ISRAELI forces intensify air and ground attacks on Gaza, killing at least 82 Palestinians, including nine aid seekers, across the besieged territory in 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees slams Israeli plans for the mass displacement of Palestinians towards Rafah in southern Gaza.
Doctors at Gaza’s largest hospitals say the lives of more than 100 premature babies and 350 dialysis patients are at risk because of fuel shortages caused by Israel’s ongoing siege.
Meanwhile, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to denounce Israel’s plan to push Palestinians into what observers say would be “concentration camps” in southern Gaza.
“The world is watching a plan unfold before our eyes that could be one of the darkest chapters of the twenty-first century,” Michael Bueckert, CJPME’s acting president, said in a statement.
“The time to act is now, before these concentration camps are built, before another generation of Palestinians is driven from their land, before the crime becomes irreversible.”
Carney has spoken out against Israel’s blockade on Gaza, warning alongside the UK and France in May that it would impose sanctions if aid is not allowed into the territory.
But rights advocates have urged the Canadian prime minister to take concrete action, including imposing a two-way arms embargo against Israel, to hold the Israeli government accountable for abuses against Palestinians.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,762 people and wounded 137,656, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
