- UNRWA was last able to deliver aid to northern Gaza on January 23, says UN agency chief Philippe Lazzarini as he describes the “looming famine” as a “man-made disaster”.
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday will conclude its six-day hearings into the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967.
- Israel is due to report to the ICJ on Monday on the progress it has made in implementing the top UN court’s last month’s order of preventing genocide in Gaza. This case was brought by South Africa.
- Netanyahu says military operation in Rafah “will be delayed somewhat” if a captives deal is reached, but “it will happen” regardless.
- At least 29,692 Palestinians have been killed and 69,879 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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Dozens arrested as Israeli forces conduct raids across the occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has arrested eight Palestinians, three children among them, from the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
Israeli forces stormed the village of Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah and arrested three 17-year-olds. They also stormed the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, and arrested five Palestinians.
Wafa also reports that the Israeli military has arrested eight people in Hebron Governorate. Four men were arrested from the town of Ithna, west of Hebron, while four people, including a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, were arrested in the town of Beit Ummar.
Six Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, have also been arrested in the Hizma and Al-Issawiya neighbourhoods of occupied East Jerusalem.
Wafa also reports that Israeli forces have arrested “dozens” of Gazan workers in the city of Nablus. A Palestinian from Nablus was also arrested in the raids.
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Return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza not something Israel will ‘allow’: Report
One of the points of dispute in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas is the Palestinian group’s request to allow the return of displaced Gaza residents to their homes in the north of the Strip, says Israeli army radio correspondent Doron Kadosh in a post on X.
According to the post, Israel rejects the notion altogether, saying it’s not something it will “allow” as it wants to avoid a potential return of Hamas members.
Separately, Israel is reportedly considering setting up tent cities in Gaza’s central area and Khan Younis for residents who have lost their homes.
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More than 30 Palestinian fighters killed in 24 hours: Israeli military
The Israeli military has released its daily update in which it also made other claims:
- In central Gaza, Israeli forces say they killed more than 10 Palestinian fighters.
- In Khan Younis, they claim to have killed a fighter armed with an RPG with the help of a fighter jet.
- With the use of snipers and tanks, the Israeli military claims to have killed an unspecified number of Palestinian fighters from close quarters in western Khan Younis.
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WATCH: Gaza residents embrace biking amid damaged roads, surging fuel prices
People in Gaza have turned to bicycles for transport as the Israeli bombing of the Strip leaves full neighbourhoods, roads and cars destroyed.
Some have set up makeshift repair shops to help put old bicycles to use.
Watch our report below:
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Israeli industry minister meets Saudi counterpart at WTO conference
Nir Barkat met his Saudi counterpart, Majid bin Abdullah Alkassabi, on the sidelines of a UAE-hosted WTO conference and voiced confidence that the countries can “make history together”, according to the Israeli economy and industry minister’s spokesperson.
Before Israel’s war on Gaza, Saudi Arabia signalled its willingness to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme. However, after Israel began its military assault on the enclave, it appeared that Saudi Arabia had put the US-backed plans to normalise ties on ice.
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an end to decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, deeming it “illegal”. Saudi Ambassador Ziad al-Atiyah told the ICJ that “Israel’s actions indicate that it has no intention of making peace”.
“The Israeli occupation is illegal and must be ended without conditions,” he added.
Riyadh backs the international consensus that Israel must withdraw from lands it captured in the 1967 war for the realisation of a viable Palestinian state. The 1993 Oslo Accords raised hopes of a Palestinian state, but Israel has since built more settlements on Palestinian lands in violation of the pacts brokered by the US.
Source:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/26/israels-war-on-gaza-live-man-made-disaster-as-israel-blocks-food-aid
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