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Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 60 people since the early hours of Monday and displacing more than 400,000 others since ending the ceasefire on March 18. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met at the White House and discussed countries that would be “amenable” to taking Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza.
The heads of six United Nations agencies have called for an urgent renewal of the ceasefire in Gaza, noting that Israel has killed and wounded more than 1,000 children just in the first week since breaking the truce. Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 50,695 Palestinians are confirmed dead and 115,338 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV says US forces have carried out more attacks on the province of Sanaa and Marib. In the Sanaa governorate, US forces launched fresh raids on Al Jumaimah area in Bani Hashish district as well as Jarban area in Sanhan district. In the Marib governorate, US forces carried out five raids on the Majzar district, two on the Kofal area in Sirwah district and two more on Al Jawba area.
We have more reaction to Israeli forces killing 15 humanitarian workers and burying them in a mass grave in southern Gaza.
Physicians for Human Rights is calling for urgent, credible, independent and international investigations into the attack.
“These killings and the apparent efforts to hide the bodies are a horrific development in a conflict that has already been characterized by egregious breaches of the laws of war and human rights, including widespread attacks on health care,” said Sam Zarifi, the executive director at PHR.
Bond, a network of British NGOs, also condemned the attack.
“Considering previous calls for investigations into the reporting of abuses have yet to deliver accountability, we urgently call on the UK government to utilise all of its diplomatic tools, including sanctions against those responsible and the suspension of weapon sales,” said Romilly Greenhill, CEO of Bond.
