Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said on Friday, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March, with a new ground offensive expected soon.
US President Donald Trump, who ended a Middle East tour on Friday with no apparent progress towards a new ceasefire as Israel steps up its military campaign, acknowledged Gaza’s growing hunger crisis and the need for aid deliveries.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on Saturday for pressure to stop Israel's "massacre in Gaza" and said Madrid is planning to introduce a UN resolution requesting a world court ruling on aid access to the Palestinian territory.
ReplyDeleteIsrael's military has announced it is in the "initial stages" of a new offensive in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas.
Leaders from Europe to the Middle East on Saturday called for Israel to stop its deadly military strikes on the Gaza Strip. Their statements came after Israel announced its new military offensive in the enclave to release remaining hostages held by Hamas.
ReplyDeleteItaly’s government on Saturday upped its exhortations to Israel to stop deadly military strikes in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying: “Enough with the attacks.”
ReplyDelete“We no longer want to see the Palestinian people suffer,” Tajani said during a trip to Sicily, in remarks relayed by his spokesman.
“Let’s come to a ceasefire, let’s free the hostages, but let’s leave people who are victims of Hamas alone,” he was cited as saying.
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had begun “extensive ground operations” in northern and southern Gaza, stepping up a new campaign in the enclave where Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes killed at least 130 people overnight.
ReplyDeleteIsrael made its announcement after sources on both sides said there had been no progress in a new round of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Qatar.
The Israeli military has announced the start of extensive new ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza on a day it killed at least 135 people in waves of relentless strikes across the Palestinian enclave.
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