Borrell (EU): “Already dealing with the post-war scenario in Gaza”
“Today we should start talking about post-war Gaza, not just about reconstruction, but also about offering the Palestinians an inclusive solution: I will present a range of options, things we should do and things we should “This is what the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, said upon his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council.
“It is urgent to establish and respect humanitarian pauses in order to distribute humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip, wherever people need food and assistance.” This was stated by the European Commissioner for Emergencies, Janez Lenarcic, specifying that humanitarian Breaks must be “announced well in advance” so that humanitarian organizations can prepare, and that they must be “clearly timed” so that “humanitarian workers can carry out their work safely.”
The commissioner also stressed the need to bring “many more trucks carrying humanitarian aid” to the Gaza Strip to ensure the delivery of “urgently needed” fuel. “We will support every opportunity to receive humanitarian aid,” said Lenarcic, explaining the possibility of establishing a maritime corridor for humanitarian aid to Gaza. “The logistical problem,” he added, “is the fact that there are currently no disembarkation and unloading facilities on the Gaza coast, which therefore need to be set up.”
NGO: Eight pro-Iranian fighters killed in US strike in Syria
At least eight pro-Iranian fighters, including at least one Syrian and two Iraqis, have been killed in US raids in eastern Syria in recent hours in response to attacks on American personnel. This was reported by the Syrian NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. This is the third American attack on Iran-linked sites in Syria in less than three weeks.
Alarm sirens in northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon
Warning sirens are wailing in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon. This was announced by the army, which has now announced the deaths of two more soldiers during the ongoing ground operation in Gaza. The total is now 44 soldiers killed. The two were part of the army’s commando brigade.
The army: “Hamas weapons and structures discovered in schools, mosques and houses”
Israeli army ground troops in Gaza continue to take place Hamas weapons and facilities in schools, mosques and activists’ residences the Islamic faction. According to the military spokesman, soldiers from the 401st Brigade discovered a faction structure in the Al-Quds University and a cache of explosives in the Abu Bakr Mosque on the outskirts of the al-Shati refugee camp. A cache of weapons was discovered at the home of an Islamic Jihad activist in Beit Hanoun, including some in a child’s bedroom. A tunnel entrance, intelligence material and weapons were also found in Beit Hanoun.
UN, at least three nurses died in Shifa. Hamas: “Six died prematurely due to lack of treatment”
At least three nurses have died at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, near which fighting is taking place, according to a UN bulletin carried by the BBC. In addition, according to the United Nations, vital infrastructure of the hospital, such as the oxygen production machine, water tanks and a well, the cardiovascular ward and the maternity ward, were damaged.
The United Nations flag was lowered to half-mast as a “mark of homage” to fallen UN personnel in the Gaza Strip. UNRWA, the U.N. agency that assists Palestinian refugees, said more than 100 of its staff have died in Gaza since Israel’s crackdowns began. The BBC writes it.
Meanwhile, the Hamas government says that in the last few hours the number of premature babies who died due to lack of treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza has increased to six and that the number of patients in intensive care has lost their lives the same reason has increased to nine. .
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