Belgian FM condemns Israeli attack on UNRWA school
Hadja Lahbib has called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli attack on a UNRWA school in Nuseirat killed at least 40 people in the early hours of this morning.
“The devastating airstrike on a UNRWA school in #Gaza is an appalling and unacceptable act of violence,” she wrote on X. “All parties must respect civilian infrastructure … This tragedy reminds us of the urgency to end the violence.”
A ceasefire now !
The devastating airstrike on a #UNRWA school in #Gaza is an appalling and unacceptable act of violence.
All parties must respect civilian infrastructure.
This tragedy reminds us of the urgency to end the violence.
— Hadja Lahbib (@hadjalahbib) June 6, 2024
Death toll from Nuseirat school strike rises to 40
There are now 40 people who have been killed in the Israeli air attack on a UN-run school in Nuseirat, the director of Gaza’s Government Media Office tells Reuters.
Dozens more people are wounded and receiving treatment at Deir el-Balah’s overcrowded Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which is now three times over its capacity.
‘Severe’ child food poverty in Gaza
UNRWA sounds alarm on disease danger in Gaza
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees says as summer’s heat takes hold in the Gaza Strip and a lack of clean water persists, “there is a real concern that cholera may become prevalent”.
This would contribute to “further deteriorating inhumane living conditions” in the Strip, the agency said in an X post.
UNRWA reiterated its call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
With minimal access to clean water in #GazaStrip & harsh summer heat continuing, there’s a risk of disease outbreaks & dehydration.
There is a real concern that cholera may become prevalent, further deteriorating inhumane living conditions
People in #Gaza need a #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/VoaCv56KbT
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 6, 2024
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says his country will join South Africa’s genocide case before the International Court of Justice against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Spain is the first European nation to join the case, which has also been joined by Chile and Mexico.
In mid-May, judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, citing “immense risk” to the Palestinian population.
Israel has since pressed on with its assault on Rafah and the rest of the Gaza Strip.
