António Guterres 9 October 2023 / Israeli bombing in Gaza on 9 October 2023. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle/Fatima Shbair.
The UN chief "deeply saddened" by the siege in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on Israel to consider Gazan civilians and allow supplies through. He says so in a statement on Monday.
-
While recognizing Israel's legitimate security measures, I remind
Israel that military operations must be carried out strictly in
accordance with international humanitarian law, he says according to
AFP.
In the same way, he says he recognizes the suffering of the Palestinian people, "but nothing can justify these acts of terror".
Guterres
believes that the "extremely difficult" humanitarian situation in Gaza
will worsen exponentially with Israel's total siege and blockade that
began on Monday. He said the UN continues to try to get aid to those in need in Gaza.
Janez Lenarcic/Förstörelse i Gaza. AP
EU: Humanitarian aid to Palestine continues
The EU's humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territories will continue "as long as necessary". This is announced by Janez Lenarcic, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, at X.
"I
condemn the terrorist attack by Hamas in the strongest terms, but it is
of the utmost importance to protect civilians and respect international
humanitarian law."
Siblings Omar, Batoul, Ghada and Ahmad Nazir Shawqi Shaban were killed in an airstrike on October 8, according to DCI-Palestine. Private via Defense for children international Palestine
Israel-Palestine|The victims
A whole cast of siblings among the dead in the bombing of Gaza
At least 91 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since Saturday. This is reported by Al Jazeera with reference to a Palestinian children's rights organization, which in turn quotes the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The entire Nazir Shawqui Shaban family was reportedly killed in a bombing of the Al-Nasr residential area in northern Gaza early Sunday morning: Omar, eleven, Ghada, ten, Batoul, seven, Ahmad, one, and both children's parents.
The organization has documented several cases where entire families have been killed when their homes have been bombed. Filmmaker Ruwaida Amer writes in a column in Al Jazeera about how families lock themselves in the same room "so that they can survive together or die together".
Sila and Nawal Madi. Private
Siblings
Israel-Palestine|The victims
Siblings Sila and Nawal killed in attack on Gaza - first Swedish death victim
Siblings Sila and Nawal Madi, one and a half and four years old respectively, and their mother have been killed in the bombing of Gaza.This is stated by the Swedish-Arabic news site Alkompis, which has been in contact with the girls' uncle Muhammad Madi.
The girl Nawal Madi has Swedish citizenship, and thus becomes the first known Swedish citizen to be killed since the violence broke out last Saturday. Her father has lived in Gothenburg since 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated earlier on Monday that there was no information about dead or injured Swedes. Alkompis has been in contact with the Foreign Ministry about Sila and Nawal, but the Foreign Ministry has not been able to confirm the information.
Israeli emergency services: Over 100 dead bodies have been found on the kibbutz
Over 100 dead bodies have been found on a kibbutz - a small collective community - in Israel, according to the Israeli rescue service, according to AP.
According to local media, it is Be'eri in southern Israel, near the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, writes Sky News. Terror-labeled Hamas seized it on Saturday, whereupon a hostage situation arose.
As Hamas launched its attack on Israel early Saturday, it carried out another massacre at an outdoor festival near Gaza, killing 260 festival-goers. Announced on Monday evening
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar