- Gaza has become a death zone”: WHO chief says “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation worsens.
- Palestine Red Crescent Society warns of dire situation at al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli siege continues for 30th day.
- Medical charity MSF “outraged” by Israeli attack on its shelter in al-Mawasi that killed two family members of staff and injured six.
- Residents of northern Gaza Strip have only animal feed to eat for past three weeks, says head of Gaza’s government media office.
- At least 29,313 Palestinians killed and 69,333 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks stands at 1,139.
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Hamas says Jerusalem shooting ‘natural response’ to Israeli massacres
Hamas has said the attack on a highway near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank is a “natural response to the [Israeli] occupation’s massacres and crimes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
We reported earlier that at least three people were killed and eight wounded during the shooting this morning, with Israeli police saying two gunmen were killed and a third arrested.
Hamas also raised concerns about Israel’s planned restrictions for Arabs at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
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Iran says ICJ opinion can set ground for saving thousands of innocent people
Raza Najafi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, says at the ICJ that “we remain at a turning point in the history of mankind”.
“The opinion of this court can set the ground for saving the lives of thousands of innocent women and children and contribute to the legitimate demand of the people deprived of their inherent right to self-determination,” he said.
Najafi then listed a series of measures that, he said, constitute the ongoing violation by the Israeli occupying regime:
- Prolonged occupation
- Altering demographic composition in the occupied territories
- Altering the character and the status of the Holy City
- Discriminatory measures
- Violations of the rights of Palestinian people to permanent sovereignty over their natural resources
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China calls for two-state solution at ICJ
Ma Xinmin, a Foreign Ministry legal adviser, says that China “has consistently supported the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate right”.
“Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed on multiple occasions that China calls for a comprehensive ceasefire and the early solution to the question of Palestine on the basis of a two-state solution through negotiation,” he said.
“In pursuit of the right to self-determination”, he states, the Palestinian people’s use of force to “resist foreign oppression” and complete the establishment of an independent state is an “inalienable right”.
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If you’re just joining us
It’s 11:30am (09:30 GMT) in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.
Here are some of the latest developments:
- Three people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting attack near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank.
- Turkey pushed for a ceasefire and two-state solution at the G20 meeting.
- A report by US intelligence assessed with “low confidence” that a handful of UNWRA staff participated in the October 7 attacks on Israel, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- US official Brett McGurk and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh visited Cairo amid efforts to broker a truce deal.
- The Israeli military said it intercepted air attacks from the Red Sea.
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Missile attack causes fire on vessel off Yemen coast: UK agency
We now have more information on the attack reported off Yemen’s coast.
The missile attack targeted a vessel transiting the Gulf of Aden and caused a fire on board, the British maritime security agency said.
“A vessel was attacked by two missiles, resulting in a fire onboard,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, adding that “coalition forces are responding”.
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Gaza death toll rises
The death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has increased to 29,410 since October 7, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement.
At least 69,465 people have been wounded.
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Israeli minister says ‘our right to life overrides the Palestinians’ freedom of movement’
Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has said Palestinians’ freedom of movement should be restricted, following a shooting attack on a highway near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank that we reported on earlier.
“Our right to life overrides the Palestinians’ freedom of movement,” Ben-Gvir said, according to Israeli media reports. “I will fight for barriers around the villages that will limit the freedom of movement of the residents of the Palestinian Authority.”
At least three people were killed and eight wounded during the shooting this morning, with Israeli police saying two gunmen were killed and a third arrested.
Source:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/22/israels-war-on-gaza-live-gaza-has-become-a-death-zone-says-who-chief
