- Israel has told the UN that it will not allow UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza any more despite spreading famine. The UN agency says the US decision to cut its funds until March 2025 will only make things worse.
- The Israeli army continues to operate in the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital in central Gaza to deadly effect, with Hamas fighters also claiming hits on Israeli soldiers and tanks in the area.
- The Israeli military also laid siege to al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, killing several and surrounding it with tanks, forcing people to evacuate.
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- The European Union condemned the illegal Israeli confiscation of 800 hectares (1,976 acres) of Palestinian land, but laid out no consequences for the move.
- Negotiations aimed at ending the killing in Gaza appear nowhere near the finish line, with Hamas telling Al Jazeera that Israel does not want a permanent ceasefire.
A view of destroyed buildings following Israeli air strikes and a ground operation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, March 24, 2024. The al-Amal Hospital, which came under heavy siege by the Israeli army today, is located in Khan Younis [Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE]The footage, posted on Instagram by Palestinian journalist Hani Abu Rizk, shows rescuers digging through the rubble of a house in the central Gaza Strip city after it was bombed by the Israeli army.We reported on this strike earlier, in which at least nine Palestinians were killed.One video shows the rescue of two young girls from under the rubble and another shows the destroyed house and a young man who says that the family in the house was praying the Tarawih, special prayers said during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
These videos have been verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit.
Netherlands military chief visits Israel as ‘special army guest’
General Onno Eichelsheim, the defence chief of the Netherlands armed forces, arrived in Israel last night as the “official guest” of Israeli military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
The Israeli military released pictures of the two army commanders speaking and said Eichelsheim participated in a military panel hosted by senior commanders as well as visited an Israeli air force operations room at army headquarters along with the Gaza division of the army and the Nahal Oz post.
EU ‘will not recognise changes to 1967 borders’ after Israeli confiscation of land
The European Union is “urging” Israel to reverse its illegal confiscation of more than 800 hectares (1,976 acres) of Palestinian land and declaring it Israeli state land.
“In line with its longstanding common position and UN Security Council Resolutions, the EU will not recognise changes to the 1967 borders unless agreed by the parties,” it said in a statement.
“This position goes hand in hand with the EU’s commitment to Israel’s security and to ensuring that the horrific attacks against Israeli civilians on 7 October will never be repeated. The EU is determined to fight such terrorism in word and deed, by continuously condemning Hamas in the strongest possible terms and through sanctions and other measures.”
“Settlement expansion runs counter to this objective. It fuels tensions and undermines prospects for a two-state solution, which remains the only sustainable guarantee for the long-term security of both Israelis and Palestinians,” the EU says as Israel continues to reject a two-state solution.
The Palestine Red Crescent has posted footage on its X account showing the arrival of wounded people at a hospital in Deir el-Balah.
The group said it brought 10 injured people from al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis.
As accounts of sexual violence against Palestinian women in Gaza are coming out, two women special rapporteurs of the UN say the issue is underreported and undervalued.
Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said in a post on X that it is “abhorrent” that reports of rape by Israeli forces keep coming out without any consequences.
“Rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity or a constitutive act with respect to genocide! It must stop!”
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, said, “I lost count of how many renowned journalists interviewed me on the alleged mistreatment of/sexual abuse against Palestinian women by Israeli forces, and never published any article on this”.
Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Israel bans UNRWA aid trucks to north, UN
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Mar 26, 2024