Israel’s policy of blocking much-needed Gaza aid continues
By not allowing much of the needed aid – particularly, tents and shelters – into Gaza, Israel might be trying to provoke Hamas to a response, according to Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
He said Israel’s intention in the war was “to render the Gaza Strip completely unliveable because they wanted to depopulate” the enclave.
“They have been preventing the essential humanitarian aid from the start – they promised to do that and they did it,” the academic stressed.
Elmasry reminded that this was even confirmed in a report after an investigation by the US government’s USAID last year.
“I don’t think we should necessarily be terribly surprised with these developments,” he concluded.
USAID now closed down, coincidence?
Two children killed, one injured in Gaza City: Official
Salama Maarouf, the head of Gaza’s Government Media Office, says two girls have been killed and a third child injured from the same family in Gaza City as a result of the collapse of a concrete wall from a house bombed by Israeli aircraft.
Heavy equipment and machinery must be brought in quickly, fuel must be provided, and specialised technical crews must be allowed to arrive to deal with the rubble and debris and inspect partially destroyed homes, he was quoted as saying by the Palestinian Information Center.
Another 572 deaths confirmed in Gaza: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry in Gaza has just released its latest report on the number of people who were killed and wounded by Israel’s war on the territory.
In a statement, it said a total of 26 fatalities – four newly killed, 22 body recoveries – and five wounded people had arrived in hospitals during the past 48 hours.
It added that 572 deaths were added to the overall number of people killed in Israeli attacks after their data was verified by the judicial committee following up on the file of reports and missing persons.
As a result, the confirmed number of people killed in Israeli attacks since October 7 has risen to at least 48,181, with 111,638 others wounded.
A number of victims still remain under the rubble, while the Government Media Office in Gaza has put the death toll to at least 61,709 people, saying thousands of people who were missing under the rubble are now presumed dead.
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