Israel gearing up for ‘new invasion’
Xavier Abu Eid, a political analyst and former adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization, says Israel’s forced displacement order for some neighbourhoods in Gaza shows it is planning a “new invasion”.
“If you look at the map [identifying areas Palestinians should evacuate from], it’s very clear what Israel’s military is doing,” he told Al Jazeera.
“They are taking several positions within all the border between Gaza and Israel – from the north to the south – so clearly what we are witnessing is not just a show of force or strength, but a new escalation, a new invasion you may want to call it.”
He added that Netanyahu, backed by the Trump administration, “feels that he has a green light to continue the war as he pleases”.
Captives’ relatives call for demonstration in Jerusalem
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the main group representing families of Israeli captives in Gaza, says its members are heading to Jerusalem to protest and are calling on the Israeli public to join them.
“There is nothing more urgent than this!” said the group in a post on X. “Military pressure will lead to the killing of the living hostages and the disappearance of the fallen!”
UN aid chief calls on ‘everyone with influence’ to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza
Tom Fletcher, the head of the UN’s humanitarian affairs bureau, has reacted to the “dreadful news” of Israel’s deadly attacks on Gaza, saying “everyone with influence must insist this stop”.
“Our humanitarians have done everything possible to save as many lives as we could in Gaza. Immense suffering among survivors. And now this,” he said on X. “Everyone with influence must insist this stop.”
Injured people dying in Gaza due to lack of resources: Al-Shifa Hospital chief
Muhammad Abu Salmiya, al-Shifa Hospital director, has told Al Jazeera Arabic that the hospital is unprepared to manage the influx of victims from Israel’s latest wave of attacks.
“Every minute, a wounded person dies due to a lack of resources,” Abu Salmiya said.
Only four intensive care beds were available in Gaza City and northern Gaza and the health system was lacking the most basic necessities, he added. Reaching the targeted areas to retrieve the victims from under the rubble also remained “extremely difficult”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a statement calling for urgent blood donations after the stocks available at blood banks were depleted.
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