Oct 13, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Israeli bombing has killed 1,799 Palestinians in Gaza,
the health ministry in the besieged strip has said, adding that 6,388 had been
injured. Among the dead are 500 children.
The Israeli army has ordered residents of the north of the Gaza Strip to evacuate amid the indiscriminate bombing, amid reports that they will not be allowed to return.
This has raised fears of a "Second Nakba" among Palestinians.
The death toll in Israel from the surprise attack launched by Hamas and
other Palestinian militants on Saturday is over 1,300.
Israel has continued to bomb Gaza, home to more than two million people,
with an unprecedented intensity.
NATO countries on Thursday told Israel's defence minister they stood by his
country after the attack by Hamas, but urged his forces to respond with
"proportionality", the alliance said.
Human Rights Watch has charged Israel with using white phosphorous in Gaza,
saying it has a "significant incendiary effect that can severely burn
people and set structures, fields, and other civilian objects in the vicinity
on fire".
The watchdog added: "The use of white phosphorus in Gaza, one of the
most densely populated areas in the world, magnifies the risk to civilians and
violates the international humanitarian law prohibition on putting civilians at
unnecessary risk."
After a trip to Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has
travelled to Jordan, where he has met King Abdullah II and is set to meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of a regional tour.
7:12 PM Agencies
Egypt warns against Israeli call for Gaza residents to move south
Egypt's foreign ministry warned on Friday against calls from the Israeli
army for more than 1 million of the Gaza Strip's residents to leave their homes
and head south, saying it would have a serious impact on humanitarian
conditions in the enclave.
Such a move would be a "grave violation" of international
humanitarian law and expose the lives of Gaza residents to danger, putting
hundreds of thousands of people in areas not fit to accommodate them, the
ministry said in a statement.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday that Gallant said
Palestinian civilians "who want to save their lives" must heed
Israel's warning to evacuate southward in Gaza.
Egypt shares a border with Gaza and has been alarmed by the prospect that
its residents could be displaced by Israel's siege and bombardment of the
territory, launched in retaliation for a devastating incursion by Hamas
militants.
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