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Israeli forces fighting in Gaza have killed more than 170 gunmen during their days-long raid at Gaza’s main hospital, the military said on Saturday, according to a Reuters report.
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Israeli troops entered al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in the early hours of Monday morning and have been combing through the sprawling complex, which the military says is connected to a tunnel network used as a base for Hamas and other Palestinian fighters.
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Hamas and medical staff deny that the hospital is used for military purposes or to shelter fighters.
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More on that in a moment but first, a summary of the latest developments:
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A US resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza linked to a hostage deal has been vetoed by Russia and China in the UN security council. Eleven council members voted for the resolution on Friday morning; Russia, China and Algeria voted against it and Guyana abstained. As permanent security council members the Russian and Chinese votes counted as vetoes.
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A vote at the UN security council on a new text calling for an “immediate” ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was postponed to Monday, diplomatic sources told AFP.
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UN secretary general Antonio Guterres is expected to visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday, after Israel vowed to send its troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without US support. During his visit, Guterres plans to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire.
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The shadow UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has urged David Cameron to publish the Foreign Office formal legal advice on whether Israel is breaching international humanitarian law in Gaza. Lammy’s move comes as two human rights groups have been given permission for an oral hearing to seek a judicial review of the government’s refusal to ban arms exports to Israel.
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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said an Israeli offensive into the southern Gaza town of Rafah would risk “further isolating” Israel and damage its long-term security. Speaking as he left Israel on a short visit during his sixth Middle East trip since the start of the war, Blinken told reporters he had “candid conversations” with officials including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior ministers.
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People living in Gaza are facing exorbitant food prices as more than one million residents of the Palestinian territory face famine. Aid officials have referred to Israel’s siege of Gaza as “man-made starvation”, with the territory facing the threat of mass deaths from famine in the coming weeks. Children are already dying from hunger. But an Israeli official on Friday denied that people in Gaza are suffering from starvation.
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important events
Foreign Affairs Editor of the Guardian Patrick Winterhas written a helpful explanation of what is. US Gaza ceasefire resolution and said the reason Russia and China He exercised his right to veto it. An excerpt is shown below.
Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzha told the Security Council on the floor that the resolution was a “hypocritical spectacle” and would not put real pressure on Israel over war crimes. The Russian government also said the episode showed that the U.S. government was more interested in throwing a bone to American voters and persuading domestic audiences that they were on equal footing in the crisis.
Regarding Guyana’s abstention, Carolyn Rodríguez Burkett, the country’s South American representative, said: “Contrary to media reports, this resolution does not call for an immediate ceasefire.”
He also added a demand that a ceasefire should not be tied to or conditional on the release of hostages. “Two wrongs cannot make a right, and Palestinians should not be collectively punished or held hostage for the crimes of others.
“If one reads this resolution without background knowledge, it would be difficult to ascertain which party to this conflict is committing the atrocities in Gaza, the atrocities that necessitated the introduction of this resolution. The 41-paragraph, 2,036-word resolution includes one mention of occupation forces in the penultimate paragraph.
You can read the full explanation here:
Click here for yesterday’s video United Nations Security Council where the meeting will be held we resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza Items related to the hostage trade were vetoed. Russia and China.
Eleven City Council members voted in favor of the resolution Friday morning. Russia, China and algeria vote against, and Guyana I abstained. Russia and China are permanent members, so their votes count as a veto.
Before the vote, the Russian envoy said: Vasily Nebenzha, said the lawmakers who voted in favor of the resolution “will be shamed.” The US envoy Linda Thomas Greenfieldsaid after the vote that Russia and China opposed the resolution because they were unable to support the resolution’s condemnation clause. Hamas.
Opening overview
It’s just past 11am Gaza and tel aviv. This is the latest Guardian live blog. israel-gaza War and the wider world middle east crisis.
israeli army are fighting in Gaza killed more than 170 gunmen The military said on Saturday that there had been “attacks” during a multi-day raid on major hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.
Israeli forces entered Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital early Monday morning and are searching the vast facility. The military says the hospital is connected to a network of tunnels used as a base by Hamas and other Palestinian fighters.
Hamas and medical officials deny that the hospital is used for military purposes or as a haven for fighters.
We’ll go into more detail later, but first we’ll provide an overview of the latest developments.
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Russia and China vetoed a U.S. resolution urging a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip over the hostage trade at the United Nations Security Council. Eleven City Council members voted in favor of the resolution Friday morning. Russia, China and Algeria voted against it, and Guyana abstained. As permanent members of the Security Council, Russia and China’s votes counted as a veto.
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UN Security Council vote on new document calling for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war postponed to Mondaya diplomatic source told AFP.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres is scheduled to visit the Egypt-Gaza border on Saturday. Israel has vowed to send troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without U.S. support. During his visit, Guterres plans to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire.
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British shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to force the Foreign Office to publish formal legal advice on whether Israel is breaching international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. Mr Lamy’s move comes after two human rights groups were granted permission to hold an oral hearing seeking a judicial review of the government’s refusal to ban arms exports to Israel.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli military attacks on the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah risked “further isolating” Israel and undermining its long-term security. Blinken told reporters as he left Israel for a short visit during his sixth trip to the Middle East since the start of the war that he had “candid conversations” with officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Cabinet members. Ta.
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People living in Gaza face exorbitant food prices, as more than 1 million Palestinian residents face hunger. Aid officials have called Israel’s siege of Gaza an “artificial famine” and the region faces the threat of mass starvation deaths in the coming weeks. Children are already dying of hunger. However, Israeli officials denied on Friday that people in the Gaza Strip were suffering from hunger.
