The group said in a statement that the move represents a clear “expression of the free global conscience, rejecting war crimes and brutal violations” committed in the enclave, where a humanitarian tragedy is unfolding.
“We call on all countries of the world to take urgent action to form the widest international front to isolate the occupation, expose its crimes, and impose further punitive measures on it that will lead to the cessation of its aggression and crimes against innocent civilians, and enduring the ongoing genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.”
Hamas also asked demonstrators around the world to hold protests and form another “international solidarity movement” on Sunday.
Palestinian infant, only weeks old, dies of malnutrition in Gaza.Death toll in Gaza rises to 90 since dawn: hospital sources
A Palestinian infant, only weeks old, has died of malnutrition in Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.“We’ve heard from the director of al-Shifa Hospital, Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya, who just announced that in the past few minutes, two more cases of [patients with] malnutrition were pronounced dead inside the hospital,” the reporter said.
One of them was a 35-day-old newborn baby who died of malnutrition.Many of the [patients] are picked up from the streets; people are fainting in the streets.
Meanwhile, inside the hospitals, there isn’t much that can be done to help people. Resources are not available. The hospital is under resourced, it doesn’t have enough capacity because it has been dealing with the huge influx of injuries for the past months.
US Ambassador to Israel assails attack on ancient church by Israeli settlers
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has visited Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, following a recent attack by Israeli settlers that damaged an ancient church site.
“What has happened here is an absolute travesty, and it’s my desire to do everything possible to let the people of this peaceful village know that we will certainly insist that those who carry out acts of terror and violence in Taybeh — or anywhere — be found and be prosecuted,” Huckabee said in a statement that does not contain the word “settler” or “Israel”.
“Not just reprimanded, that’s not enough. People need to pay a price for doing something that destroys that which belongs, not just to other people, but that which belongs to God.”Five people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, the Palestinian Red Crescent has told Al Jazeera.
The attack took place in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, in the southwestern part of the city.
‘No one should have to risk their life to get basic assistance’: Red Cross chief
Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has again warned that Palestinians in Gaza face “an acute risk of famine”, and the situation is getting worse, Al Jazeera reports.
“Basic food supplies are no longer available in markets or distribution points,” Chapagain said in a post on X.
“The cost of remaining essentials, such as flour, has skyrocketed, with 1 kilogramme now reaching as much as $20, making it impossible for two million people to meet their minimum daily nutritional needs.”
He also reiterated a call “for full and unhindered access for humanitarian assistance” to Gaza, which remains under an Israeli blockade.UK police arrest 55 at parliament rally for banned Palestine Action group
Fifty-five people have been arrested at a rally for the banned Palestine Action group outside Britain’s parliament, Reuters reports quoting London’s Metropolitan Police.
The crowd in Parliament Square had been waving placards supporting the group that was banned this month under anti-terrorism legislation, the force said in a post on X.
People from the rally, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves, were taken away in police vans.
British lawmakers proscribed the group earlier this month after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest of Britain’s support for Israel. Membership of Palestine Action now carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
The group has called the decision “authoritarian”, and a challenge to the ban will be heard at London’s High Court on Monday.
At least 90 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since dawn, sources in the territory’s hospitals have told Al Jazeera.
Among the victims were 36 people who were seeking aid, they said.
Police arrest supporters of Palestine Action group at London protest
Police in London say they have begun making arrests at a demonstration in support of the banned direct action group Palestine Action in the centre of the British capital, according to Al Jazeera.
Similar to the previous two Saturdays, officers from London’s Metropolitan police detained protesters in Parliament Square who were professing their support for the banned group and calling for its ban to be overturned.
As in previous demonstrations, protesters held placards reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”, PA Media reported.
“A group of protesters has gathered in Parliament Square, with placards expressing support for Palestine Action,” the Metropolitan Police posted on X. “Officers have moved in and arrests are taking place.”
UNRWA says ‘enough food for entire population’ of Gaza awaiting entry in Egypt
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said it has “enough food for the entire population of Gaza” waiting at the border in Egypt.
“The supplies are available. The systems are in place,” UNRWA said in a post on X.
“Open the gates, lift the siege, allow UNRWA to do its work and help people in need,” it added, noting that among those needing the supplies were 1 million children.
Gaza death toll rises to 58,765 as 98 killed in past 24 hours
Israel’s military offensive on Gaza has killed at least 58,765 people and wounded 140,485 since October 7, 2023, Al Jazeera reports, citing the latest bulletin by the ministry of health.
The death toll since a ceasefire broke down on March 18 has risen to 7,938 killed and 28,444 injured.The ministry also said that 98 people have been killed and 511 injured in Israeli strikes in the past 48 hours.
