US rejects ‘Israeli efforts to starve Palestinians’: UN envoy
The US opposes Israeli efforts to starve Palestinian civilians and Israel must address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, the American ambassador to the UN says.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged a change to the Israeli policy of punishing the Palestinian people as she spoke during a session on the Middle East of the Security Council.
“The United States rejects any Israeli efforts to starve Palestinians in Jabalia, or anywhere else, and Israel’s words must be matched by action on the ground. Right now, that is not happening. This must change immediately,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
The US stated clearly that Israel must allow food, medicine and other supplies into all of Gaza, especially the north, and protect UN workers distributing the aid, Thomas-Greenfield said.
Says the snake that vetoes any resolution that could help end the genocide.
US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli strike in northern Gaza
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says that US officials have reached out to Israel to explain what happened in Beit Lahiya, where an Israel strike has killed at least 109 Palestinians.
He told reporters that he could not speak to the total death toll but was aware of reports that many of the dead were children. He also said there could be consequences under US law and policy after Israel banned UNRWA.
So concerned they'll send some more bombs.
Norway asks ICJ to clarify Israel’s aid obligations to Palestinians
Norway has asked the ICJ to clarify Israel’s aid obligations to Palestinians, a day after Israel banned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Since Israel’s war on Gaza began, Norway has been one of the more vocal European countries in supporting Palestinian rights.
In May, it formally recognised Palestinian statehood based on the pre-1967 borders. It is now “requesting that the ICJ pronounces on Israel’s obligations to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian population, delivered by international organisations, including the UN, and states”, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.
In May, judges at the ICJ ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, citing “immense risk” to the Palestinian population.
Israel has continued its attacks on Gaza, including Rafah, in defiance of the UN court.
Hamas official says group open to discussing ceasefire deal
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said that the group was open to discussing a deal that secures an end to the war in Gaza and a complete Israeli army pull-out, adding that “we responded to the mediators’ request to discuss new proposals for a ceasefire agreement”.
- The group is open to any proposals that would end the aggression on the Gaza Strip.
- The group is also open to any agreement that would end the suffering of Palestinian people and leads to a permanent ceasefire.
- Israeli forces deliberately destroyed the medical infrastructure and Palestinian Civil Defence resources in Gaza.
- Statements of condemnation and denunciation from the leaders and various parties of the Palestinian nation are no longer acceptable.
- Hamas called on the countries that have normalised relations with [Israel] to immediately sever their bilateral relations.
