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densely populated, and local media reported military tanks were surrounding evacuation centres and residential buildings. \n\nMustafa Barghouti, who is the head of the\u00a0Palestinian National Initiative party, posted a video claiming to show Israel's bombardment of the camp. \n\nThe video cannot be independently verified. \n\nGaza civil defence has said its teams are unable to access the camp since Israel ordered fresh bombings on Sunday, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported. \n\nIsraeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that in addition to Jabalia Israeli forces are also operating in Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun. \n\nIt comes as Israel launched strikes across Gaza after it expanded an evacuation order in the strip's southern Rafah. \n\nUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to the war on Gaza, the return of hostages and a \"surge\" in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Local media reported that Israeli military tanks entered Jabalia refugee camp overnight after the IDF warned that 100,000-150,000 Palestinian civilians would need to \"evacuate\".<\/p>\n<p>The Jabalia refugee camp is densely populated, and local media reported military tanks were surrounding evacuation centres and residential buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Barghouti, who is the head of the\u00a0Palestinian National Initiative party, posted a video claiming to show Israel's bombardment of the camp.<\/p>\n<p>The video cannot be independently verified.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1789532990806122802\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gaza civil defence has said its teams are unable to access the camp since Israel ordered fresh bombings on Sunday, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that in addition to Jabalia Israeli forces are also operating in Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Israel launched strikes across Gaza after it expanded an evacuation order in the strip's southern Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to the war on Gaza, the return of hostages and a \"surge\" in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1715515117,"updatedAt":1715528706,"publishedAt":1715526607,"firstPublishedAt":1715526611,"lastPublishedAt":1715526607,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/43\/04\/76\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_74991b67-5b05-589a-acb4-873bdb7cbce8-8430476.jpg","altText":"Palestinians line up for food distribution in Deir al Balah, Gaza, Friday, May 10, 2024.","caption":"Palestinians line up for food distribution in 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MILITARY OPERATION","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Israel launches military operation in Rafah that US officials say is \u2018limited\u2019 in scope","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Israel launches \u2018limited\u2019 military operation on Rafah","titleListing2":"Israel launches military operation in Rafah that US officials say is \u2018limited\u2019 in scope","leadin":"The US stressed that this isn\u2019t the full-scale ground assault that Israel has threatened to launch for weeks but instead aims to choke off arms and funds to Hamas.","summary":"The US stressed that this isn\u2019t the full-scale ground assault that Israel has threatened to launch for weeks but instead aims to choke off arms and funds to Hamas.","keySentence":"","url":"israel-launches-military-operation-in-rafah-that-us-officials-say-is-limited-in-scope","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/05\/08\/israel-launches-military-operation-in-rafah-that-us-officials-say-is-limited-in-scope","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Israel has launched a military operation on Gaza\u2019s southernmost city Rafah, seizing operational control of the border crossing that is a major route for humanitarian aid. \n\nIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said seizing the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing was an \"important step\" toward dismantling Hamas' military and economic capabilities. \n\n\"The entrance to Rafah serves two main war goals: the return of our hostages and the elimination of Hamas. We have already proven in the previous release of the abductees, that military pressure on Hamas is a necessary condition for the return of our hostages,\" Netanyahu said. \n\nSpeaking in Washington DC, US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stressed that this isn't the full-scale ground assault that Israel has threatened to launch for weeks. \n\n\"What we've been told by our Israeli counterparts is that this operation last night was limited and designed to cut off Hamas' ability to smuggle weapons and funds into Gaza,\" he said. \n\nThere's been fierce international criticism towards Israel\u2019s plans to move into Rafah to eliminate the Hamas battalions it says are based there. \n\nMore than 1.4 million Palestinians, over half of Gaza's population, have sought shelter in Rafah, displaced from elsewhere in the strip. The majority live in squalid tent camps with limited access to food, water and healthcare. \n\nA senior Hamas official blasted Israel for seizing control of the border crossing. \n\n\"The Nazi occupation attack at the Rafah border crossing with the Arab Republic of Egypt, at dawn today, is a serious crime against a civilian facility protected by international law. It is a flagrant violation of all international norms and conventions,\" said Osama Hamdan. \n\nThe UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that a full-scale invasion of Rafah would create a \"humanitarian nightmare.\" \n\nIsrael closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing last week after Hamas fired rockets towards it. With the Rafah crossing now blocked to trucks, the UN has said Gaza's two main aid arteries are now closed. \n\nBut the White House said earlier on Tuesday that the Israelis had said the Kerem Shalom crossing would be re-opened on Wednesday. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Israel has launched a military operation on Gaza\u2019s southernmost city Rafah, seizing operational control of the border crossing that is a major route for humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said seizing the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing was an \"important step\" toward dismantling Hamas' military and economic capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\"The entrance to Rafah serves two main war goals: the return of our hostages and the elimination of Hamas. We have already proven in the previous release of the abductees, that military pressure on Hamas is a necessary condition for the return of our hostages,\" Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Washington DC, US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stressed that this isn't the full-scale ground assault that Israel has threatened to launch for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\"What we've been told by our Israeli counterparts is that this operation last night was limited and designed to cut off Hamas' ability to smuggle weapons and funds into Gaza,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>There's been fierce international criticism towards Israel\u2019s plans to move into Rafah to eliminate the Hamas battalions it says are based there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6664201183431953\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//42//18//40//808x539_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg/" alt=\"Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, May 6, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/384x256_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/640x427_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/750x500_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/828x552_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/1080x720_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/1200x800_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/1920x1280_cmsv2_cc8157b8-c6eb-5279-8088-313554aa2190-8421840.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, May 6, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ramez Habboub\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>More than 1.4 million Palestinians, over half of Gaza's population, have sought shelter in Rafah, displaced from elsewhere in the strip. The majority live in squalid tent camps with limited access to food, water and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Hamas official blasted Israel for seizing control of the border crossing.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Nazi occupation attack at the Rafah border crossing with the Arab Republic of Egypt, at dawn today, is a serious crime against a civilian facility protected by international law. It is a flagrant violation of all international norms and conventions,\" said Osama Hamdan.<\/p>\n<p>The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that a full-scale invasion of Rafah would create a \"humanitarian nightmare.\"<\/p>\n<p>Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing last week after Hamas fired rockets towards it. With the Rafah crossing now blocked to trucks, the UN has said Gaza's two main aid arteries are now closed.<\/p>\n<p>But the White House said earlier on Tuesday that the Israelis had said the Kerem Shalom crossing would be re-opened on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1715115367,"updatedAt":1715144256,"publishedAt":1715144253,"firstPublishedAt":1715144256,"lastPublishedAt":1715144253,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/42\/18\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b8817eaf-feb8-5b68-8298-9b99875d4508-8421840.jpg","altText":"Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential building in Rafah, May 7, 2024","caption":"Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential building in Rafah, May 7, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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All rights reserved.","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5408,"height":3604},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/95\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_dd8eba2d-92c2-5538-a216-39d5a32bae94-8419548.jpg","altText":"Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential building in Rafah, May 7, 2024","caption":"Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential building in Rafah, May 7, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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It confirmed overnight that its forces had taken \"operational control\" of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. \n\nThe Israeli military previously warned civilians to evacuate to the city in the south of the Gaza Strip ahead of its offensive in the north, but even areas that were declared safe have seen devastating airstrikes and land attacks by Israeli forces.\u00a0 \n\nSome 1.4 million people are now effectively trapped in Rafah with little to no chance of escape. \n\nThe obstruction of food and medical aid, along with the destruction of medical facilities, has exacerbated the humanitarian impact of the offensive, which Israel claims is necessary for the destruction of Hamas as a fighting force. \n\n\"I am afraid that this is going to cause again a lot of casualties, civilian casualties,\" Borrell told the assembled journalists. \"Whatever they say, there are 600,000 children in Gaza. They will be pushed to the so-called 'safe zones'. There are no safe zones in Gaza.\" \n\n\"And the ministers will discuss about how to increase our support. But on the next Council [of the EU], the political dimension of this crisis will be once again taken into consideration.\" \n\nHelp on the way \n\nBorrell also said that he hoped to see the full resumption of European financial support to UNRWA, the foremost UN agency helping displaced Palestinians, after many backers halted their payments to it over reports a handful of its staff were involved in Hamas' 7 October massacre last year. \n\nA recent UN-commissioned review led by former French Foreign Minister\u00a0Catherine Colonna found that the organisation has robust processes to enforce staff neutrality and displays \"a more developed approach to neutrality than other similar UN or NGO entities\". \n\n\"Now the Colonna report is there, I don't see any reason for not starting again the payments, the full payments, to UNRWA,\" Borrell said. \n\n\"UNRWA is a critical institution for the support to hundreds of thousands, to millions, of people, and the idea of cutting funding to UNRWA has no basis.\" \n\nBorrell declined to discuss the possibility of the EU imposing sanctions in response to a full-blown offensive but did not hold back from warning about the likely consequences. \n\n\"I cannot anticipate the humanitarian losses that this will create,\" he said. \"It is clear they will continue the war, will produce a greater humanitarian crisis, which is bigger than what it is already. Let\u2019s see how we can try to mitigate the consequences of this situation.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>As Israel appears to begin its long-feared assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned that the consequences for the hundreds of thousands sheltering there could be dire.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, Borrell described the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//05//07//israel-rejects-watered-down-ceasefire-proposal-but-talks-continue/">blockage of a ceasefire deal<\/strong><\/a> that was first accepted by Hamas before being shunned by Israel as \"sad news\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Hamas accepted, Israel rejected, and the land offensive against Rafah has started again,\" Borrell said, \"in spite of all the requests of the international community, the US, the European Union member states, everybody asking Netanyahu not to attack Rafah.\u00a0In spite of these warning and these requests, the attack started yesterday night.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1787709875989922276\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Israel appears to be pushing towards a full-blown offensive in Rafah despite ever more serious warnings from even its top international allies, including the US. It confirmed overnight that its forces had taken \"operational control\" of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military previously warned civilians to evacuate to the city in the south of the Gaza Strip ahead of its offensive in the north, but even areas that were declared safe have seen devastating airstrikes and land attacks by Israeli forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8418518,8418996\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//05//06//war-in-gaza-hamas-accepts-egyptian-qatari-ceasefire-proposal/">IDF strikes targets in Rafah despite Hamas accepting ceasefire proposal<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//05//06//as-israels-rafah-ground-offensive-looms-eu-leaders-make-last-ditch-calls-for-restraint/">As Israel's Rafah ground offensive looms, EU leaders make last-ditch calls for restraint<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some 1.4 million people are now effectively trapped in Rafah with little to no chance of escape.<\/p>\n<p>The obstruction of food and medical aid, along with the destruction of medical facilities, has exacerbated the humanitarian impact of the offensive, which Israel claims is necessary for the destruction of Hamas as a fighting force.<\/p>\n<p>\"I am afraid that this is going to cause again a lot of casualties, civilian casualties,\" Borrell told the assembled journalists. \"Whatever they say, there are 600,000 children in Gaza. They will be pushed to the so-called 'safe zones'. There are no safe zones in Gaza.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"And the ministers will discuss about how to increase our support. But on the next Council [of the EU], the political dimension of this crisis will be once again taken into consideration.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Help on the way<\/h2><p>Borrell also said that he hoped to see the full resumption of European financial support to UNRWA, the foremost UN agency helping displaced Palestinians, after many backers halted their payments to it over reports a handful of its staff were involved in Hamas' 7 October massacre last year.<\/p>\n<p>A recent UN-commissioned review led by former French Foreign Minister\u00a0Catherine Colonna found that the organisation has robust processes to enforce staff neutrality and displays \"a more developed approach to neutrality than other similar UN or NGO entities\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Now the Colonna report is there, I don't see any reason for not starting again the payments, the full payments, to UNRWA,\" Borrell said.<\/p>\n<p>\"UNRWA is a critical institution for the support to hundreds of thousands, to millions, of people, and the idea of cutting funding to UNRWA has no basis.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8232558,8278332\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//03//01//eu-to-continue-funding-unrwa-as-it-probes-alleged-staff-involvement-in-oct-7-attacks/">EU to continue funding UNRWA as it probes alleged staff involvement in Oct 7 attacks<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//02//12//the-unrwa-case-reveals-a-much-larger-problem-with-humanitarian-aid/">The UNRWA case reveals a much larger problem with humanitarian aid<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Borrell declined to discuss the possibility of the EU imposing sanctions in response to a full-blown offensive but did not hold back from warning about the likely consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\"I cannot anticipate the humanitarian losses that this will create,\" he said. \"It is clear they will continue the war, will produce a greater humanitarian crisis, which is bigger than what it is already. 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Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes on Rafah killed 22 people, including children and two infants, according to a hospital. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday morning as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah - a move staunchly opposed by the US on humanitarian grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said Biden underscored US concerns about an invasion of Rafah - where more than 1 million civilians from other parts of Gaza are sheltering after 7 months of war sparked by Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President reiterated his clear position on Rafah,\u201d according to a White House summary of the call.<\/p>\n<p>The call comes hours before Biden is to host King Abdullah II of Jordan for a private lunch meeting at the White House on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Netanyahu rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country\u2019s annual Holocaust memorial day, declaring: \u201cIf Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say to the leaders of the world: No amount of pressure, no decision by any international forum will stop Israel from defending itself,\u201d he said, speaking in English. \u201cNever again is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tensions escalated Sunday when Hamas fired rockets at Israeli troops positioned on the border with Gaza near Israel\u2019s main crossing for delivering humanitarian aid, killing four soldiers. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes on Rafah killed 22 people, including children and two infants, according to a hospital.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1715014451,"updatedAt":1715452189,"publishedAt":1715015352,"firstPublishedAt":1715015375,"lastPublishedAt":1715015352,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2023 The AP. 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future'.","keySentence":"","url":"tanks-seen-near-gaza-border-as-israel-vows-to-press-ahead-with-rafah-ground-operation","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/05\/06\/tanks-seen-near-gaza-border-as-israel-vows-to-press-ahead-with-rafah-ground-operation","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Amid growing tensions, the Israeli army has told tens of thousands of Palestinians to immediately evacuate parts of Rafah, indicating an imminent ground invasion and prompting a response from Hamas. \n\nThe militant Palestinian group has warned Israel that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip \"will not be a picnic\". \n\nHamas said in a statement that Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas\u2019 military wing, the Qassam Brigades, \u201care ready to defend our people and defeat the enemy\u201d. \n\nAccording to an Israeli Defence Force statement, people in Rafah were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast. The army said it had expanded assistance into the area, including field hospitals, tents, food and water. \n\nThe IDF wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that civilians would be moved from the specified areas in eastern Rafah to the humanitarian area in the north and northeast.\u00a0 \n\nCalls to temporarily \"move\" the humanitarian area will be conveyed through flyers, SMS messages, phone calls and media broadcasts in Arabic, according to a social media post \u00a0published early Monday morning local time. \n\nThe warning over Rafah came as the IDF confirms Hamas fired rockets at the Kerem Shalom crossing, a corridor connecting southern Israel and Gaza, on Sunday, reportedly killing at least four Israeli soldiers delivering assistance. \n\nIsraeli tanks and troops were previously seen near the border with Gaza, raising fears that the long-promised ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah would start. \n\nThe Norwegian Refugee Council has condemned the Israeli army\u2019s \u201cforced, unlawful\u201d evacuation order in Rafah, saying that it could lead to \u201cthe deadliest phase of this conflict.\u201d \n\n\nIsrael's leadership under fire\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe announcement on Monday complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators to broker a cease-fire. Hamas and Qatar, a key mediator, have warned that an invasion of Rafah could derail the talks. \n\nNeighbouring Egypt has urged Israel to \u201cexercise maximum restraint and avoid further escalation at this extremely sensitive time in the process of cease-fire negotiations.\u201d \n\n\nThe Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday saying it continues to communicate with all parties to \u201cprevent the situation from getting worse or getting out of control\u201d. \n\nGermany and France have also reiterated their opposition to Israel's planned offensive on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. \n\nA spokesperson for the German Foreign Office said Monday that more than 1 million people are currently living in the area, adding that \u201cthese people need protection ... and the German government and the foreign minister have already said repeatedly in the past that a large-scale ground offensive on Rafah would be a humanitarian disaster.\u201d \n\nIn Paris, the Foreign Ministry reiterated France's \u201cfirm opposition to Israel\u2019s offensive in Rafah,\u201d saying more than 1.3 million people are \u201cin grave situation\" after seeking shelter there. \n\nFrance warned that \u201cdisplacing civilian population by force constitutes a war crime under international law.\u201d \n\nIn the US, the Biden administration has said there could be consequences for Israel should it move forward with the operation without a credible plan to safeguard civilians. \n\nAround 1.4 million civilians relocated to Rafah to escape fighting elsewhere in the strip when the Israeli military declared it a safe zone. \n\nMany live in squalid, makeshift encampments with little to no access to food, clean water or sanitation. The World Health Organization warned earlier this week that a ground offensive in Rafah would result in a \"bloodbath\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Amid growing tensions, the Israeli army has told tens of thousands of Palestinians to immediately evacuate parts of Rafah, indicating an imminent ground invasion and prompting a response from Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The militant Palestinian group has warned Israel that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip \"will not be a picnic\".<\/p>\n<p>Hamas said in a statement that Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas\u2019 military wing, the Qassam Brigades, \u201care ready to defend our people and defeat the enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to an Israeli Defence Force statement, people in Rafah were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast. The army said it had expanded assistance into the area, including field hospitals, tents, food and water.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that civilians would be moved from the specified areas in eastern Rafah to the humanitarian area in the north and northeast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Calls to temporarily \"move\" the humanitarian area will be conveyed through flyers, SMS messages, phone calls and media broadcasts in Arabic, according to a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//IDF//status//1787083590905294941/">social media post<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published early Monday morning local time.<\/p>\n<p>The warning over Rafah came as the IDF confirms Hamas fired rockets at the Kerem Shalom crossing, a corridor connecting southern Israel and Gaza, on Sunday, reportedly killing at least four Israeli soldiers delivering assistance.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8416198,8415488\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//05//05//israelis-rally-to-demand-gaza-ceasefire-and-pm-netanyahus-resignation/">Israelis rally to demand Gaza ceasefire and PM Netanyahu's resignation <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//05//04//northern-gaza-in-full-blown-famine-senior-un-official/">Northern Gaza in 'full-blown' famine: Senior UN official<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Israeli tanks and troops were previously seen near the border with Gaza, raising fears that the long-promised ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah would start.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian Refugee Council has condemned the Israeli army\u2019s \u201cforced, unlawful\u201d evacuation order in Rafah, saying that it could lead to \u201cthe deadliest phase of this conflict.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>Israel's leadership under fire<\/h2><p>The announcement on Monday complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators to broker a cease-fire. 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is that there is famine - full-blown famine - in the north.\"\u00a0 \n\nMcCain warned mass starvation was \"moving its way south\", where the vast majority of Gaza's population has fled fighting between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0 \n\nThe UN has claimed since mid-March that northern Gaza is \"nearing\" a state of famine, though the organisation has not yet officially stated one had begun. \n\nHuman Rights Watch recently reported that children were dying \u00a0from starvation-related complications in Gaza, claiming Israel was using starvation as a \"weapon of war\" - a war crime under international law.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also said in March that Israel was \"provoking famine\" as a weapon of war.\u00a0 \n\nIsraeli officials have rejected these accusations.\u00a0 \n\nWFP Director McCain pointed to severe food shortages and food insecurity in northern Gaza, saying the people needed\u00a0 \"water, sanitation, medicine.\" \n\nShe said the WFP had seen \u201creal horror\" on the ground, which was \"very difficult to look at or hear\". \n\nThe senior UN official called for a ceasefire as a way of feeding people \"in a much faster fashion.\"\u00a0 \n\nContestation over the cause of food insecurity \n\nIsrael has been repeatedly accused of blocking or obstructing aid deliveries to northern Gaza, though humanitarian organisations have said the number of lorries being let in has increased since May.\u00a0 \n\nAid convoys carrying vital have also reportedly been fired upon by Israeli forces, while others have been looted by desperate crowds and criminal gangs.\u00a0 \n\nWorld Central Kitchen, a US-based nonprofit group, resumed operations on Monday after seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in April. It has distributed over 43 million meals across Gaza.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael has denied such claims. It instead blamed the UN and other international organisations for logistical problems and delays.\u00a0 \n\nOn Wednesday,\u00a0US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to let more aid into Gaza, amid claims by international organisations only a fraction of the aid needed was getting in.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nUN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said earlier this week there had been incremental progress toward averting \u201can entirely preventable, human-made famine\u201d in the northern Gaza Strip.\u00a0 \n\nHe urged the international community to \u201cdo everything possible\" to avert a crisis. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Northern Gaza is experiencing \"full-blown\" famine, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Director Cindy McCain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high, and things happen in a war, famine happens,\" she said during an interview with NBC aired on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"What I can explain to you is - is that there is famine - full-blown famine - in the north.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCain warned mass starvation was \"moving its way south\", where the vast majority of Gaza's population has fled fighting between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The UN has claimed since mid-March that northern Gaza is \"nearing\" a state of famine, though the organisation has not yet officially stated one had begun.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Watch recently reported that children were <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.hrw.org//news//2024//04//09//gaza-israels-imposed-starvation-deadly-children/">dying/u00a0from starvation-related complications in Gaza, claiming Israel was using starvation as a \"weapon of war\" - a war crime under international law.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//41//54//88//808x539_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg/" alt=\"Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip make tea at the makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/384x256_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/640x427_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/750x500_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/828x552_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/1080x720_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/1200x800_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/1920x1281_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip make tea at the makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also said in March that Israel was \"provoking famine\" as a weapon of war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials have rejected these accusations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WFP Director McCain pointed to severe food shortages and food insecurity in northern Gaza, saying the people needed\u00a0 \"water, sanitation, medicine.\"<\/p>\n<p>She said the WFP had seen \u201creal horror\" on the ground, which was \"very difficult to look at or hear\".<\/p>\n<p>The senior UN official called for a ceasefire as a way of feeding people \"in a much faster fashion.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contestation over the cause of food insecurity<\/strong><\/h2><p>Israel has been repeatedly accused of blocking or obstructing aid deliveries to northern Gaza, though humanitarian organisations have said the number of lorries being let in has increased since May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aid convoys carrying vital have also <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////edition.cnn.com//2024//02//21//middleeast//un-food-convoy-gaza-israel-strike-cmd-intl//index.html/">reportedly been fired upon by Israeli forces, while others have been looted by desperate crowds and criminal gangs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>World Central Kitchen, a US-based nonprofit group, resumed operations on Monday after seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in April. It has distributed over 43 million meals across Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel has denied such claims. It instead blamed the UN and other international organisations for logistical problems and delays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday,\u00a0US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to let more aid into Gaza, amid claims by international organisations only a fraction of the aid needed was getting in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said earlier this week there had been incremental progress toward averting \u201can entirely preventable, human-made famine\u201d in the northern Gaza Strip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He urged the international community to \u201cdo everything possible\" to avert a crisis.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1714812346,"updatedAt":1714829730,"publishedAt":1714827110,"firstPublishedAt":1714827113,"lastPublishedAt":1714829730,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Hatem Ali\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":"FILE - Palestinians crowd together as they wait for food distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 8, 2023.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"FILE - Palestinians crowd together as they wait for food distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 8, 2023.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/31\/71\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0d34040a-2ab0-5308-88f1-409ae147c0aa-8317140.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":"Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip make tea at the makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip make tea at the makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/54\/88\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e40f2d99-c349-5663-9872-4832e1d13e89-8415488.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP All rights 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WAR LATEST","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Offensive in Rafah would be 'nothing short of tragedy beyond words', UN agency warns","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Rafah offensive would risk hundreds of thousands of lives, UN warns","titleListing2":"Rafah incursion would endanger hundreds of thousands of lives, UN agency warns","leadin":"From Turkey's trade embargo on Israel to the UN's warnings on the potential consequences of a new offensive against southern Gaza, these are the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war this Friday.","summary":"From Turkey's trade embargo on Israel to the UN's warnings on the potential consequences of a new offensive against southern Gaza, these are the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war this Friday.","keySentence":"","url":"offensive-in-rafah-will-be-nothing-short-of-tragedy-beyond-words-un-agency-warns","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/05\/03\/offensive-in-rafah-will-be-nothing-short-of-tragedy-beyond-words-un-agency-warns","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be \u201cat imminent risk of death\u201d if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. \n\nThe city is a critical lifeline for humanitarian aid and currently hosts thousands of displaced Palestinians from other parts of Gaza. \n\nThe UN's\u00a0Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has said that an invasion of Rafah would be \"nothing short of a tragedy beyond words\". \n\nIsrael has previously said it would begin a ground invasion into the city, insisting that it remains a stronghold of Hamas.\u00a0 \n\nLeaders across the world have urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be cautious about any incursion into Rafah.\u00a0 \n\nOn Thursday, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said any US response to such an incursion would be up to President Joe Biden, but currently, \u201cconditions are not favourable to any kind of operation\u201d. \n\nErdogan imposes trade ban on Israel \n\nOther world leaders have also warned Israel against a ground invasion of Rafah. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country has imposed a trade ban on Israel, saying it could no longer \u201cstand by and watch\u201d the violence in Gaza. \n\nTurkey on Thursday announced that it had suspended all imports and exports to Israel and that the ban would remain until a permanent ceasefire agreement was reached.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cUp to now, Israel has killed [between] 40,000 to 45,000 Palestinians without mercy. As Muslims, we could not stand by and watch,\u201d Erdogan told reporters following traditional Friday prayers in Istanbul. \n\nTrade between Turkey and Israel reached $9.5 billion (\u20ac8.8bn), according to Erdogan.\u00a0 \n\nThe Turkish leader has faced domestic pressure to stop trade ties with Israel, losing points to a smaller Islamist party in local elections in March. \n\nIsraeli strike on Rafah kills seven \n\nAn Israeli strike on the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip killed seven people, including children, hospital officials said on Friday. \n\nThe overnight strike on the Chahine family home killed two adults and five children, aged between 7 and 16, according to a list of the names released by Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital. \n\nThe strike comes a day after Hamas said it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further ceasefire talks\u00a0\u2014 a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza. \n\nThe overall Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war stands at least 34,622, according to the Gazan Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians killed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be \u201cat imminent risk of death\u201d if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>The city is a critical lifeline for humanitarian aid and currently hosts thousands of displaced Palestinians from other parts of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The UN's\u00a0Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has said that an invasion of Rafah would be \"nothing short of a tragedy beyond words\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1785780987294552376\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Israel has previously said it would begin a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//25//israel-moving-ahead-with-rafah-offensive-to-target-hamas/">ground invasion<\/strong><\/a> into the city, insisting that it remains a stronghold of Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leaders across the world have urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be cautious about any incursion into Rafah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said any US response to such an incursion would be up to President Joe Biden, but currently, \u201cconditions are not favourable to any kind of operation\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Erdogan imposes trade ban on Israel<\/h2><p>Other world leaders have also warned Israel against a ground invasion of Rafah. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country has imposed a trade ban on Israel, saying it could no longer \u201cstand by and watch\u201d the violence in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey on Thursday announced that it had <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//05//03//turkey-halts-all-trade-with-israel-over-humanitarian-crisis-in-gaza/">suspended all imports and exports to Israel and that the ban would remain until a permanent ceasefire agreement was reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//41//44//90//808x539_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg/" alt=\"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to speak at a presser after Friday noon prayer in Istanbul, 3 May 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1920x1281_cmsv2_42e771b9-ffe2-5f89-b70a-2b8f8f15bc0a-8414490.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to speak at a presser after Friday noon prayer in Istanbul, 3 May 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cUp to now, Israel has killed [between] 40,000 to 45,000 Palestinians without mercy. As Muslims, we could not stand by and watch,\u201d Erdogan told reporters following traditional Friday prayers in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>Trade between Turkey and Israel reached $9.5 billion (\u20ac8.8bn), according to Erdogan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader has faced domestic pressure to stop trade ties with Israel, losing points to a smaller Islamist party in local elections in March.<\/p>\n<h2>Israeli strike on Rafah kills seven<\/h2><p>An Israeli strike on the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip killed seven people, including children, hospital officials said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The overnight strike on the Chahine family home killed two adults and five children, aged between 7 and 16, according to a list of the names released by Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//41//44//90//808x539_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg/" alt=\"Palestinians stand in the ruins of the Chahine family home, after an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 3, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/1920x1281_cmsv2_f9120ea9-cf1e-57b8-b8bc-e742fdc289f3-8414490.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Palestinians stand in the ruins of the Chahine family home, after an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 3, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The strike comes a day after Hamas said it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further ceasefire talks\u00a0\u2014 a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The overall Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war stands at least 34,622, according to the Gazan Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians killed.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1714741260,"updatedAt":1714770562,"publishedAt":1714746210,"firstPublishedAt":1714746215,"lastPublishedAt":1714770562,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP All rights reserved","altText":"Palestinians stand in the ruins of the Chahine family home, after an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 3, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Palestinians stand in the ruins of the Chahine family home, after an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 3, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/41\/44\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_47e5ca72-d268-5e09-b60c-e86db92c0164-8414490.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra","altText":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to speak at a presser after Friday noon prayer in Istanbul, 3 May 2024","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to speak at a presser after Friday noon prayer in Istanbul, 3 May 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It is a shared responsibility.\u201d \n\nThe Israeli Foreign Ministry informed the panel that until March 2024 the staff lists did not include Palestinian identification numbers, the report said. \n\nBut the report did find some serious gaps in implementing the neutrality policy, including staff publicly expressing political views. \n\nThe review was carried out after Israel claimed that a dozen UNRWA employees had participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. \n\nThose allegations led around 15 countries \u2013 including Germany, Italy and Austria - to cut funding to the agency, creating serious humanitarian challenges to the 2.3 million people in Gaza who often struggle to access food, water and shelter. \n\nHowever, most donor countries have resumed funding in recent weeks. \n\nThe report stressed the critical importance of UNRWA, calling it \u201cirreplaceable and indispensable\u201d to Palestinians. \n\n\u201cIn the absence of a political solution, we know it provides lifesaving humanitarian aid and essential services to the population. And of course, as we speak in this critical time, UNRWA has a vital role in the humanitarian response in Gaza,\u201d said Colonna. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>An independent review into the neutrality of the UN humanitarian agency for Palestinian refugees has found that Israel still hasn\u2019t provided any evidence to support its accusations that hundreds of UNRWA staff are members of terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>The panel, led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, said that Israel hadn\u2019t expressed concern about anyone on UNRWA staff lists since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-page Colonna report said UNRWA has \u201crobust\u201d procedures to uphold the UN principle of neutrality and that the agency routinely shares lists of staff members with host countries for its 32,000 employees, including around 13,000 working in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to stress that the international community has a responsibility in helping and supporting UNRWA in addressing neutrality issues,\u201d said Colonna, \u201cGlobally speaking in its mission, including in helping the agency to address these difficult challenges it faces sometimes. It is a shared responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Foreign Ministry informed the panel that until March 2024 the staff lists did not include Palestinian identification numbers, the report said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667159982240639\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//39//10//56//808x539_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg/" alt=\"Displaced Palestinians trying to walk back from central Gaza Strip to northern Gaza Strip , Sunday, April 14, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/384x256_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/640x427_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/750x500_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/828x552_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/1080x720_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/1200x800_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/1920x1280_cmsv2_409e9f77-c3fb-5d0a-8a25-9539867f4d94-8391056.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Displaced Palestinians trying to walk back from central Gaza Strip to northern Gaza Strip , Sunday, April 14, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Abdel Kareem Hana\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But the report did find some serious gaps in implementing the neutrality policy, including staff publicly expressing political views.<\/p>\n<p>The review was carried out after Israel claimed that a dozen UNRWA employees had participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Those allegations led around 15 countries \u2013 including Germany, Italy and Austria - to cut funding to the agency, creating serious humanitarian challenges to the 2.3 million people in Gaza who often struggle to access food, water and shelter.<\/p>\n<p>However, most donor countries have resumed funding in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The report stressed the critical importance of UNRWA, calling it \u201cirreplaceable and indispensable\u201d to Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the absence of a political solution, we know it provides lifesaving humanitarian aid and essential services to the population. And of course, as we speak in this critical time, UNRWA has a vital role in the humanitarian response in Gaza,\u201d said Colonna.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713819247,"updatedAt":1713847144,"publishedAt":1713846728,"firstPublishedAt":1713846736,"lastPublishedAt":1713846736,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mahmoud Essa\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":"Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over Gaza City, Gaza Strip on March 25, 2024","callToActionText":null,"width":4148,"caption":"Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over Gaza City, Gaza Strip on March 25, 2024","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/39\/10\/56\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8722626b-d628-5562-aa11-badd95ca2ac2-8391056.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":2765},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Abdel Kareem Hana\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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YOUNIS MASS GRAVE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Palestinian defence recover 50 bodies from mass grave in Khan Younis","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Palestinian defence recover 50 bodies from mass grave in Khan Younis","titleListing2":"Palestinian civil defence crews recover 50 bodies from mass grave in Khan Younis","leadin":"Meanwhile the Israeli military says the country\u2019s forces have been deployed along the length of Israel\u2019s borders in a security boost ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover.","summary":"Meanwhile the Israeli military says the country\u2019s forces have been deployed along the length of Israel\u2019s borders in a security boost ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover.","keySentence":"","url":"palestinian-defence-recover-50-bodies-from-mass-grave-in-khan-younis","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/22\/palestinian-defence-recover-50-bodies-from-mass-grave-in-khan-younis","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Emergency services in Gaza say they have recovered the bodies of at least 50 Palestinians from a mass grave near the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern city of Khan Younis. \n\nCivil defence teams are reportedly still carrying out a search and recovery operation with some reports suggesting there may be 150 bodies buried in the area. \n\nThe Israeli Defense Forces withdrew from Khan Younis two weeks ago after months of fierce fighting to root out Hamas which left much of the city in ruins. \n\nMeanwhile, at least 22 people \u2013 including 18 children \u2013 were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes on the southern city of Rafah. \n\nIsrael has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere. \n\nFor weeks, Israel has defied international warnings and threatened to launch a full-scale ground offensive into Rafah where it says Hamas is holding Israeli hostages and where the group\u2019s leadership and at least four battalions are based. \n\nIsrael\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to \u201cland additional and painful blows\u201d on Hamas in order to increase pressure on the group to free the remaining Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. \n\n\"We will not relax for a moment in the scared mission to bring them [the hostages] back home,\u201d he said in a video address. \n\n\u201cUnfortunately, all the proposals for returning our hostages were rejected by Hamas so far. Instead of withdrawing from its extreme positions, Hamas is planning divisions among us.\u201d \n\nAnd a spokesperson for the Israeli military said on Sunday that the country\u2019s forces had been deployed along the entire length of Israel\u2019s borders ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which is due to start on Monday evening. \n\n\u201cEven during the holiday, one must continue to be vigilant and adhere to the directives of the Home Front Command. Before our eyes is first and foremost the security of the citizens of the country,\" said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Emergency services in Gaza say they have recovered the bodies of at least 50 Palestinians from a mass grave near the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern city of Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<p>Civil defence teams are reportedly still carrying out a search and recovery operation with some reports suggesting there may be 150 bodies buried in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Defense Forces withdrew from Khan Younis two weeks ago after months of fierce fighting to root out Hamas which left much of the city in ruins.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at least 22 people \u2013 including 18 children \u2013 were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes on the southern city of Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>For weeks, Israel has defied international warnings and threatened to launch a full-scale ground offensive into Rafah where it says Hamas is holding Israeli hostages and where the group\u2019s leadership and at least four battalions are based.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to \u201cland additional and painful blows\u201d on Hamas in order to increase pressure on the group to free the remaining Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//83//00//808x454_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg/" alt=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking during video address for Passover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/384x216_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/640x360_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/750x422_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/828x466_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/1080x608_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/1200x675_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/83\/00\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2690f350-f651-5dd0-9b34-ef838a96b747-8388300.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking during video address for Passover<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Screenshot from EBU video 2024_10227177<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"We will not relax for a moment in the scared mission to bring them [the hostages] back home,\u201d he said in a video address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, all the proposals for returning our hostages were rejected by Hamas so far. Instead of withdrawing from its extreme positions, Hamas is planning divisions among us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a spokesperson for the Israeli military said on Sunday that the country\u2019s forces had been deployed along the entire length of Israel\u2019s borders ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which is due to start on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven during the holiday, one must continue to be vigilant and adhere to the directives of the Home Front Command. Before our eyes is first and foremost the security of the citizens of the country,\" said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713732851,"updatedAt":1713757324,"publishedAt":1713757001,"firstPublishedAt":1713757009,"lastPublishedAt":1713757009,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Gaza wednesday","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"UN calls for \u20ac2.6 billion in funding to urgently help 3 million Palestinians in need of food","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"UN calls for \u20ac2.6 billion in funding for desperate Gaza famine effort","titleListing2":"UN calls for \u20ac2.6 billion in funding to urgently help 3 million Palestinians in need of food","leadin":"Northern Gaza in particular is rapidly sinking into humanitarian disaster after months of military onslaught and choked aid supplies.","summary":"Northern Gaza in particular is rapidly sinking into humanitarian disaster after months of military onslaught and choked aid supplies.","keySentence":"","url":"un-calls-for-26-billion-in-funding-to-urgently-help-3-million-palestinians-in-need-of-food","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/17\/un-calls-for-26-billion-in-funding-to-urgently-help-3-million-palestinians-in-need-of-food","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A top United Nation official appealed for \u20ac2.6 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that preventing a looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. \n\nAndrea De Domenico, head of the UN humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, informed reporters that extensive efforts are needed to restore these essential services and meet basic standards, which cannot be accomplished during military operations. \n\nHe highlighted the widespread destruction of hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, homes, roads, and schools, noting that not a single university remains standing in Gaza. \n\nDe Domenico explained that Israel's recent significant military operation at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, was so devastating that the hospital had to close. He cited the destruction of an MRI scanner used for medical diagnoses as an example, questioning the military objective behind such actions. \n\nHe described a scene of horror at the hospital, with UN and Palestinian colleagues assisting people in identifying family members from the remains of corpses by their shoes or clothing. \n\nAccording to experts on hunger crises, famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of the population is experiencing catastrophic hunger. A recent report warned that escalating conflict could push half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents to the brink of starvation. \n\nDe Domenico acknowledged Israel's efforts to facilitate humanitarian assistance into Gaza, pointing to the opening of a northern crossing, critical for areas facing severe famine, and the opening of bakeries there. \n\nHowever, he emphasised that the UN continues to urge Israel to take further action. \n\nDe Domenico highlighted Israeli refusals and delays in granting UN requests for aid convoys to enter Gaza. During the week of April 6-12, 41% of UN requests involving Israeli checkpoints were denied. Additionally, last week, a convoy from UNICEF and the World Food Program was caught in crossfire in a supposed safe area. \n\nHe explained that convoys often face lengthy delays at checkpoints, receiving clearance only in the afternoon, too late to safely complete deliveries before nightfall. De Domenico suggested that Israeli authorities exploit these delays to maintain control over aid operations while appearing cooperative. \n\n\"We are in continuous dialogue with them, aiming to resolve issues and deliver aid,\" he stressed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A top United Nation official appealed for \u20ac2.6 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that preventing a looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, informed reporters that extensive efforts are needed to restore these essential services and meet basic standards, which cannot be accomplished during military operations.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the widespread destruction of hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, homes, roads, and schools, noting that not a single university remains standing in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>De Domenico explained that Israel's recent significant military operation at Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, was so devastating that the hospital had to close. He cited the destruction of an MRI scanner used for medical diagnoses as an example, questioning the military objective behind such actions.<\/p>\n<p>He described a scene of horror at the hospital, with UN and Palestinian colleagues assisting people in identifying family members from the remains of corpses by their shoes or clothing.<\/p>\n<p>According to experts on hunger crises, famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of the population is experiencing catastrophic hunger. A recent report warned that escalating conflict could push half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents to the brink of starvation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//81//14//808x539_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg/" alt=\"Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/384x256_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/640x427_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/750x500_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/828x552_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/1080x720_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/1200x800_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/1920x1281_cmsv2_f4644392-41c9-593c-a9e4-6f4c25a3c284-8378114.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mohammed Hajjar\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>De Domenico acknowledged Israel's efforts to facilitate humanitarian assistance into Gaza, pointing to the opening of a northern crossing, critical for areas facing severe famine, and the opening of bakeries there.<\/p>\n<p>However, he emphasised that the UN continues to urge Israel to take further action.<\/p>\n<p>De Domenico highlighted Israeli refusals and delays in granting UN requests for aid convoys to enter Gaza. During the week of April 6-12, 41% of UN requests involving Israeli checkpoints were denied. Additionally, last week, a convoy from UNICEF and the World Food Program was caught in crossfire in a supposed safe area.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that convoys often face lengthy delays at checkpoints, receiving clearance only in the afternoon, too late to safely complete deliveries before nightfall. De Domenico suggested that Israeli authorities exploit these delays to maintain control over aid operations while appearing cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are in continuous dialogue with them, aiming to resolve issues and deliver aid,\" he stressed.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713311386,"updatedAt":1713347465,"publishedAt":1713345452,"firstPublishedAt":1713345456,"lastPublishedAt":1713347302,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ariel Schalit\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":" Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday, April 17, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":" Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday, April 17, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/81\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_70be5c5f-1d0a-5d5b-bcf7-7473a2497149-8378114.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mohammed Hajjar\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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It said any agreement must end Israel's war in Gaza.","summary":"Hamas said it had handed its response to mediators in Egypt and Qatar. It said any agreement must end Israel's war in Gaza.","keySentence":"","url":"hamas-rejects-latest-gaza-truce-proposal-demands-permanent-ceasefire","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/14\/hamas-rejects-latest-gaza-truce-proposal-demands-permanent-ceasefire","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A statement from Israeli intelligence agency\u00a0 Mossad \u00a0said ''The rejection of the proposal by the three mediators, which included the most significant flexibility on Israel's part, proves that (Yahya) Sinwar does not want a humanitarian deal and the return of the hostages, is continuing to exploit the tension with Iran, and is striving to unite the sectors and achieve a general escalation in the region.'' \n\nThe statement was published on the Prime Minister's Office web page.\u00a0 Yahya Sinwar\u00a0is the highest-ranking Hamas official in Gaza and the territory's de facto ruler. \n\nThe statement also said Israel would continue to strive to realise ''the objectives of the war with Hamas with full force, and leave no stone unturned to return the 133 hostages from Gaza forthwith.'' \n\nIsrael's frequent bombardment of the strip has decimated homes and businesses across the territory, and displaced around 1.9 million Palestinians, according to the UN. \n\nMany who have been sheltering in central Gaza are defying the Israeli military's repeated warning not to go to their homes in the north of the strip, telling them it remains a war zone. \n\nVideo captured by the Associated Press on Sunday showed dozens of displaced families heading north through the coastal Rashid road, one of the two main thoroughfares linking southern Gaza to the north. The majority were on their feet, while others took donkey carts. \n\nDisplaced Palestinian Hanaa Abu Humaeidan from Jabaliya said her life in central Gaza has been ''very miserable''. \n\n''All the necessities of life are non-existent in this area, and of course we are deprived of our children, our husbands, and our families. We are deprived of all the pleasures of life, and we are trying, at the risk of ourselves, to return to the places we were in before and meet our families and children who remained there and to meet our loved ones.'' \n\nAreej Abu Ouda wants to return home to the Shati refugee camp, also located in the north. \n\n''We want our homes. We want our lives. We want to return, whether with a truce or without a truce. We want to return. It's enough. We are bored and tired.'' \n\nNorthern Gaza, including Gaza City, was the first target of Israel's operation against Hamas. \n\nThe Israeli military has sealed off the northern half of the strip and forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes and head to Gaza\u2019s southern parts. \n\nIn its efforts to ''eradicate'' Hamas, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli troops have killed at least 33,729 Palestinians. \n\nIsrael's army (IDF) said it has killed as many as 13,000 Hamas fighters and allies. \n\nThe conflict was triggered when Hamas invaded Israel on 7 October and killed 1,139 Israelis and foreigners. The gunmen also kidnapped 253 Israelis and foreigners, some of whom have died in Gaza or been freed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A statement from Israeli intelligence agency\u00a0Mossad\u00a0said ''The rejection of the proposal by the three mediators, which included the most significant flexibility on Israel's part, proves that (Yahya) Sinwar does not want a humanitarian deal and the return of the hostages, is continuing to exploit the tension with Iran, and is striving to unite the sectors and achieve a general escalation in the region.''<\/p>\n<p>The statement was published on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.gov.il//en//pages//spoke-office140424/">Prime Minister's Office<\/a> web page.\u00a0Yahya Sinwar\u00a0is the highest-ranking Hamas official in Gaza and the territory's de facto ruler.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said Israel would continue to strive to realise ''the objectives of the war with Hamas with full force, and leave no stone unturned to return the 133 hostages from Gaza forthwith.''<\/p>\n<p>Israel's frequent bombardment of the strip has decimated homes and businesses across the territory, and displaced around 1.9 million Palestinians, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p>Many who have been sheltering in central Gaza are defying the Israeli military's repeated warning not to go to their homes in the north of the strip, telling them it remains a war zone.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured by the Associated Press on Sunday showed dozens of displaced families heading north through the coastal Rashid road, one of the two main thoroughfares linking southern Gaza to the north. The majority were on their feet, while others took donkey carts.<\/p>\n<p>Displaced Palestinian Hanaa Abu Humaeidan from Jabaliya said her life in central Gaza has been ''very miserable''.<\/p>\n<p>''All the necessities of life are non-existent in this area, and of course we are deprived of our children, our husbands, and our families. We are deprived of all the pleasures of life, and we are trying, at the risk of ourselves, to return to the places we were in before and meet our families and children who remained there and to meet our loved ones.''<\/p>\n<p>Areej Abu Ouda wants to return home to the Shati refugee camp, also located in the north.<\/p>\n<p>''We want our homes. We want our lives. We want to return, whether with a truce or without a truce. We want to return. It's enough. We are bored and tired.''<\/p>\n<p>Northern Gaza, including Gaza City, was the first target of Israel's operation against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military has sealed off the northern half of the strip and forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes and head to Gaza\u2019s southern parts.<\/p>\n<p>In its efforts to ''eradicate'' Hamas, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli troops have killed at least 33,729 Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Israel's army (IDF) said it has killed as many as 13,000 Hamas fighters and allies.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict was triggered when Hamas invaded Israel on 7 October and killed 1,139 Israelis and foreigners. The gunmen also kidnapped 253 Israelis and foreigners, some of whom have died in Gaza or been freed.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713100719,"updatedAt":1713128766,"publishedAt":1713128343,"firstPublishedAt":1713128348,"lastPublishedAt":1713128348,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews","altText":"Palestinians are trying to leave central Gaza and return to their homes in the north of the strip, in defiance of an Israeli military warning not to.","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"Palestinians are trying to leave central Gaza and return to their homes in the north of the strip, in defiance of an Israeli military warning not to.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/24\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e74d34d9-535d-505d-9e5c-631c9d803638-8372470.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1080},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mahmoud 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Iranian attack. \n\nThe army\u2019s spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said late Friday that Israel is ready for a \u201cwide variety of scenarios\u201d that include both defensive and offensive actions. He also said that Israel\u2019s military chief has completed a situation assessment with the head of the US Central Command Erik Kurilla who is visiting Israel. \n\n\u201cOur defenses are ready and know how to deal with every threat separately,\u201d Hagari told reporters. \u201cNext to defense, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities and we know how to act and protect the people of Israel.\u201d \n\nIsrael has been bracing for a possible Iranian attack since an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week. \n\nHagari said the visit by Kurilla is meant to \u201cguarantee that the coordination between us is tight.\u201d \n\nIsraeli settlers storm West Bank village \n\n\n\nDozens of Israeli settlers rampaged through the village of al-Mughayyir in search of a missing 14-year-old Israeli boy, according to rights group Yesh Din. The group said that settlers were shooting and setting houses on fire in the village. \n\nPalestinian health officials said one Palestinian was killed and 18 were wounded. \n\nVideos posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the rights group showed dark clouds of smoke billowing from burning cars as gunshots rang out. \n\nThe Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one man was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, though details were not provided. At least 18 injured Palestinians were treated at hospitals, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society noting eight of the wounded had suffered gunshot wounds from settlers. \n\nIsrael\u2019s military said it was looking into reports of the incident. \n\nIsrael opens new aid truck crossing \n\nIsrael opened a new crossing for aid trucks into northern Gaza as its efforts to ramp up aid to the besieged enclave came under criticism from a top United Nations official. \n\nTel Aviv, facing mounting US pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to dramatically increase aid to the strip. \n\nThe military said that trucks carrying food passed the newly opened northern crossing on Thursday. It said the aid was inspected at its Kerem Shalom crossing near the Egyptian border before being transported inside Israel to the crossing. The new system aims to provide an alternative to the risky and difficult task of transporting aid across Gaza from north to south. \n\nIsrael plans to open its southern Ashdod port for additional aid shipments in the coming days. Currently, most aid enters through land routes from neighbouring Egypt. \n\nHowever, according to the UN, the surge of aid is not being felt in Gaza because difficulties persist in distributing the aid. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories. \n\nThe UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints. McGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time. \n\nSeveral aid organizations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid mission killed seven aid workers. \n\nProtesters turn to U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv \n\nDemonstrators rallied outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday to call for the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. \n\nProtesters carried large photos of hostages as well as signs with slogans, calling for help from US President Joe Biden. \n\n\"Help us, Biden,\" one protester said into a megaphone at the rally, while another held up a sign reading \"Stop sacrificing the hostages.\" \n\n\"Our only hope is international intervention, mainly the US administration,\" said Zahiro Mor, the nephew of Avraham Munder, one of the hostages. \n\nOn 7th October, Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. \n\nHamas is believed to be holding roughly 100 hostages, as well as the remains of about 30 people who were killed on the 7th October or who have died in captivity. \n\n","htmlText":"<h2><\/h2><p>Israel\u2019s military says it has prepared plans to respond to a possible Iranian attack.<\/p>\n<p>The army\u2019s spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said late Friday that Israel is ready for a \u201cwide variety of scenarios\u201d that include both defensive and offensive actions. He also said that Israel\u2019s military chief has completed a situation assessment with the head of the US Central Command Erik Kurilla who is visiting Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur defenses are ready and know how to deal with every threat separately,\u201d Hagari told reporters. \u201cNext to defense, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities and we know how to act and protect the people of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been bracing for a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//12//israel-vows-to-defend-itself-against-looming-iranian-attack/">possible Iranian attack<\/strong><\/a> since an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week.<\/p>\n<p>Hagari said the visit by Kurilla is meant to \u201cguarantee that the coordination between us is tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli settlers storm West Bank village<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged through the village of al-Mughayyir in search of a missing 14-year-old Israeli boy, according to rights group Yesh Din. The group said that settlers were shooting and setting houses on fire in the village.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian health officials said one Palestinian was killed and 18 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the rights group showed dark clouds of smoke billowing from burning cars as gunshots rang out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778819037637623991\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one man was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, though details were not provided. At least 18 injured Palestinians were treated at hospitals, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society noting eight of the wounded had suffered gunshot wounds from settlers.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military said it was looking into reports of the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Israel opens new aid truck crossing<\/h2><p>Israel opened a new crossing for aid trucks into northern Gaza as its efforts to ramp up aid to the besieged enclave came under criticism from a top United Nations official.<\/p>\n<p>Tel Aviv, facing mounting US <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//12//us-officials-warn-aid-is-not-reaching-gaza/">pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to dramatically increase aid to the strip.<\/p>\n<p>The military said that trucks carrying food passed the newly opened northern crossing on Thursday. It said the aid was inspected at its Kerem Shalom crossing near the Egyptian border before being transported inside Israel to the crossing. The new system aims to provide an alternative to the risky and difficult task of transporting aid across Gaza from north to south.<\/p>\n<p>Israel plans to open its southern Ashdod port for additional aid shipments in the coming days. Currently, most aid enters through land routes from neighbouring Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to the UN, the surge of aid is not being felt in Gaza because difficulties persist in distributing the aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n<p>The UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints. McGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Several aid organizations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid mission killed seven aid workers.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8342334\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//01//israel-sees-largest-anti-government-protest-since-hamas-war-began/">Israel sees largest anti-government protest since Hamas war began<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Protesters turn to U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv<\/h2><p>Demonstrators rallied outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday to call for the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters carried large photos of hostages as well as signs with slogans, calling for help from US President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\"Help us, Biden,\" one protester said into a megaphone at the rally, while another held up a sign reading \"Stop sacrificing the hostages.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//07//20//808x539_cmsv2_07ea575d-1f2f-556b-83d3-cfc0f142a53d-8370720.jpg/" alt=\"Relatives of hostages held 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than ever before into the besieged enclave. \n\nBut\u00a0 there are few signs of those promises materialising and international officials say starvation is widespread in hard-hit northern Gaza. \n\nSamantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, said this week she accepted \u201ccredible\u201d reports that famine is now occurring in the area and urged Israel to take further steps to expedite humanitarian aid shipments. \n\nPower is not the first senior US official to describe the situation of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. Last week in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that all Gazans were suffering from severe food insecurity. \n\n\"100 per cent of the population of Gaza is experiencing acute levels of food insecurity. 100% of the population is in need of humanitarian aid,\" Blinken said. \n\nIn addition, US President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. \n\nIsraeli shelling and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and injured 74,993, according to the Gazan health ministry, which adds that women and children account for two-thirds of the dead. \n\nIsrael says it is prepared to defend and counterattack if Iran retaliates \n\nMeanwhile, the shadow of war looms over the region. On Thursday, Israel's military said it is prepared to defend the country and counterattack if Iran retaliates for a deadly air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. \n\nTehran blames Israel for the attack earlier this month, which the Pentagon also believes was carried out by Israel, although Tel Aviv has not commented. The heightened tensions have raised international concern that Israel's devastating war against Hamas in Gaza could spread to the rest of the Middle East. \n\nIsrael faces opposition from ultra-Orthodox Jews \n\nAlso on Thursday, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protested in Jerusalem over a court ruling that could end their exemptions from compulsory service in the Israeli army. \n\nHolding signs saying \"to jail, not to the army\", they demonstrated outside Israel's military enlistment office. There were clashes between police and some of the protesters. \n\nLast month, Israel's Supreme Court ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army. The ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to participate in compulsory military service. \n\nMost Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years in the army, followed by years of reserve service. Jewish women serve two mandatory years. \n\nExemptions for the ultra-Orthodox, along with the government stipends many seminary students receive until age 26, have angered much of the general public. \n\nThese long-standing tensions have only increased in the six months of war in Gaza. The ultra-Orthodox say that joining the army will threaten their way of life, which has been maintained for generations. 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Last week in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that all Gazans were suffering from severe food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>\"100 per cent of the population of Gaza is experiencing acute levels of food insecurity. 100% of the population is in need of humanitarian aid,\" Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, US President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli shelling and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and injured 74,993, according to the Gazan health ministry, which adds that women and children account for two-thirds of the dead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778531046096789545\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Israel says it is prepared to defend and counterattack if Iran retaliates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the shadow of war looms over the region. On Thursday, Israel's military said it is prepared to defend the country and counterattack if Iran retaliates for a deadly air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran blames Israel for the attack earlier this month, which the Pentagon also believes was carried out by Israel, although Tel Aviv has not commented. 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There were clashes between police and some of the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Israel's Supreme Court ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army. The ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to participate in compulsory military service.<\/p>\n<p>Most Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years in the army, followed by years of reserve service. Jewish women serve two mandatory years.<\/p>\n<p>Exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox, along with the government stipends many seminary students receive until age 26, have angered much of the general public.<\/p>\n<p>These long-standing tensions have only increased in the six months of war in Gaza. The ultra-Orthodox say that joining the army will threaten their way of life, which has been maintained for generations. 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Four of the leader's grandchildren were also killed. \n\nHaniyeh\u00a0confirmed the deaths in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel, saying his sons \u201cwere martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.\u201d \n\nHaniyeh\u2019s sons are among the highest-profile figures to be killed in the war so far.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael said they were Hamas operatives, and Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in \u201cthe spirit of revenge and murder.\u201d \n\n\u201cThe enemy believes that by targeting the families of the leaders, it will push them to give up the demands of our people,\u201d Haniyeh told the Al Jazeera satellite channel.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cAnyone who believes that targeting my sons will push Hamas to change its position is delusional,\u201d he added. \n\nThe deaths threaten to strain the internationally mediated ceasefire talks, which appeared to gain steam in recent days even as the sides remain far apart on key issues. \n\n\nIsmail Haniyeh lives in exile in Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based. \n\nHe said the killings would not pressure Hamas into softening its positions. The two sides have been involved in months of ceasefire talks. \n\nThe slayings also come as Israel is under intensifying pressure - increasingly from its top ally, the U.S. - to change tack in the war, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid for desperate people in Gaza. \n\n\nBiden: Netanyahu making a 'mistake' in Gaza \n\nUS President Joe Biden has criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s approach to Gaza.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cI think what he\u2019s doing is a mistake,\" he said in an interview. \"I don\u2019t agree with his approach.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nBiden\u2019s remarks were some of his strongest criticism yet of Netayhanu, as tensions between Israel and its principal ally soar over the mounting death toll in Gaza.\u00a0 \n\nThe Democrat leader also called for a ceasefire, warning US support depended on whether Israel would allow in more aid to the Palestinian enclave.\u00a0 \n\nHe called an Israeli drone attack that killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen last week \u201coutrageous\u201d. \n\nThe hour-long interview was recorded last Wednesday and it aired on Tuesday night on US Spanish-language network Univision. \n\n\u201cWhat I\u2019m calling for is for the Israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks, total access to all food and medicine going into the country,\u201d said Biden. \n\n\u201cThere\u2019s no excuse to not provide for the medical and the food needs of those people. It should be done now.\u201d \n\nGaza sparks trade dispute between Turkey and Israel \n\nTurkey and Israel have slapped trade barriers on one another as relations plummet over the war in Gaza.\u00a0 \n\nAnkara on Tuesday announced export restrictions on 54 types of products to Israel with immediate effect, including metals, jet fuel and chemical fertilisers.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael said it was preparing a ban on Turkish products in response.\u00a0 \n\nThe announcements came a day after Israel barred Turkish military cargo planes from airdropping aid into Gaza.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThere is no excuse for Israel to block our attempt to deliver aid by air to starving people of Gaza,\u201d said Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan.\u00a0 \n\nStung by a local election loss last month, Turkish\u00a0President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced intense pressure from voters to halt trade with Israel.\u00a0 \n\nCritics accuse Ankara of double standards by denouncing Israel yet continuing lucrative commercial relations. \n\nErdogan has said Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza verge on \u201cgenocide\u201d and called Hamas - deemed a terrorist organisation by Israel, the United States and the European Union - freedom fighters. \n\nIn a post on X, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Erdogan was \u201conce again sacrificing the economic interests of the people of Turkey for his support of the Hamas murderers in Gaza.\u201d \n\nHe claimed he had asked US organisations to stop investing in Turkey and importing Turkish goods. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip official Hamas media said. Four of the leader's grandchildren were also killed.<\/p>\n<p>Haniyeh\u00a0confirmed the deaths in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel, saying his sons \u201cwere martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haniyeh\u2019s sons are among the highest-profile figures to be killed in the war so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel said they were Hamas operatives, and Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in \u201cthe spirit of revenge and murder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enemy believes that by targeting the families of the leaders, it will push them to give up the demands of our people,\u201d Haniyeh told the Al Jazeera satellite channel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who believes that targeting my sons will push Hamas to change its position is delusional,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths threaten to strain the internationally mediated ceasefire talks, which appeared to gain steam in recent days even as the sides remain far apart on key issues. <\/p>\n<p>Ismail Haniyeh lives in exile in Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based.<\/p>\n<p>He said the killings would not pressure Hamas into softening its positions. The two sides have been involved in months of ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n<p>The slayings also come as Israel is under intensifying pressure - increasingly from its top ally, the U.S. - to change tack in the war, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid for desperate people in Gaza. <\/p>\n<h2>Biden: Netanyahu making a 'mistake' in Gaza<\/h2><p>US President Joe Biden has criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s approach to Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what he\u2019s doing is a mistake,\" he said in an interview. \"I don\u2019t agree with his approach.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s remarks were some of his strongest criticism yet of Netayhanu, as tensions between Israel and its principal ally soar over the mounting death toll in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat leader also called for a ceasefire, warning US support depended on whether Israel would allow in more aid to the Palestinian enclave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He called an Israeli drone attack that killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen last week \u201coutrageous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The hour-long interview was recorded last Wednesday and it aired on Tuesday night on US Spanish-language network Univision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1771581225620127861\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m calling for is for the Israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks, total access to all food and medicine going into the country,\u201d said Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no excuse to not provide for the medical and the food needs of those people. It should be done now.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Gaza sparks trade dispute between Turkey and Israel<\/h2><p>Turkey and Israel have slapped trade barriers on one another as relations plummet over the war in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ankara on Tuesday announced export restrictions on 54 types of products to Israel with immediate effect, including metals, jet fuel and chemical fertilisers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it was preparing a ban on Turkish products in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The announcements came a day after Israel barred Turkish military cargo planes from airdropping aid into Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no excuse for Israel to block our attempt to deliver aid by air to starving people of Gaza,\u201d said Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stung by a local election loss last month, Turkish\u00a0President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced intense pressure from voters to halt trade with Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1717182684189892688\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Critics accuse Ankara of double standards by denouncing Israel yet continuing lucrative commercial relations.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has said Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza verge on \u201cgenocide\u201d and called Hamas - deemed a terrorist organisation by Israel, the United States and the European Union - freedom fighters.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Erdogan was \u201conce again sacrificing the economic interests of the people of Turkey for his support of the Hamas murderers in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He claimed he had asked US organisations to stop investing in Turkey and importing Turkish goods.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712703219,"updatedAt":1712779032,"publishedAt":1712725943,"firstPublishedAt":1712725945,"lastPublishedAt":1712779032,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi","altText":"Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. 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experts.","keySentence":"","url":"where-is-my-home-annihilation-awaits-palestinians-returning-to-khan-younis","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/09\/where-is-my-home-annihilation-awaits-palestinians-returning-to-khan-younis","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A city shattered beyond recognition awaited Palestinians who returned to Khan Younis on Monday, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops.\u00a0 \n\nStunned civilians filed home to recover what they could from the immense destruction left after months of fighting and bombardment by Israel.\u00a0 \n\nFamilies sifted through swathes of rubble and debris - once people's homes and businesses - along streets bulldozed to dirt.\u00a0 \n\nBuildings that still stood were gutted and burned out from shelling, riddled with bullet holes. Floors dangled precipitously.\u00a0 \n\nThe destruction of south Gaza's Khan Younis highlighted the immense toll of one of the world\u2019s most destructive and lethal military assaults in recent decades.\u00a0 \n\nMost of the tiny enclave, home to 2.3 million people, is unlivable.\u00a0 \n\nAn estimated 55% of the buildings in the Khan Younis area \u2013 around 45,000 buildings \u2013 have been destroyed or damaged, according to mapping experts Corey Scher of City University of New York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University.\u00a0 \n\nThe ruins could spell what is in store for the 1.4 million people sheltering in the southern border city of Rafah, which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to invade.\u00a0 \n\nReturning to Khan Younis Magdy Abu Sahrour was shocked to see his house in ruins.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t find my home because of all the destruction,\u201d he said, standing in front of the rubble. \u201cWhere is my place, where is my home?\u201d \n\nIsraeli troops stormed Khan Younis in December as part of their blistering ground offensive, following Hamas' 7 October attack on southern Israel.\u00a0 \n\nThe war has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health authorities. Israeli authorities say 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Hamas\u2019 surprise assault.\u00a0 \n\nMany of the thousands who came to Khan Younis by foot or on carts on Monday have been sheltering in Rafah. Israel's withdrawal allowed them to see the wreckage of their homes and retrieve some possessions.\u00a0 \n\nThey said they had little immediate chance to return, with the city now unlivable. \n\nOne woman clambered over collapsed concrete slabs that were once her home. Her son crawled under the rubble and twisted rebar, clearing away concrete blocks. \n\n\u201cThere are no words to describe the pain inside me,\u201d she said, her voice breaking. \u201cOur memories, our dreams, our childhood here, our family \u2026 It\u2019s all gone.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A city shattered beyond recognition awaited Palestinians who returned to Khan Younis on Monday, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stunned civilians filed home to recover what they could from the immense destruction left after months of fighting and bombardment by Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Families sifted through swathes of rubble and debris - once people's homes and businesses - along streets bulldozed to dirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buildings that still stood were gutted and burned out from shelling, riddled with bullet holes. Floors dangled precipitously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The destruction of south Gaza's Khan Younis highlighted the immense toll of one of the world\u2019s most destructive and lethal military assaults in recent decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most of the tiny enclave, home to 2.3 million people, is unlivable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 55% of the buildings in the Khan Younis area \u2013 around 45,000 buildings \u2013 have been destroyed or damaged, according to mapping experts Corey Scher of City University of New York and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ruins could spell what is in store for the 1.4 million people sheltering in the southern border city of Rafah, which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to invade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//10//48//808x539_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg/" alt=\"Palestinians walk through the destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 8, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/384x256_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/640x427_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/750x500_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/828x552_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/1080x720_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/1200x800_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/10\/48\/1920x1281_cmsv2_b9bc69a7-8381-5494-84fa-a77f41769dfa-8361048.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Palestinians walk through the destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 8, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Returning to Khan Younis Magdy Abu Sahrour was shocked to see his house in ruins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t find my home because of all the destruction,\u201d he said, standing in front of the rubble. \u201cWhere is my place, where is my home?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli troops stormed Khan Younis in December as part of their blistering ground offensive, following Hamas' 7 October attack on southern Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The war has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health authorities. Israeli authorities say 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Hamas\u2019 surprise assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1771581225620127861\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many of the thousands who came to Khan Younis by foot or on carts on Monday have been sheltering in Rafah. Israel's withdrawal allowed them to see the wreckage of their homes and retrieve some possessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They said they had little immediate chance to return, with the city now unlivable.<\/p>\n<p>One woman clambered over collapsed concrete slabs that were once her home. Her son crawled under the rubble and twisted rebar, clearing away concrete blocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words to describe the pain inside me,\u201d she said, her voice breaking. \u201cOur memories, our dreams, our childhood here, our family \u2026 It\u2019s all gone.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712616886,"updatedAt":1712658244,"publishedAt":1712639338,"firstPublishedAt":1712639340,"lastPublishedAt":1712658244,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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WAR UPDATE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Germany faces war crime facilitation claims at The Hague, Israel withdraws troops from south Gaza","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Berlin faces war crime claims at UN top court, Israel withdraws troops","titleListing2":"Germany faces war crime facilitation claims at The Hague, Israel withdraws troops from south Gaza","leadin":"All the latest developments on the Israel Hamas war.","summary":"All the latest developments on the Israel Hamas war.","keySentence":"","url":"germany-to-defend-war-facilitation-claims-at-the-hague-israel-withdraws-troops-from-khan-y","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/08\/germany-to-defend-war-facilitation-claims-at-the-hague-israel-withdraws-troops-from-khan-y","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Germany to defend itself at The Hague \n\nPreliminary hearings open on Monday at the United Nations\u2019 top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel. \n\nThe case alleges that Berlin's assistance contributes to acts of genocide and violations of international law amidst the conflict between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael strongly denies its military campaign in Gaza amounts to breaches of the Genocide Convention. \n\nNicaragua brought the case against Germany, a key European ally of Israel and principal supplier of arms to its military.