Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on July 23rd

• Israeli attacks across Gaza killed at least 77 people, including 25 aid seekers, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
• More than 100 aid agencies warned of  “mass starvation” of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and all restrictions on humanitarian aid
• The Israeli government rejected the letter from the aid agencies, referring to them as echoing “Hamas propaganda”.
• Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in Gaza, said: “hunger has become as deadly as the bombs, families are no longer asking for enough; they are asking for anything.”
• Israeli forces have shot and killed a teenager in the town of Arrabeh, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reported.
• Brazil said it is in the final stages of formally joining South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
• Amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations, far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich called for ceasefire talks to end with Hamas and for the total destruction of the group.

Gaza: Aid blockages leave people and aid workers starving

Children and adults fainting in the street and doctors too weak to treat patients.

UN Turns Battleground As U.S. And UK Clash Over Israel’s Actions In Gaza, Genocide Claims Fly

Tensions erupted at the United Nations as the United Kingdom and the United States clashed over Israel's actions in Gaza. UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward condemned Israel’s aid system as "inhumane, ineffective, and dangerous," citing reports of children dying from starvation. On other hand, U.S. Deputy Ambassador Dorothy Shea strongly rejected genocide accusations against Israel, calling them "politically motivated propaganda."