Israel’s war on Gaza: Mediators urge Israel, Hamas to finalise truce

Qatar, Egypt and the United States call on Hamas and Israel to finalise an agreement that embodies the principles outlined by US President Joe Biden on May 31, 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are almost no health services remaining in Rafah after the city’s last partially functioning hospital, the al-Helal al-Emirati, shut down amid the ongoing hostilities.

We woke up today to the sound of heavy artillery bombardment in the northern part of Nuseirat refugee camp and the northern part of Bureij refugee camp.

The majority of the Israeli military operations are now concentrated on Rafah district, where there has been no let up in fighting. The military has been demolishing complete residential neighbourhoods and thrusting troops and tanks deeper into the Shaboura and Yibna neighbourhoods and close to the Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood.

Ambulances are struggling to rescue Palestinians who are injured in areas of confrontations. The vast majority of Rafah’s medical sector is out of service and they depend on field hospitals in Mawasi area, which is a long distance away.

Doctors at Al Aqsa Hospital [in Deir al-Balah] are helpless, unable to provide patients with essential medical care. They say the vast majority of cases need to be evacuated for treatment abroad…but patients are unable to leave Gaza.

I saw children suffering from high rates of malnutrition, combined different kinds of disease. It was completely disturbing. This is due to the severe shortage of food supplies and deteriorating medical conditions.

Parents [of sick and injured children] express deep agony, saying they are helpless, that they can’t do anything for their kids. They are afraid they will lose their children as they situation worsens by the day.

Israeli troops have stormed a family’s apartment in the town of Beitunia, 4kms (2.5 miles) from Ramallah, and arrested six relatives, reports the Wafa news agency.

Those detained include a woman and three of her brothers, all originally hailing from the Gaza Strip, according to Wafa.

In a separate raid in the town of Dhahriya, near Hebron, Israeli forces arrested two more brothers in their homes, according to Wafa.

Since October 7, Israeli troops have launched near-nightly raids on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, making at least 8,975 arrests.

Israel has intensified raids in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since it launched its war on Gaza on October 7.

At least 516 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids and shootings in the occupied West Bank in the past eight months, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The Jenin refugee camp has been the site of numerous Israeli incursions over the years. And after October 7, things have become worse for the Palestinians.

The renewed Israeli violence has only fuelled Palestinian resistance in Jenin.

Israeli military vehicles are seen during a raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp [File/Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo]
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The South African Board of Jewish Deputies has called for a book on Palestinian history to be banned, saying it is an attempt to “indoctrinate” children.

The illustrated book, titled, “From the River to the Sea”, highlights the history of Palestine, including its multi-ethnic background and the 1948 Nakba, and celebrates key Palestinian figures and culture.

Its writer and publisher, Nathi Ngubane, says he has been bombarded with hate messages over the book, despite simply telling “the story of Palestine and their fight for freedom”.

The South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) backed up the book, saying it is an important resource for understanding Palestinian history amid the “ongoing genocide”, and denounced calls for it to be censored.

“It is imperative that parents and educators have tools like this well researched and expertly produced publication to counter the persistent erasure and silencing of Palestinian voices in public discourse,” said the group.

Israel has encroached on 32% of Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation shows
Israel has taken over some 32 percent of Gaza’s area by “systematically demolishing neighbourhoods” to create a buffer zone and a central axis dividing it, according to Al Jazeera’s Sanad Verification Agency.

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