Israel, accused of ethnic treatment after over 140 Palestinians were killed in 24 hours in Gaza
The Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip has intensified, leaving at least 146 dead in a single day. The UN accuses Israel of ethnic treatment, while the hopes for a cessation of fire seem more and more distant.
Israel, accused of ethnic treatment after over 140 Palestinians were killed in 24 photo: EPA-EFE
At least 140 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours after Israeli air attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials in the territory. From Thursday to Saturday, the total balance of the victims exceeded 300, being one of the bloodiest periods since the resumption of battles, after the failure of the March fire negotiations.
“From midnight I received 58 martyrs, and a large number of victims are still under the rubble. The situation in the hospital is catastrophic“, Marwan al-Sâtan, the director of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza, said Saturday morning.
UN: “A forced relocation plan”
The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has harshly condemned the Israeli offensive, saying that Tel Aviv actions are meant to dislocate Palestinians and equate to an ethnic treatment.
“This new wave of bombardments … and complete blocking of humanitarian aid suggests that there is an intention to produce a permanent demographic change in Gaza, in contempt for international law and equivalent to an ethnic treatment“Türk said.
The UN Secretary General, António Getterres, reiterated the call for a permanent armistice, during the Arab League summit held in Baghdad on Saturday.
Israel launches “Gideon's fighting carriages”
Israel has confirmed that bombings are part of a new phase of the offensive, called “Gideon's chariots”. The operation would have the purpose of “Touching all the goals of the war in Gaza”, According to official statements.
At the same time, the Israeli army has combined troops along the border, aiming to obtain “Operational control“On some areas of Gaza.
The Israeli government claims that the humanitarian blockade and the intensification of the attacks have the main purpose of issuing the hostages held by Hamas. About 250 people were abducted in the attack of October 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed. Currently, 57 hostages are still in captivity.
Tom Fletcher, the UN humanitarian coordinator, warned in front of the UN Security Council that “Hunger is imminent ”. He added: “We can save hundreds of thousands of survivors. We have rigorous mechanisms to ensure that the aid arrives at civilians, not Hamas. ”
Trump's visit to Golf
Donald Trump's four-day visit to the Gulf countries was hoped with some, but disappointed deeply after the US president reiterated the idea of transforming the gase “Area of freedom” -an allusion to his plan to place the Palestinian territory under American control and to transform it into a “Riviera of the Middle East ”.
Meanwhile, the Arab leaders gathered at the summit of the Arab League have approved a reconstruction plan for Gaza, rejecting the idea of taking control by the US. The ministers have promised $ 40 million for the reconstruction of Gaza and Lebanon.
Negotiations resumed in Qatar
On Saturday, Hamas confirmed the resumption of negotiations on an armistice in Gaza, mediated in Doha, Qatar. “All subjects are discussed without prior conditions“, A group official, an official of the group, told Reuters.
Since the outbreak of the Israeli offensive in October 2023, about 53,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Sanitary Authorities in Gaza. And the sufferings of civilians grow from day to day, in the absence of an agreement that will bring peace.
