Massive protests broke out in major cities around the world on Monday after Israel bombed a refugee camp in Rafah—killing at least 45 and injuring nearly 200—in one of the most horrific strikes since the start of the war and two days after the International Court of Justice banned Israel from carrying out its full-scale in the southern city.
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet and chief competitor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said last week that he will exit the government unless Israel comes out with a clear war strategy for Gaza with a focus on rescuing the hostages.
Shipping giant AP Moeller-Maersk reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profits due to continued attacks on freighters in and near the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi militants in support of terror group Hamas in its war with Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that any talk of a permanent ceasefire with Hamas is out of the question—even if every single remaining hostage is released.
Israeli forces on Tuesday seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing after declining a ceasefire agreement that Hamas agreed to.
Abdallah al-Dardari, a UN assistant secretary-general, said the level of destruction in Gaza is something not seen since 1945.
Nothing to see here. Israel last week rebuffed Washington's call for a thorough and transparent investigation into claims the mass graves were discovered around Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis after a weeks-long offensive at the health facility.
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said his country should seize complete control of Gaza.
Israeli forces withdrew from its offensive against doctors, nurses, and patients inside Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital last week and left behind “ruins,” according to the World Health Organization.
Israel continued its collective punishment of Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank on Monday carrying out a deadly raid inside a Gaza hospital while “settlers” vandalized a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters in Jerusalem.