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Former Israeli prosecutor investigated for video leak attempts suicide, says police commissioner
The former Israeli military prosecutor, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned and is being investigated for leaking a video appearing to show the abuse of a Palestinian detainee, attempted suicide this morning, Police Commissioner Chief Superintendent Danny Levi says.
Tomer-Yerushalmi leaked the video last year to Israel’s Channel 12, triggering a huge backlash against her after reports emerged that she was responsible.
Netanyahu described it as the most “severe public relations attack” on Israel.
World Bank backs UN plan for Gaza transitional governance body
The World Bank has endorsed a US-drafted United Nations resolution to create a two-year transitional administration in Gaza, Reuters reports.
In correspondence sent Saturday, World Bank President Ajay Banga informed US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz that the proposed “Board of Peace” body would enable the bank’s involvement in rebuilding efforts.
“The proposal to establish an authority … by the UN Security Council with the authorizations set out in the resolution would provide the needed framework for engagement by the Bank,” Banga wrote.
The resolution would give the Board of Peace powers to coordinate rebuilding work and economic revival initiatives.
Cost projections have risen from $50bn in February to a revised $70bn estimate, per the World Bank, UN and European Union.
Senior UNRWA official describes difficulties getting aid into Gaza
A senior UNRWA official has described the difficulties of getting humanitarian supplies into Gaza for the agency, with about 5,000 agency-owned trucks currently blocked from entering the territory.
John Whyte, UNRWA’s senior deputy director for Gaza operations, told Irish news outlet The Journal that Israel is requiring the UN agency to hand over supplies to other relief organisations and remove its branding before permitting entry.
Israel’s parliament banned UNRWA last year, with the law taking effect in January.
“They just won’t let anything that’s owned by UNRWA go in,” Whyte said. “So they’re requiring us to hand our supplies over to other agencies, who then bring them in. But we also have to take the UNRWA logo off everything, which causes us a lot of hassle.”
“All of this is trying to just undermine the humanitarian effort, which has been the case right throughout the war,” Whyte said.
