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UN humanitarian coordinator says Gaza attacks ‘unconscionable’

The United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory has urged for the ceasefire in Gaza to be immediately reinstated.

“Waves of airstrikes occurred across the Gaza Strip since the early hours of the morning … This is unconscionable. A ceasefire must be reinstated immediately,” Muhannad Hadi said in a statement.

Netherlands calls for permanent end to Gaza hostilities

Dutch Foreign Minister Casper Veldkamp, reacting to Israel’s resumption of deadly attacks on Gaza, says “all hostilities must end permanently”.

He called on warring sides to respect the terms of the ceasefire deal and to protect all civilians. He also said the remaining Israeli captives must be released in Gaza and humanitarian aid should be made accessible to those in need.

The Netherlands has been a staunch ally of Israel in the past, leading to the country’s pro-Palestinian groups to sue the Dutch government for failing to stop the genocide in Gaza in November last year.



Decision to resume Gaza bombardment ‘taken a week ago'

The Israeli minister who is holding the governing coalition together, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, could not hide his celebration and said this military assault will continue, will escalate and that this is the only way forward.

A few weeks ago, this same minister said the tactic Israel would be following is to put forward a proposal that Hamas simply cannot accept in order to resume the war.

According to the Israeli media, the decision to carry out this assault was taken a week ago, so this was not an assault based on a development that Israel saw on the ground.

The framing of this is about releasing the Israeli captives, but we have to remember that this is all about messaging.

Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls on world to ‘stop crime of genocide’

In a statement, the ministry says it “strongly condemns the ongoing brutal attack on our people in Gaza”.

It said the bombardment showed Israel was trying to “evade its obligations to end the war of genocide and displacement” as it sought to keep its forces in Gaza.

“The ministry affirms that political solutions are key to achieving calm, stopping the aggression, and restoring the political horizon for resolving the conflict,” the ministry added, calling for “urgent international intervention to stop the crime of genocide and the displacement of our people in Gaza.”