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15-11-2023
UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) says 700,000 children in Gaza have been “forced to leave everything behind” amid relentless Israeli bombardment.
More than 30 people have been killed in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp after Israeli strikes hit at least 12 homes in the Nadi Khadamat district.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says operations will “grind to a halt” if no fuel is allowed into the besieged Palestinian enclave by Wednesday.
All the hospitals in northern Gaza have been forced to shut down as Israeli forces continue to attack medical facilities.
More than 11,200 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attacks stands at more than 1,200.
Anti-Palestinian sentiment is on the rise in the US, with politicians from both major political parties backing Israel’s war in Gaza despite the mounting Palestinian death toll and growing accusations of war crimes.
Last week, the war in Gaza dominated the third Republican presidential debate, where competing candidates were unanimous in their support of Israel.
In fact, the only time a candidate said “Palestinian” or “Palestine” was when DeSantis bragged about banning a Palestinian student advocacy group from state universities.
Advocates say this is indicative of a wider trend of US politicians across ideological lines justifying and denying Israeli atrocities in Gaza.
“There is a bipartisan effort to dehumanise the Palestinian people,” said Ahmad Abuznaid, the executive director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USPCR).
United States President Joe Biden has said that Gaza’s largest hospital “must be protected” as Israeli tanks surround the facility with hundreds of patients and staff trapped inside.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Biden said he hoped to see Israel take “less intrusive action” at Al-Shifa Hospital, which medical staff say has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli bombing and snipers.
“My hope and expectation is that there will be less intrusive action relative to hospitals and we remain in contact with the Israelis,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. (Int’l News Desk)
