Bodies of two aid seekers recovered in northern Gaza: Medical source
A source at Ahli Hospital has told Al Jazeera the bodies of two Palestinians were recovered among a crowd of people waiting for aid, at the Netzarim Corridor south of Gaza City.
Netanyahu’s denials of military wrongdoing undermined by daily slaughter
It’s no surprise that the statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office is denying any wrongdoing by the military in Gaza in response to an explosive Haaretz newspaper report yesterday.
The report quoted Israeli soldiers as saying that commanders had instructed them to fire at Palestinians approaching food aid distribution sites in Gaza.
Netanyahu has consistently denied wrongdoing by the Israeli military since the war began nearly two years ago. This time, Netanyahu has dismissed the report as a “blood libel”, saying that the Israeli military operates in incredibly difficult conditions and does what it can to minimise the harm to civilians.
That’s a little hard to believe given the fact that more than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s onslaught.
The Israeli soldiers quoted in this report said Gaza has become a killing field, especially in the areas near the aid distribution sites.
Number of children dead from malnutrition rises to 66 in Gaza: Media Office
The development comes due to the ongoing closure of crossings by Israeli forces and “prevention of the entry of baby milk and nutritional supplements designated for vulnerable and weak groups, especially infants and the sick”, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
“This behaviour constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity, and reveals the ‘Israeli’ occupation’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon to exterminate civilians, especially children, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions,” it added.
