Category: General

London: Oxfam said on Monday that Israel is willfully breaking international humanitarian law by obstructing the delivery of food and medical supplies to the Gaza Strip.

“Despite its status as an occupying power, Israel’s behaviors and decisions continue to systematically and purposefully block and prevent any significant international humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip,” according to the British non-governmental and charitable organization.

Oxfam condemned Israel’s use of an inspection system that piles up aid, which in turn would subject it to burdensome, repetitive, and unpredictable bureaucratic procedures, resulting in trucks sitting in long queues for an average of 20 days.

Furthermore, Oxfam condemned Israel’s limitation on the entry of certain dual-use equipment, pointing out that some of it is restricted and that some is required for the job of its workers, such as protective or communication gear or electricity generators to run its offices.

Source: Jordan News Agency

GAZA: At least four civilians today were shot and injured by Israeli forces live` bullets after they were targeted near al-Rashid Street in Al-Zahraa City in the central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that that two children were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted a home in the city of Khan Yunis.

Ambulance and civil crews managed to transport the bodies of the two dead children to Al-Najjar Hospital in the city of Rafah.

In a related context, Israeli military tanks continue to besiege the buildings of the Shifa Complex and threaten those present in the Complex to target them directly if they move.

Local sources said that the displaced people who sought refuge inside Al-Shifa complex issued distress calls, fearing that a massacre would take place against them.

Simultaneously, Israeli military army further forced the residents of the Al-Rimal neighborhood and the displaced people in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex to leave towards the Al-Mawasi area, west of the city of Khan Yunis.

Meanwhile, th
e Israeli occupation forces detained Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul from inside the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City after they brutally assaulted and beat him.

A fire had broken out at the gate of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, causing suffocation cases among displaced women and children inside the Complex following Israeli military incursion of the hospital this morning.

The forces also cut off communications for about 30,000 displaced people inside the Complex during the incursion.

This is the second time that the occupation forces have stormed the Shifa Medical Complex since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on the 7th of last October.

They had stormed it for the first time on the 16th of last November after besieging it for at least a week and withdrew from the hospital in November 24 after causing massive destruction of its courtyards, parts of its buildings, medical equipment and the hospital’s electricity generator.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

Gaza: The relentless airstrikes launched by Israeli forces early Monday claimed the lives of nine Palestinians and left several others injured. The targeted strike hit a residential home in Nuseirat Camp, situated in the heart of the Gaza Strip.

According to medical sources on the ground, the violence escalated as Israeli forces opened fire inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, a critical healthcare facility in Gaza City. This unwarranted aggression resulted in additional casualties, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis gripping the Strip.

Medical authorities have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating situation, emphasizing the urgent need for humanitarian assistance to address the growing number of casualties. The indiscriminate attacks have not only claimed innocent lives but have also caused extensive damage to vital infrastructure, including medical facilities and residential buildings.

The death toll in Gaza now stands at 31,645, with the majority being children and women.

Source: Jo
rdan News Agency

Israeli forces have arrested Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul from inside the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

According to Palestinian writer and journalist Imad Zaqqout and other witnesses, al-Ghoul was beaten severely by Israeli soldiers before he was arrested with dozens of men and women within the hospital.

In more details, more than 80 people have been detained from al-Shifa Hospital, including medical staff and evacuees.

And within the past 45 minutes, confirmed reports said that Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and his crew who were sheltering inside the hospital were detained.

Witnesses inside the hospital said they were beaten before being taken to an undisclosed location.

There are confirmed reports from a doctor inside the hospital that the Israeli military is inside the courtyard of the hospital where bodies are on the ground.

There are also multiple injuries, by the tens are counted. Medical staff and paramedics are unable to get to them and move them inside
the building.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Monday that some 168 staff members have been killed since Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7.

In a statement, the agency said UNRWA will not be the same without those employees, stressing that relief workers must be protected and not be targeted under international humanitarian law, because they are not a legitimate target.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Minister of Government Communications and Government Spokesperson Muhannad Mubaidin, and Secretary-General of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) Hussein Shibli, will hold a meeting with media representatives titled “Relief and Humanitarian Efforts of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation.”

The meeting will take place on Tuesday at noon at the Ministry of Government Communications building.

The meeting is held under the scope of the Government Communication Forum, which the Ministry established and hosts to address public issues and subjects with officials, the community, and the media.

The meeting will focus on JHCO’s efforts to send humanitarian and relief aid to brothers in the Gaza Strip, as well as the organization’s operations and projects both inside and beyond Jordan.

The Ministry of Government Communications invited journalists intending to cover the conference to attend a quarter of an hour early and to produce the relevant document that proves their work with any of the
media outlets.

Source: Jordan News Agency