Gaza Media Office names 4 senior officials killed in Israeli attacks
In a statement, Gaza’s Government Media Office has named four high-ranking government officials killed in Israel’s overnight bombardment.
They include Issam al-Dalis, the head of government public works, Ahmed al-Hatta, undersecretary of the Justice Ministry, Mahmoud Abu Watfa, undersecretary of the Interior Ministry and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director general of the internal security service.
“May God have mercy on them, along with hundreds of martyrs from our Palestinian people as a result of the ongoing crimes since dawn today,” said the statement.
‘Barbarous’: Malta, Belgium, Switzerland call for end to attacks on Gaza
Condemnation of Israel’s deadly wave of attacks in the enclave is mounting, with the latest statements coming from the governments of Malta and Belgium, with Switzerland also calling for an “immediate return to the ceasefire”.
In a post on X, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela called the attacks, which have killed at least 300 people, “barbarous”.
Gaza death toll rises above 400
At least 404 Palestinians have been killed and 562 others wounded in the latest wave of Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
The latest update said a number of victims were still under the rubble, and efforts were under way to recover them.
Turkiye says Gaza attack marks ‘new phase’ in ‘genocide policy’
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a stinging condemnation of Israel’s latest wave of deadly attacks on the territory.
“The massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza … demonstrates that the Netanyahu government’s genocide policy has entered a new phase,” it said in a statement.
“Israel defies humanity through its violations of international law and universal values in the gravest way,” the ministry added, arguing such aggression threatens the region’s future.
Hamas says US ‘bears full responsibility’ for Gaza ‘massacres’
The Palestinian group has blamed the US for its advance knowledge of Israel’s deadly bombardment in Gaza, saying this “confirms its direct partnership in the war of extermination against our people”.
The White House’s acknowledgement that it was consulted ahead of the attack “exposes the blatant American complicity and bias with the occupation”, said Hamas.
“With its unlimited political and military support for the occupation, Washington bears full responsibility for the massacres and the killing of women and children in Gaza,” it added.
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