Top UK legislator slams Israel’s ‘devastating’ blockade
Hamish Falconer, the British minister for the Middle East and North Africa, has expressed concern over the WFP’s announcement that its food stocks in Gaza have run out.
“Israel’s devastating aid block is putting civilians, including 1m children, at risk of starvation,” he wrote on X.
“The UK, France and Germany are clear – it must end,” he added, referring to a statement by the three countries on April 23 that called on Israel to lift the punishing blockade.
In a separate post, Falconer also called for investigations into all Israeli attacks that have killed aid workers.
Israel “must hold those responsible to account, and ensure this never happens again”, he added.
US forces bomb Yemen’s Sanaa, wounding at least 8
The official Saba news agency is reporting that the US raids hit residential buildings in the Al-Sab’een and Bani Al-Harith districts in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
At least eight civilians, including two children, were wounded, the Ministry of Health said.
US forces keep up attacks on Yemen
We’ve been covering a US raid that destroyed residential buildings in the capital, Sanaa, and wounded at least two people.
The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV says there have been more US attacks elsewhere in the country including:
- Ras Isa port in the Hodeidah province
- The “Galaxy Leader” ship in the port of Hodeidah
- The island of Kamaran in the Red Sea
- The Al Anan district in Al Jawf province
- The Medghal district in Marib province
