Israeli army kills 46 people across enclave
Gaza’s Health Ministry says 46 people have been killed and 110 injured across Gaza in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
Israel’s army continues to pound the southern city of Rafah after its forces on Sunday night bombed a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in a designated safe zone and killed 45 people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the government has said in a statement, defying Israel which had condemned the plan.
The government approved the recognition in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, the statement said.
“The Government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah,” it said.
“An Ambassador of Ireland to the State of Palestine will be appointed along with a full Embassy of Ireland in Ramallah.”
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Norway formally recognises Palestinian state, Ireland next : Report
AFP news agency is reporting that Norway’s government has also formally recognised a Palestinian state, with Ireland due to follow suit later.
“Norway has been one of the most fervent defenders of a Palestinian state for more than 30 years,” said the Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide as the move went into effect.
As we’ve reported, Spain has already formally recognised Palestinian statehood today, and Ireland is expected to do the same soon, joining 143 other countries worldwide that have already done so.
South African government condemns Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp
South Africa’s international relations department says the government has joined the international community in condemning the Israeli attack on a tent camp Rafah.
Israeli tanks are pushing deeper into Rafah right now from two major axes – first, along the Philadelphi Corridor into the city centre, and second, from the eastern part of Rafah city all the way down to an area known as the al-Awda traffic circle.
Artillery shelling there has reached as far as the vicinity of the Kuwaiti Hospital, which has been pushed out of service all day. The field hospitals in western Rafah city, including the Indonesian Field Hospital, the Kuwaiti Field Hospital, and the Emirati Field Hospital, are also all out of service. They are pushed to relocate to the evacuation zone in western Khan Younis (al-Mawasi).
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa has said Tokyo is deeply concerned about the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza and the killing of women and children in Monday’s Israeli attack.
The minister said in a news conference that the orders of the ICJ on Rafah are legally binding for the concerned parties and should be implemented in good faith.
She said: “In my telephone conversation with Foreign Minister [Israel] Katz yesterday, I conveyed Japan’s position and requested that humanitarian assistance activities, including the use of the Rafah checkpoint, not be impeded.”
The ICJ urged last week Israel to stop its offensive on the southern Gaza city immediately.
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