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SvennoJ on 28 April 2024
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Gaza officials ask, ‘Why do we have children in mass graves?’

Gaza emergency officials have presented evidence for a civil defence investigation of mass grave killings, which they say were committed by Israeli forces at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Children were found in the graves, along with bodies that had their hands tied.

‘Insurmountable task’ for humanitarian groups in Gaza

Nicholas Orr, chief officer of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Project working to disarm munitions in Gaza, says any humanitarian activity in the war-ravaged enclave faces an “insurmountable task ahead”.

“It’s going to take decades to get this back to some kind of normality with what we’re seeing here in Gaza,” Orr told Al Jazeera.

He explained his group is focusing on areas south of Wadi, including Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and the top of Rafah, anticipating the further movement of internally displaced people.

The aftermath in Khan Younis after Israel’s ground invasion is something he had “never seen” in his time working on disposing of explosives, said Orr.

At least two children in Gaza have died due to the heat: UNRWA

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said it received reports that rising temperatures in Gaza have led to the death of at least two children.

Children are paying the highest toll in the ongoing Israeli war, now nearing its seventh month, according to UNRWA.

“What more to endure? Death, hunger, disease, displacement, [and] now living in greenhouses-like structures under scorching heat,” Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner general said.



World Central Kitchen to resume operations in Gaza

World Central Kitchen (WCK) says it will resume operations in Gaza on Monday after aid efforts were suspended following the killing of seven staff in Israeli drone strikes.

“We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible. To date we have distributed more than 43 million meals, and we are eager to deliver millions more,” said Erin Gore, chief executive officer.

“Food is a universal right and our work in Palestine has been the most life-saving mission in our 14-year organizational history. We will continue to get as much food into Gaza, including northern Gaza, as possible – by land, air, or sea.”

WCK also announced it has 276 trucks, the equivalent of almost eight million meals, ready to enter through the Rafah Crossing. The group also plans to send trucks into Gaza from Jordan.