Gaza’s people trapped in explosions and famine

Posted on June 28, 2024

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Israel has rejected a UN-backed report that said nearly half a million Gaza residents faced “catastrophic” famine, calling the assessment “misleading” and “biased.”

According to the Integrated Food Safety Classification Framework (IPC) report, this Humanitarian aid, which UN agencies rely on, helped avert the famine feared in the latest assessment released in March, but 22 percent of the population in the besieged territory still faces starvation. have “Disastrous” food situation.

“This report is very misleading. It is biased,” said Israeli government spokesman David Menser, particularly because it is “based on data from Hamas health agencies.”

Katyusha rocket

Deadly bombings continue in Israel programme East of Gaza City, forcing residents to flee. In recent days, there have been growing concerns that the violence could turn into an all-out war against Lebanon.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant assured What His country “has the power to send Lebanon back to the Stone Age” if War on HezbollahHowever, he added: “We don’t want a war,” noting that his government is “preparing for any scenario.” Twenty-seven In June, Hezbollah announced that it had bombarded a northern Israeli military base with “dozens of Katyusha rockets” in response to an Israeli attack, one of which killed a Hezbollah militant.

Land Invasion

Bombing in Gaza Strip and Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s June 24 announcement that the “intense” phase of the war was coming to an end, Israel is continuing.

Hamas claimed that Israeli forces were “beginning a ground incursion” and condemned the “forced displacement of Israelis”. Thousands People are under pressure from the constant bombing. In a message published in Arabic environment 25 km to the south.

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On June 27, demonstrators hostile to Benjamin Netanyahu gathered again in Jerusalem, demanding early elections and an agreement allowing the release of hostages.

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, France on Thursday called for “the worst possible crisis” in the region, warning that the Gaza war would “potentially be apocalyptic” if it spread to Lebanon and would spread to other countries in the region with “unforeseeable” consequences. Grande detention”.

(AFP report)