The Gaza Health Ministry said that Israeli guns hit a group of people waiting for help in Gaza City. At least 20 people were killed and 150 were injured. The Israel army is checking the reports.
The number of people who died and got hurt at a crowded shelter in Gaza went up to 12 dead and over 75 injured. Thomas White, who works for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said this.
The agency did not say Israel was responsible, even though they are the only ones with tanks in the conflict. The Israeli military said it is not sure yet if its aircraft or artillery carried out the strike, but is still looking into it. The building might have been damaged by a rocket from Hamas.
The fighting in Khan Younis in southern Gaza is stopping people from getting to the two main hospitals. This means that hundreds of sick people and thousands of displaced people can’t get help. A third hospital was emptied last night, White said.
The Gaza Health Ministry says that more than 25,700 people have died and 63,000 people have been injured since last October. Seven attacks happened in the south of Israel. The attackers were from Gaza and they killed about 1,200 people and took around 250 hostages.
The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution asking for a stop to the fighting in Gaza, but it’s not a rule that has to be followed.
Mayor Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, tried but was not able to convince council members to make it less harsh, saying the wording was too critical of Israel. The mayor, who is part of the Democratic party, is thinking about saying no to the decision.
Minneapolis is the most recent of many U. STowns ask for a stop to fighting in Gaza.
The people in charge of San Francisco made a decision on Jan. Mayor London Breed said she won’t say no to it last week.
Houthi rebels from Yemen go to Russia for discussions.
A group of Houthi rebels from Yemen went to Moscow to meet with the Russian Foreign Ministry. They talked about the fighting in the Red Sea and Yemen, and also the ongoing war in Gaza.
The Houthis’ official spokesperson, Mohammed Abdul-Salem, met with the deputy foreign minister and Russian president’s special envoy for Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov. Both sides confirmed the meeting in their own statements.
The Houthis have been attacking ships since November because they are upset about Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The meeting happened one week after some important leaders from the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, met with the Foreign Ministry. This was the second time they visited Moscow since the war started in October. Rewrite this text using easier words:
The United States. and the United Kingdom They have started bombing Yemen to destroy places where missiles are stored and launched by the Houthis. The rebels say they will attack American and British ships too.
“The United States and Great Britain bombed Yemen and Russia strongly disapproved. ” We don’t have any more information right now.
Russia has been working to increase its influence in the Middle East lately, and has become closer to Iran, who supports the Houthis.
Many Palestinians are leaving Khan Younis in large numbers.
Many Palestinians left the city of Khan Younis and headed towards the Mediterranean coast because there is a lot of fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army in southern Gaza.
Two women talked to someone from the Associated Press and said that Israeli soldiers made them leave the Faisal school where they were staying, and they also took many young men into custody.
“Out of nowhere, the Israeli military used microphones to tell us to leave the area in just 30 minutes,” said Amal, a Palestinian mom who recently had a baby and ran away from the school with her newborn.
For weeks, there has been fighting between Israeli soldiers and Hamas militants in Khan Younis and it has been going on for four months. On Wednesday, the Israeli army told Palestinians to leave the western part of Khan Younis, the day after it said its forces had surrounded the city completely.
“They said we could go, but we had to walk a while, and they checked the young men on the side,” explained Israa Khashan, who was also staying at the school.
“They took some young men with them and left others, so now we are here and don’t know where to go,” she said.
Many Palestinians who had to leave their homes are now living in tents without basic things they need in Muwasi. It’s a sandy area near Khan Younis that Israel said is safe.
The Israeli military has been arresting young Palestinian men who are old enough to fight in Gaza. Several videos have come out showing Palestinian men who were captured by Israeli forces. They were blindfolded and had their clothes taken off, only wearing their underwear.
United States Senators team up to stop Biden administration action.
More and more Senate Democrats are working together to stop the Biden administration from making it harder for Congress to oversee the U. SgovernmentHelping Israel’s military.
The Democratic Senator did something on Thursday. Tim Kaine mentioned that 21 Democratic senators have agreed to a change in the law, so that Congress would have the same level of involvement in giving military aid to Israel as it does for other countries.
Several actions in the Senate to use U. SpowerMilitary help for Israel to save people in Gaza started with more liberal lawmakers, including independent Sen.
Erdogan, who doesn’t like what Israel is doing in Gaza, said that Turkey gave some papers that are being used in the case against Israel.
Israeli shooting hits a group of people in Gaza City.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said that Israeli gunfire hit a large group of people waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, causing at least 20 deaths.
Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra says that 150 more people were hurt in the attack and that a lot of people are seriously hurt. The number of people who died is expected to go up because a lot of seriously hurt people were brought to Shifa Hospital.
The ministry did not say what kind of weapons were used. The Israeli army is checking the reports.
Israeli soldiers and tanks went into Gaza City when the ground invasion started. They have been fighting with militants there for almost two months. The army says they have mostly beaten Hamas in the north part of Gaza, but there are still some small groups fighting back.
The attack has destroyed many neighborhoods and caused a lot of damage in northern Gaza. It’s making people worry if the Palestinians who left their homes as Israel told them to will be able to come back.
Many people in the north don’t receive much help, even though many of them still live there.
Singer and actor will leave the hospital soon.
Israeli singer and actor Idan Amedi, known for his role in the popular show “Fauda,” is leaving the hospital on Thursday after being seriously hurt in January. While his team was placing bombs to blow up a tunnel in the middle of Gaza.
Six Israeli soldiers died during the mission, and many were hurt because a tank shell exploded the explosives too soon before the soldiers were in a safe place.
“Amedi said that even though I was badly hurt, I still have a strong spirit,” in a news conference before going home for rehabilitation. I won’t let this injury define my life. It’s just another challenge to overcome. I will come back to sing and act, and with help from God, I will also come back to fight for my country.
Amedi, who is 35 years old, has been serving in the Israeli military since Hamas started attacking southern Israel in October. Number 7Israel has brought in about 360,000 reserve soldiers from all different jobs to help in the fight against Hamas.
Amedi said he wants to go back to acting in Fauda after he gets better. “Fauda” shows a group of secret agents from Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, as they work against Palestinians. Some Palestinians feel that the show makes their difficult situation living under Israel’s control in the West Bank seem less important. Amedi acted as Sagi Tzur, a new secret agent, in the show’s second to fourth seasons. He is also a popular singer and songwriter in Israel.
More people have died after a shelter was hit in an attack – United Nations.
A person from the United Nations says 12 people died and over 75 were injured in an attack on a crowded shelter in Gaza.
Thomas White, a top person at the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees, called UNRWA, said on Thursday that 15 of the injured people were in really bad condition. UNRWA says a building in a shelter holding many Palestinians was hit by two tank shells in Khan Younis on Wednesday. There has been a lot of fighting in the area lately. The building is on fire.
It didn’t accuse Israel directly, because it’s the only side in the fight that has tanks.
The Israeli military said it is not likely that their planes or artillery did the attack but they are still checking. The building might have been hit by a rocket from Hamas.
The fighting in Khan Younis has made it difficult for people to get to the two main hospitals, Nasser and Al-Amal. Many patients and displaced people are stuck there.
White reported that another hospital was cleared out overnight. Some of the patients who left were women who had just given birth by cesarean section.
Britain’s leader asks Israel to stop fighting for a period of time.
A United Nations worker says 12 people have died and over 75 have been hurt in an attack on a packed shelter in Gaza.
Thomas White, a leader at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said on Thursday that 15 people who were hurt are in very bad shape. UNRWA reports that a building in a shelter for many displaced Palestinians was hit by two tank shells in Khan Younis. This city has experienced a lot of fighting lately. The building is on fire, it said.
It didn’t accuse Israel, which is the only side with tanks in the conflict.
The Israeli military said they are still investigating, but they don’t think their planes or artillery caused the strike. The building could have been hit by a rocket from Hamas.
The fighting in Khan Younis has cut off its two main hospitals, Nasser and Al-Amal, leaving hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people trapped inside.
White says another hospital was emptied last night, and some of the people who left were women who had just had c-sections.
Britain’s top official asks Israel to stop fighting for a short time.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has told the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that they should stop fighting in Gaza right away for humanitarian reasons, and work towards a long-lasting peace agreement.
Cameron is going to Qatar on Thursday to ask for more help to get into Gaza. A shipment of 17 tonnes (19 tons) of tents from the United Kingdom was supposed to be flown from Qatar to Egypt on Thursday.
The United Kingdom supports Israel, but is starting to criticize how they are fighting against Hamas.
Cameron said that the suffering in Gaza is really bad and it’s hard to imagine how bad it is. We need to do more quickly to help the people stuck in this terrible situation. He is asking Israel to give back water, fuel, and electricity to Gaza. We need to stop the fighting right away so we can bring in help and rescue the hostages. Then we need to keep the peace and not start fighting again.
