- Israel’s incursion into Khan Younis’ Nasser Hospital has led to the deaths of at least four patients after electricity was severed and oxygen supplies cut.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel will “continue to oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state” as it would be a “huge reward to unprecedented terrorism”.
- The US says an Israeli ground attack on Rafah with 1.4 million people would be a “disaster” without a plausible evacuation plan.
- Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 28,775 Palestinians and wounded 68,552 since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139.
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‘Enough is enough’: Time for world leaders to impose Palestinian statehood
Gideon Levy, an Israeli columnist and political commentator, says there’s a great opportunity for the international community to step in and finally end Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.
“Israel refused for decades, even before Netanyahu, to go for a real settlement for the Palestinian problem. Therefore, it is time for the international community say, ‘enough is enough’,” Levy told Al Jazeera.
Israel launches wars every few years and destroys Gaza, and then the international community must fund its rehabilitation, he noted.
“It puts risk over the whole world as all kinds of other tensions rise because of the conflict in Gaza. The international community should say enough leaving it to Israel. It is time for the international community to impose a solution, otherwise it will go on like this forever.”
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Remembering Cousin Aamer, a nurse who loved crab, and was killed by Israel
Aamer Saeed al-Ramlawi, 45, was the father of five children, two daughters and three sons. He was loved by many, not least by his cousin and best friend, Hassan Youssef al-Ramlawi, 33.
Aamer also loved barbecuing and cooking, especially on the beach, which fit in with his obsession with seafood, especially crab.
“Before October 7, we spent most of our time together; hanging out every Thursday evening, barbequing, playing cards, and talking every other day. It was lovely,” Hassan told Al Jazeera of life before the war on Gaza broke out.
Read more about Hassan’s rememberance of his cousin Aamer here.
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Two doctors arrested in Gaza during Israeli raid released: PRCS
Two doctors have been released by Israeli forces this morning, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on X.
Doctors Jamal Ayad and Nafith Al-Qarm were arrested 7 days ago from Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis during an Israeli raid, PRCS said.
“12 others from our teams remain under arrest”, the relief agency also said, saying 7 of these people were also arrested at Al-Amal Hospital,
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WATCH: Is starvation of civilians being used as a weapon of war?
Palestinians in Gaza are living in famine-like conditions because of the shortage of humanitarian aid.
The UN has warned that hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are on the brink of starvation.
About two million Palestinians are facing acute levels of hunger after many of them lost their homes and livelihoods.
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Palestinian exodus into Egypt’s Sinai would mean ‘disaster’: UN
A mass movement of refugees from Rafah into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula would be a disaster for Palestinians and prospects for peace in the Middle East, the UN’s high commissioner for refugees says.
Filippo Grandi, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, said Egyptian authorities have made it clear that displaced Palestinians must receive assistance.
“It would be a disaster for the Palestinians, … a disaster for Egypt and a disaster for the future of peace,” Grandi said of Israeli’s planned Rafah ground invasion.
Asked whether Egyptian authorities had contacted Grandi’s agency about contingency plans, he said: “The Egyptians said that people should be assisted inside Gaza, and we are working on that.”
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi [File: Brian Inganga/AP] -
WHO demands access to Nasser Hospital to provide ‘life-saving services’
The World Health Organization (WHO) is trying to get access to Nasser Hospital as Israeli troops continue to raid the facility, where hundreds of civilians are trapped.
“There are still critically injured and sick patients that are inside the hospital,” WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said.
“There is an urgent need to deliver fuel to ensure the continuation of the provision of life-saving services. … We are trying to get access because people who are still in Nasser Medical Complex need assistance.”
Israel’s military has called the raid on the hospital “precise and limited” and said it has detained dozens of “terrorists”.
Source:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/16/israels-war-on-gaza-live-17000-children-torn-from-parents-un-says