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe are calm and we will set out our legal position in court,\u201d German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer said ahead of the hearings. \n\n\u201cWe reject Nicaragua\u2019s accusations,\u201d Fischer told reporters in Berlin on Friday. \u201cGermany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian law, and we will set this out in detail before the International Court of Justice.\u201d \n\nThe court will likely take weeks to deliver its preliminary decision and Nicaragua's case will probably drag on for 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Cars were overturned and charred. Southern Gaza's main hospital, Nasser, was in ruins.\u00a0 \n\nSix months of war \n\nIsrael and Hamas marked just over six months of fighting since the October 7 attack on Sunday.\u00a0 \n\nMore than 1,200 Israelis were killed on that day and hundreds taken hostage.\u00a0 \n\nSome 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military campaign that followed.\u00a0 \n\nFor weeks Israel has vowed a ground offensive in nearby Rafah. But the city shelters some 1.4 million people - more than half of Gaza's population. The prospect of an offensive has raised global alarm, including from Israel's top ally, the US.\u00a0 \n\nWhite House national security spokesman John Kirby repeated on Sunday the US opposition to a Rafah offensive.\u00a0 \n\nHe told ABC the partial Israeli withdrawal \u201cis really just about rest and refit for these troops that have been on the ground for four months and not necessarily, that we can tell, indicative of some coming new operation for these troops.\" \n\nThe six-month mark has been met with growing frustration in Israel, where anti-government protests have swelled and anger is mounting over what some see as government inaction to help free about 130 remaining hostages. \n\nSeveral thousand protesters called for a \u201chostage deal now\u201d at a rally outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, organised by hostages' families. In southern Israel, weeping relatives gathered at the site of a music festival where more than 300 people were killed on October 7. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an impossible reality for us, it\u2019s an impossible reality for the Gazans and the people of this country. We just want to live,\u201d said one protester, Talia Ezrahi. \n\n\u201cI would agree to anything to return the hostages and stop the mass killings in Gaza,\u201d said another protester, Michal Fruchtman. \n\nHostage release negotiations \n\nNegotiations in pursuit of a ceasefire in exchange for the hostages\u2019 release were expected to resume in Cairo on Sunday. An Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad intelligence agency was going to Cairo, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity. \n\nNegotiations are backdropped by increasing scepticism of Israel's handling of the war, particularly around the Israeli airstrike that killed international aid workers delivering food in Gaza.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThis doesn\u2019t seem (like) a war against terror. This doesn\u2019t seem anymore a war about defending Israel. This really, at this point, seems it\u2019s a war against humanity itself,\" chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s told ABC after his World Central Kitchen colleagues were killed in Gaza.\u00a0 \n\nAid deliveries on a crucial new sea route to the territory were suspended as a result of Israel's deadly strike, which killed seven humanitarian workers from the World Central Kitchen. \n\n\u201cHumanity has been all but abandoned\u201d in Gaza, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement. \n\nWarning of 'imminent famine' in Gaza \n\nThe United Nations now warns of \u201cimminent famine\u201d for more than 1 million people in Gaza.\u00a0 \n\nHumanitarian workers urge Israel to loosen restrictions on the delivery of aid overland as some Palestinians forage for weeds to eat.\u00a0 \n\nThousands of aid trucks have been waiting to enter Gaza. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a slow-motion massacre of people to subject them to the kind of deprivation of food and water that they have been subjected to for the last six months,\u201d Doctors Without Borders USA executive director Avril Benoit told CBS. \n\n","htmlText":"<h2>Germany to defend itself at The Hague<\/h2><p>Preliminary hearings open on Monday at the United Nations\u2019 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.icj-cij.org//node//203822/">top court<\/strong><\/a> in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The case alleges that Berlin's assistance contributes to acts of genocide and violations of international law amidst the conflict between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel strongly denies its military campaign in Gaza amounts to breaches of the Genocide Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Nicaragua brought the case against Germany, a key European ally of Israel and principal supplier of arms to its military.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calm and we will set out our legal position in court,\u201d German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer said ahead of the hearings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe reject Nicaragua\u2019s accusations,\u201d Fischer told reporters in Berlin on Friday. \u201cGermany has breached neither the genocide convention nor international humanitarian law, and we will set this out in detail before the International Court of Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776892781316760026\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The court will likely take weeks to deliver its preliminary decision and Nicaragua's case will probably drag on for years.<\/p>\n<h2>Israel withdraws forces<\/h2><p>Israel announced on Sunday it had <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//07//idf-dramatically-reduces-troops-on-the-ground-in-southern-gaza-strip/">withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defence officials said troops were regrouping as the army prepares to move into Hamas\u2019 last stronghold, Rafah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe war in Gaza continues, and we are far from stopping,\u201d military chief Herzi Halevi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local broadcaster Channel 13 TV reported Israel was preparing to begin evacuating Rafah within one week and the process could take several months.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on condition of anonymity, military officials said a \u201csignificant force\u201d of Israeli military remained in Gaza to continue targeted operations, which includes Khan Younis, the hometown of the Hamas leader, Yehya Sinwar.<\/p>\n<p>AP video in Khan Younis showed some people returning to a landscape marked by shattered multistory buildings and climbing over debris. Cars were overturned and charred. Southern Gaza's main hospital, Nasser, was in ruins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Six months of war<\/h2><p>Israel and Hamas marked just over six months of fighting since the October 7 attack on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,200 Israelis were killed on that day and hundreds taken hostage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military campaign that followed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776877887230017839\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For weeks Israel has vowed a ground offensive in nearby Rafah. But the city shelters some 1.4 million people - more than half of Gaza's population. The prospect of an offensive has raised global alarm, including from Israel's top ally, the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>White House national security spokesman John Kirby repeated on Sunday the US opposition to a Rafah offensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He told ABC the partial Israeli withdrawal \u201cis really just about rest and refit for these troops that have been on the ground for four months and not necessarily, that we can tell, indicative of some coming new operation for these troops.\"<\/p>\n<p>The six-month mark has been met with growing frustration in Israel, where anti-government protests have swelled and anger is mounting over what some see as government inaction to help free about 130 remaining hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Several thousand protesters called for a \u201chostage deal now\u201d at a rally outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, organised by hostages' families. In southern Israel, weeping relatives gathered at the site of a music festival where more than 300 people were killed on October 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an impossible reality for us, it\u2019s an impossible reality for the Gazans and the people of this country. We just want to live,\u201d said one protester, Talia Ezrahi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would agree to anything to return the hostages and stop the mass killings in Gaza,\u201d said another protester, Michal Fruchtman.<\/p>\n<h2>Hostage release negotiations<\/h2><p>Negotiations in pursuit of a ceasefire in exchange for the hostages\u2019 release were expected to resume in Cairo on Sunday. An Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad intelligence agency was going to Cairo, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations are backdropped by increasing scepticism of Israel's handling of the war, particularly around the Israeli airstrike that killed international aid workers delivering food in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t seem (like) a war against terror. This doesn\u2019t seem anymore a war about defending Israel. This really, at this point, seems it\u2019s a war against humanity itself,\" chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s told ABC after his World Central Kitchen colleagues were killed in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aid deliveries on a crucial new sea route to the territory were suspended as a result of Israel's deadly strike, which killed seven humanitarian workers from the World Central Kitchen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1775509032519786705\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHumanity has been all but abandoned\u201d in Gaza, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2>Warning of 'imminent famine' in Gaza<\/h2><p>The United Nations now warns of \u201cimminent famine\u201d for more than 1 million people in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian workers urge Israel to loosen restrictions on the delivery of aid overland as some Palestinians forage for weeds to eat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of aid trucks have been waiting to enter Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a slow-motion massacre of people to subject them to the kind of deprivation of food and water that they have been subjected to for the last six months,\u201d Doctors Without Borders USA executive director Avril Benoit told CBS.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712521476,"updatedAt":1712567689,"publishedAt":1712555724,"firstPublishedAt":1712555729,"lastPublishedAt":1712567689,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP","altText":"Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive after they withdrew from Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 7, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive after they withdrew from Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 7, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/79\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_208ed508-c590-5b2b-9091-b22f1c3ac795-8357940.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ismael Abu Dayyah\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Hamas is sending top representative Khalil Al-Hayya, to Egypt to participate in a new round of negotiations, with diplomats and Security Service heads of Egypt, Qatar, the US and Israel. \n\nAn Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad intelligence agency was due to depart for Cairo, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter with the media. \n\n\u201cIsrael is prepared for a deal; Israel is not prepared to surrender,\" Netanyahu said, and asserted that international pressure on Israel \u201cis only causing Hamas to harden its positions.\u201d \n\nThe body of hostage Elad Katzir, 47,\u00a0 was found on Saturday by the Israeli army. It is believed that he was killed in January by militants associated with Islamic Jihad, one of the groups involved in the October 7 attack on southern Israel. \n\nThe discovery has reignited pressure on Israel's government to reach a deal for the release of the remaining hostages. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv, urging for a resolution and early elections, while hostages' families expressed fears that time is running out. So far, at least 36 hostages have been confirmed dead, with about half of the original number having been released. \n\nCarmit Katzir, Elad's sister, lamented, \"He could have been saved if a deal had happened in time. Our leadership is cowardly and driven by political considerations, and that is why a deal did not happen.\" \n\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is facing divided opinions among Israelis. A week ago, tens of thousands of protestors gathered in central Jerusalem, staging the largest anti-government demonstration since the war began. \n\nIn Gaza, tens of thousands are dead and over a million Palestinians displaced. Martin Griffiths, the UN humanitarian chief, described the situation as a \"terrible milestone,\" emphasising the urgent need to avert further escalation and prevent a man-made famine. \n\nCeasefire negotiations are set to resume, according to an Egyptian official and Egyptian media. The talks will involve the participation of a Hamas delegation, with the group insisting on linking the war's conclusion to agreements on releasing hostages and improving conditions in Gaza. \n\nThe international community has condemned recent Israeli airstrikes that resulted in civilian casualties, including humanitarian workers. Amid these developments, the US has stressed the importance of protecting civilians and aid workers in determining future support for Israel. \n\nThe conflict's toll on Gaza's health system is severe, with major hospitals like al-Shifa and Nasser severely damaged. The destruction of these facilities has worsened the region's already dire humanitarian crisis. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Truce talks are to resume in Cairo on Sunday. Hamas is sending top representative Khalil Al-Hayya, to Egypt to participate in a new round of negotiations, with diplomats and Security Service heads of Egypt, Qatar, the US and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad intelligence agency was due to depart for Cairo, according to an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter with the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is prepared for a deal; Israel is not prepared to surrender,\" Netanyahu said, and asserted that international pressure on Israel \u201cis only causing Hamas to harden its positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The body of hostage Elad Katzir, 47,\u00a0 was found on Saturday by the Israeli army. It is believed that he was killed in January by militants associated with Islamic Jihad, one of the groups involved in the October 7 attack on southern Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//35//60//96//808x539_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg/" alt=\"People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in Tel Av\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/384x256_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/640x427_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/750x500_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/828x552_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/1080x720_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/1200x800_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/60\/96\/1920x1281_cmsv2_8c322db2-3277-5a6a-a41e-4dd543df4fcf-8356096.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in Tel Av<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ariel Schalit\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The discovery has reignited pressure on Israel's government to reach a deal for the release of the remaining hostages. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv, urging for a resolution and early elections, while hostages' families expressed fears that time is running out. So far, at least 36 hostages have been confirmed dead, with about half of the original number having been released.<\/p>\n<p>Carmit Katzir, Elad's sister, lamented, \"He could have been saved if a deal had happened in time. Our leadership is cowardly and driven by political considerations, and that is why a deal did not happen.