Main events on April 28th
- At least 44 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including a drone strike that killed five children in Gaza City.
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard the first day of arguments in a case against Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
- The head of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has condemned Israel’s recent attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, urging Lebanon to pressure the US to take action and rein in its ally.
- A spokesperson for UN chief Guterres says strikes on Yemen “pose [a] growing risk” to civilians as the US Trump administration continues to bomb the country; Yemen’s Houthis vow to keep up their attacks in the Red Sea in defiance of US strikes.
‘Unthinkable’: Red Cross comments on Yemen migrant detention centre attack
An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representative in Yemen has said that “it is unthinkable that while people are detained and have nowhere to escape, they can also be caught in the line of fire”.
“This attack underscores how civilians in Yemen are increasingly exposed to death, grievous injury, and deepening psychological trauma,” Christine Cipolla said in a statement.
As we’ve been reporting throughout the day, the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported that at least 68 people were killed when a migrant detention centre was hit in US strikes on Yemen’s Saada governorate.
In its statement, the ICRC did not provide a death toll but said the attack “resulted in a high number of casualties, many of whom were migrants”.
“The ICRC reiterates its call to all parties to respect and protect civilians, including people deprived of their liberty, in accordance with international humanitarian law. Parties must take every feasible precaution to avoid civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure,” it added.
