Heavy clashes rage in the besieged starving Gaza
The enclave's press office reported more than 50 Israeli air strikes over the past day, with "civilian houses" targeted across the coastal territory
Published: 06:03 PM,Mar 30,2024 | EDITED : 10:03 PM,Mar 30,2024
A man walks past pro-Palestinian murals on the International Wall in support of Gaza, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. — Reuters
GAZA: Heavy clashes and explosions shook Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday, as the Red Crescent reported several people killed during the latest chaotic aid distribution in the territory's north, where famine looms. The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens injured by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery in Gaza's north.
Eyewitnesses said that Gazans overseeing the aid delivery shot in the air, but Israeli troops in the area also opened fire and some moving trucks hit people trying to get the food.
Fighting has not eased -- including around the territory's largest hospital -- and the latest toll from the health ministry in the Gaza Strip said at least 82 more people were killed in the previous 24 hours.
The enclave's press office reported more than 50 Israeli air strikes over the past day, with 'civilian houses' targeted across the coastal territory, as well as tank fire in the Gaza City area and southern Gaza.
Israel's military on Saturday said it had struck dozens of targets in central and northern Gaza.
Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 32,705 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry.
Netanyahu's office said new talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will take place in Doha and Cairo 'in the coming days... with guidelines for moving forward in the negotiations'.
Talks had appeared deadlocked despite a push by the United States -- which provides billions of dollars in military aid to Israel -- and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar to secure a truce for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, now more than halfway through.
In its ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague said it had accepted South Africa's argument that the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza required Israel to do more, with famine now 'setting in.'
On Saturday Israel's military said it was continuing operations around Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa for a 13th day.
Most of the Palestinian territory's hospitals are not functioning and its health system is 'barely surviving,' the United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, said.
Israel's military accuses Palestinian groups of hiding inside medical facilities, using patients, staff and displaced people for cover -- charges the groups have denied.
Troops first raided Al-Shifa in November, but the army says Palestinian fighters have since returned.
On Saturday, Israeli troops continued aggression against Nasser Hospital and 'besiege' Al-Amal Hospital in the same city. The army said troops continue to operate in the Al-Amal area of Khan Yunis. — AFP
Eyewitnesses said that Gazans overseeing the aid delivery shot in the air, but Israeli troops in the area also opened fire and some moving trucks hit people trying to get the food.
Fighting has not eased -- including around the territory's largest hospital -- and the latest toll from the health ministry in the Gaza Strip said at least 82 more people were killed in the previous 24 hours.
The enclave's press office reported more than 50 Israeli air strikes over the past day, with 'civilian houses' targeted across the coastal territory, as well as tank fire in the Gaza City area and southern Gaza.
Israel's military on Saturday said it had struck dozens of targets in central and northern Gaza.
Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 32,705 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry.
Netanyahu's office said new talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will take place in Doha and Cairo 'in the coming days... with guidelines for moving forward in the negotiations'.
Talks had appeared deadlocked despite a push by the United States -- which provides billions of dollars in military aid to Israel -- and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar to secure a truce for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, now more than halfway through.
In its ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague said it had accepted South Africa's argument that the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza required Israel to do more, with famine now 'setting in.'
On Saturday Israel's military said it was continuing operations around Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa for a 13th day.
Most of the Palestinian territory's hospitals are not functioning and its health system is 'barely surviving,' the United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, said.
Israel's military accuses Palestinian groups of hiding inside medical facilities, using patients, staff and displaced people for cover -- charges the groups have denied.
Troops first raided Al-Shifa in November, but the army says Palestinian fighters have since returned.
On Saturday, Israeli troops continued aggression against Nasser Hospital and 'besiege' Al-Amal Hospital in the same city. The army said troops continue to operate in the Al-Amal area of Khan Yunis. — AFP