\"<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is facing divided opinions among Israelis. A week ago, tens of thousands of protestors gathered in central Jerusalem, staging the largest anti-government demonstration since the war began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776608491756724294\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Gaza, tens of thousands are dead and over a million Palestinians displaced. Martin Griffiths, the UN humanitarian chief, described the situation as a \"terrible milestone,\" emphasising the urgent need to avert further escalation and prevent a man-made famine.<\/p>\n<p>Ceasefire negotiations are set to resume, according to an Egyptian official and Egyptian media. The talks will involve the participation of a Hamas delegation, with the group insisting on linking the war's conclusion to agreements on releasing hostages and improving conditions in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8355552\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//06//world-food-programme-warns-of-imminent-famine-in-northern-gaza/">World Food Programme warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The international community has condemned recent Israeli airstrikes that resulted in civilian casualties, including humanitarian workers. Amid these developments, the US has stressed the importance of protecting civilians and aid workers in determining future support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict's toll on Gaza's health system is severe, with major hospitals like al-Shifa and Nasser severely damaged. The destruction of these facilities has worsened the region's already dire humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712434926,"updatedAt":1712504063,"publishedAt":1712473060,"firstPublishedAt":1712473064,"lastPublishedAt":1712504063,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ariel Schalit\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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follows growing calls for Israel to take 'appropriate' action against those involved in killing seven aid workers in drone strikes in Gaza on 1 April. \n\nThe World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff killed include Australian Lalzawmi 'Zomi' Frankcom, American-Canadian Jacob Flickinger, Polish Damian Sobol and British James Kirby, John Chapman, James Henderson. They were travelling with Palestinian interpreter Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha. \n\nIsraeli Defense Force (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said the killing was a ''tragedy'', that the IDF takes ''full responsibility'' for it and was the result of a ''misidentification'' in complex conditions. \n\n''This operational misidentification and misclassification was the result of internal failures that led to a critical information regarding the humanitarian operation to not go properly down to the chain of command,\" Hagari said. \n\nOn Friday, an internal investigation led to the dismissal of two officers and reprimanding of three others. The IDF said they had mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement. \n\nThe WCK has called for an independent investigation. \n\nThe charity said it had been authorised by the Israeli military to transfer aid supplies. Three vehicles that were moving at large distances apart were hit in succession. \n\nThe Australian government wants Israel to preserve all evidence from its investigation of the strike to allow for further scrutiny if required.\u00a0 \n\nForeign Minister Penny Wong said her government expects ''full accountability'' from Israel. \n\n''This has been a deadly failure of deconfliction. It cannot be brushed aside, and it cannot be covered over,'' she said. \n\nAmid outrage over the incident, Israel said it would also take steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid, including\u00a0temporarily reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza. \n\nThe United States and its allies continued to airdrop humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians in the isolated northern part of Gaza Strip. \n\nThe WFP said overall, the number of people in Gaza facing catastrophic hunger has doubled in less than three months, going from 570,000 in December to 1.1 million today. \n\nIt said it is providing food to more than one million people in the besieged territory each month, despite enormous challenges. \n\nMost food is distributed in southern and central Gaza, and very little assistance reaches people elsewhere. \n\nWFP said it needs humanitarian staff and supplies to be able to move freely and safely across Gaza. It urged Israel to allow more routes into Gaza, including from the north, and use of Ashdod port. \n\nTo really have a chance of beating back famine, WHO insists it needs a humanitarian ceasefire. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The organisation's warning follows growing calls for Israel to take 'appropriate' action against those involved in killing seven aid workers in drone strikes in Gaza on 1 April.<\/p>\n<p>The World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff killed include Australian Lalzawmi 'Zomi' Frankcom, American-Canadian Jacob Flickinger, Polish Damian Sobol and British James Kirby, John Chapman, James Henderson. They were travelling with Palestinian interpreter Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Force (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said the killing was a ''tragedy'', that the IDF takes ''full responsibility'' for it and was the result of a ''misidentification'' in complex conditions.<\/p>\n<p>''This operational misidentification and misclassification was the result of internal failures that led to a critical information regarding the humanitarian operation to not go properly down to the chain of command,\" Hagari said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, an internal investigation led to the dismissal of two officers and reprimanding of three others. The IDF said they had mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//35//55//52//808x539_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg/" alt=\"An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/384x256_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/640x427_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/750x500_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/828x552_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/1080x720_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/1200x800_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/1920x1281_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Leo Correa\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The WCK has called for an independent investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The charity said it had been authorised by the Israeli military to transfer aid supplies. Three vehicles that were moving at large distances apart were hit in succession.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian government wants Israel to preserve all evidence from its investigation of the strike to allow for further scrutiny if required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government expects ''full accountability'' from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>''This has been a deadly failure of deconfliction. It cannot be brushed aside, and it cannot be covered over,'' she said.<\/p>\n<p>Amid outrage over the incident, Israel said it would also take steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid, including\u00a0temporarily reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776301727202918866\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The United States and its allies continued to airdrop humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians in the isolated northern part of Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The WFP said overall, the number of people in Gaza facing catastrophic hunger has doubled in less than three months, going from 570,000 in December to 1.1 million today.<\/p>\n<p>It said it is providing food to more than one million people in the besieged territory each month, despite enormous challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Most food is distributed in southern and central Gaza, and very little assistance reaches people elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>WFP said it needs humanitarian staff and supplies to be able to move freely and safely across Gaza. It urged Israel to allow more routes into Gaza, including from the north, and use of Ashdod port.<\/p>\n<p>To really have a chance of beating back famine, WHO insists it needs a humanitarian ceasefire.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712398707,"updatedAt":1712417224,"publishedAt":1712416845,"firstPublishedAt":1712416851,"lastPublishedAt":1712417155,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Fatima Shbair\/AP","altText":"Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ca1641b6-5d7b-5b39-b99c-5dc91485f6c0-8355552.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Leo Correa\/AP","altText":"An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/35\/55\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8da99fac-99f8-5ac2-a9da-c56ac50ec836-8355552.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Fatima Shbair\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Among them were an American-Canadian dual citizen and citizens of Australia, Poland and the UK. \n\n\"There is an uncomfortable reality that until Monday, to the best of my knowledge, all of the aid workers killed (to that point) have been Palestinians,\" IRC Senior Vice President of International Programs Ciar\u00e1n Donnelly told the Associated Press.\u00a0 \n\n\"We have seen a significant increase in global attention to this issue, to the safety of humanitarian workers in large part because of the nationalities of those who were killed on Monday.\" \n\nBefore the strike, Donnelly said 196 humanitarian workers and 350 healthcare workers had been killed in the Hamas war. \n\nWhile Donnelly would not speak about the motivations of the Israel Defence Forces who carried out the strikes, he did say the Gaza war \"is not being conducted in ways that respect the protections provided under international humanitarian law.\" \n\nWorld governments condemn aid convoy bombing \n\nIsrael has acknowledged carrying out the attack on the convoy, and says it has launched an independent investigation into the decision behind it. However, its officials' expressions of regret at the aid workers' killing has not calmed international outrage at the incident. \n\nUS President Joe Biden said he was \"outraged and heartbroken\" by the strike, demanded accountability for the killings, and castigated Israel for failing to minimise civilian casualties and suffering. \n\n\"The United States has repeatedly urged Israel to deconflict their military operations against Hamas with humanitarian operations, in order to avoid civilian casualties,\" he said. \n\nWith three British nationals among the dead, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on X that he had told his Israeli counterpart that the aid workers\u2019 deaths \u201care completely unacceptable.\u201d \n\nUK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell said he \u201crequested a quick and transparent investigation, shared with the international community, and full accountability.\u201d \n\nMitchell added: \u201cWe need to see an immediate humanitarian pause, to get aid in and the hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable cease-fire.\u201d \n\nSpain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said Israel's explanation so far was \u201cabsolutely unacceptable and insufficient\u201d and called for \"much more detailed clarification of what happened.\u201d His government plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state this summer. \n\nHouthi rebels \"running low on weapons\" \n\nA slowdown in attacks in the Red Sea indicates that Houthi rebels in Yemen may be running through their supplies of drone swarms and anti-ship ballistic missiles, the top US Air Force commander for the Middle East said on Wednesday. \n\nLieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said that the persistent American retaliatory strikes on the Iran-backed militia group have \u201ccertainly affected their behaviour\" and that \"their pace of operations is not what it was.\u201d \n\nThe Houthis have been conducting near daily attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, launching drones and missiles from rebel-held areas of Yemen. \n\nThe attacks are often unsuccessful but at times have struck the ships. They have disrupted a crucial shipping route not only for cargo, but also for aid to countries including conflict-stricken Sudan. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said the killing of international charity workers this week by an Israeli air strike highlights that Gaza is the \"most lethal place in the world to be an aid worker\".<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli attack on a World Central Kitchen convoy delivering food in Gaza <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//03//israel-draws-fire-for-death-of-aid-workers-as-charities-pull-out-of-gaza/">killed at least seven people on Monday. Among them were an American-Canadian dual citizen and citizens of Australia, Poland and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\"There is an uncomfortable reality that until Monday, to the best of my knowledge, all of the aid workers killed (to that point) have been Palestinians,\" IRC Senior Vice President of International Programs Ciar\u00e1n Donnelly told the Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"We have seen a significant increase in global attention to this issue, to the safety of humanitarian workers in large part because of the nationalities of those who were killed on Monday.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">That is an uncomfortable reality, but it is a reality nonetheless. And if any good can come of this attention, perhaps it can be an increase in political and diplomatic attention<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Ciar\u00e1n Donnelly\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Senior Vice President of International Programs, IRC\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before the strike, Donnelly said 196 humanitarian workers and 350 healthcare workers had been killed in the Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>While Donnelly would not speak about the motivations of the Israel Defence Forces who carried out the strikes, he did say the Gaza war \"is not being conducted in ways that respect the protections provided under international humanitarian law.\"<\/p>\n<h2>World governments condemn aid convoy bombing<\/h2><p>Israel has <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//02//israeli-airstrike-on-gaza-kills-foreign-aid-workers/">acknowledged carrying out the attack on the convoy, and says it has launched an independent investigation into the decision behind it. However, its officials' expressions of regret at the aid workers' killing has not calmed international outrage at the incident.<\/p>\n<p>US President Joe Biden said he was \"outraged and heartbroken\" by the strike, demanded accountability for the killings, and castigated Israel for failing to minimise civilian casualties and suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\"The United States has repeatedly urged Israel to deconflict their military operations against Hamas with humanitarian operations, in order to avoid civilian casualties,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>With three British nationals among the dead, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on X that he had told his Israeli counterpart that the aid workers\u2019 deaths \u201care completely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell said he \u201crequested a quick and transparent investigation, shared with the international community, and full accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell added: \u201cWe need to see an immediate humanitarian pause, to get aid in and the hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable cease-fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said Israel's explanation so far was \u201cabsolutely unacceptable and insufficient\u201d and called for \"much more detailed clarification of what happened.\u201d His government plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Houthi rebels \"running low on weapons\"<\/h2><p>A slowdown in attacks in the Red Sea indicates that Houthi rebels in Yemen may be running through their supplies of drone swarms and anti-ship ballistic missiles, the top US Air Force commander for the Middle East said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said that the persistent American retaliatory strikes on the Iran-backed militia group have \u201ccertainly affected their behaviour\" and that \"their pace of operations is not what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis have been conducting near daily attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, launching drones and missiles from rebel-held areas of Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks are often unsuccessful but at times have struck the ships. 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