Main events on April 14th
- Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians sheltering in a tent in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and one person sheltering in a tent near al-Mawasi in the south, with the death toll since Monday morning now rising to 15.
- Hamas said it is “studying” the Israeli ceasefire proposal but reiterated that calls for the group to disarm are a “red line”.
- The US State Department approved the sale of engines used on military vehicles to Israel in a deal worth $180m.
- The Houthi Health Ministry said US attacks on Yemen have killed 123 people since mid-March.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has told Al Jazeera that the army is ready to fulfil its duties and secure the southern border if Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon.
- US authorities have detained Mohsen K Mahdawi, a Columbia University student activist from Palestine who also holds US permanent residency.
Israeli forces target tents in southern Gaza
One of the latest air strikes on the Gaza Strip was in Khan Younis, where Israeli forces targeted a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians. According to medical sources, at least 10 Palestinians have been injured in this attack, and they were transferred to Nasser Hospital.
Doctors are saying most of them are in a critical situation. Most of Gaza’s hospitals are overwhelmed and drained because there have been zero medical supplies entering the Gaza Strip for more than a month now.
There has also been another attack on the western parts of Khan Younis, where injuries have been reported and those people have been transferred to Nasser Hospital.
It’s not only happening in the south but also in the eastern parts of Gaza City. In Shujayea, there has been ongoing live ammunition and also more residential houses have been targeted by Israeli forces. According to the civil defence teams and ambulances, they’re saying that they are unable to reach that area because Israeli quadcopters are attacking anyone who is approaching.
It’s not only the ongoing air strikes. Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are overwhelmed with injured Palestinians, and doctors are saying that there are a lot of challenges to treat them.
Palestinians are saying that they are not safe wherever they go because the Israeli forces are targeting different areas, even al-Mawasi which is supposed to be a safe humanitarian zone.
UN says nearly 70 percent of Gaza now under Israeli displacement orders
The spokesperson for the United Nations secretary-general has issued a statement saying that Israeli “displacement orders” and “no-go” zones now cover almost 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.
This leaves “Palestinians in Gaza with no safe place to go and little to survive on”, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
“The secretary-general once again voices his strong concern as aid continues to be blocked, with Israel not having allowed any humanitarian aid or other essential supplies in for more than seven weeks,” Dujarric added.
“The humanitarian consequences are devastating, with food stocks running out, water production drastically dropping and shelter materials almost totally depleted.”
The UN secretary-general also called for the ceasefire to be restored and for all captives to be “released immediately and unconditionally”.
Smoke rises from Israeli bombardment on the east of Gaza City on Monday
