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SvennoJ on 01 April 2025
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Main events on April 1st

  • Food supplies are running dangerously low in Gaza, with all bakeries forced to shut down, as Israel’s blockade on the Strip enters its 31st day – the longest siege since the war began.
  • The Palestinian Civil Defence warns that the Gaza Strip is “on the verge of entering a famine” while the United Nations slams Israel claim there is plenty of food in Gaza as “ridiculous”.
  • Israeli forces have killed at least 21 people across Gaza on Tuesday, and ordered people in northern  Beit Hanoon, Beit Lahiya and nearby areas to flee immediately.
  • Hundreds of Israeli settlers have attacked the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank, opening fire at Palestinians and burning vehicles and agricultural land. At least five people have been wounded.
  • Human Rights Watch and other rights groups are calling on Hungary to comply with the International Criminal Court’s warrant and arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the European country later today.
  • US forces continue bombarding Yemen, while Israel’s military says it killed Hezbollah member Hassan Bdeir in an overnight attack on Lebanon’s Beirut.

 

UK still pursuing justice for slain WCK workers one year on, minister says

Today marks one year since Israeli forces attacked an aid convoy in Gaza, killing at least seven workers with the World Central Kitchen (WCK). Three of the victims were from the United Kingdom, while one held US and Canadian citizenship. The others were from Australia, Poland and Palestine.

Hamish Falconer, the UK’s minister for the Middle East, told iPaper that his government is continuing “pursue justice” for the killings of its citizens – John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby – at the “highest levels”.

He noted the workers were “struck by an Israeli drone” and said that UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has recently called on his Israeli counterpart to “swiftly ensure those responsible are held to account”.

“In the year since the World Central Kitchen strike, we have seen the environment for aid workers on the ground in Gaza deteriorate, and devastatingly worsen in the past weeks since the breakdown of the ceasefire,” he said.

Falconer’s comments come amid widespread criticism in the UK over the country’s continued military collaboration with Israel, including weapons sales, even as the Israeli army continues to kill, maim and starve Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Australia calls for ‘full accountability’ on anniversary of WCK killings

As we’ve been reporting, today marks one year since Israel killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, including six international employees.

In a statement on X, Australian Foreign Minister  Penny Wong says Canberra “will continue to press Israel for transparency and progress” in the investigation into the killing of its citizen, Zomi Frankcom.

“Ms Frankcom was driven by passion and a purpose. Aid workers like her, and the civilians they help, must always be protected. Gaza is the deadliest place to be an aid worker with almost 400 killed since Oct 7, 2023. We repeat our call on all parties to abide by international law,” she wrote.

The top diplomat added that Australia is “leading a global push to protect aid workers in conflict zones” in Frankcom’s memory. She noted that Gaza is the “deadliest place to be an aid worker” with more than 400 killed since Oct 7, 2023.