palestinians retreating after coming under fire from Israeli forces.
Sources told Al Jazeera that they had gathered on al-Rashid Street in Gaza City a short while ago, waiting for the possible arrival of humanitarian aid. They then came under fire from Israeli vehicles, forcing them to retreat from the street after the shooting. Whether there were any casualties resulting from this attack is unknown at this time.
Intense fighting raging in Khan Younis
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, says the fighting is currently raging in and around Khan Younis, also in the south.
“The city of Khan Younis had been the theatre for the Israeli military operations since last December with the Israeli forces trying to impose its full military control of the city” he said.
Earlier, we reported that the military wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, claimed nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the az-Zanna district in eastern Khan Younis and five in the Amal neighbourhood.
Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that Israeli soldiers are currently engaged in “brutal and fierce combat at close range” in Khan Younis. He said Israeli military are also launching air raids against the city and are in the process of destroying three tunnel networks originating there.
UK throws Gaza a crumb while continuing to arm Israel
UK will add ship to Cyprus-Gaza air corridor
On X, the UK’s Foreign Office says that a ship from the country’s navy will be transferring humanitarian aid into Gaza.
It added that the maritime corridor between Cyprus and Gaza, first announced by the US last month, will be set up in “early May”. The UK also announced 9.7 million pounds (about $12.25m) in “aid, equipment and expertise” for the corridor.
Its post says that the UK is “doing everything possible to get more aid into Gaza”. Israel’s closest allies, such as the UK and the US, have been criticised for not applying enough diplomatic pressure on Israel to get it to stop blocking aid into the Gaza Strip.
A @RoyalNavy ship will help get life-saving UK aid into Gaza as part of an international effort to set up a humanitarian maritime corridor in early May.
We are also pledging £9.7 million for aid, equipment and expertise to help set up the maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza. pic.twitter.com/3OyFb8kUIR
— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) April 6, 2024
Early May is too late, famine will have started by then
