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10-11-2023
UNITED NATIONS: UN human rights chief Volker Turk says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face a “living nightmare”, and urges a ceasefire.
Israel’s Netanyahu again rejects the prospect of a ceasefire without the release of captives in Gaza as the Israeli military claims Hamas is “losing control” of the enclave’s north.
The number of civilians killed in Gaza indicates there is “something clearly wrong” with Israel’s military operations, UN Secretary-General Guterres says.
Israel continues the targeting of residential areas across Gaza with 214 people killed in the last 24 hours.
G7 countries and NATO chief express support for “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting amid reports of negotiations to secure the release of some captives in exchange for a short ceasefire.
At least 10,569 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the death toll over the same period stands at more than 1,400.
William Lawrence, a former US diplomat and professor of political science and international affairs at the American University spoke to Al Jazeera about the potential for regional escalation.
“We’ve had bombs to and from Lebanon, to and from Syria, and to and from Iraq – literally since day one,” Lawrence told Al Jazeera.
“US forces in Syria and Iraq have been hit at least 20 times. I would estimate probably more like 25 or 30 times since this began,” he said.
What is happening in Gaza?
CIA director Bill Burns, who carries outsized diplomatic clout in the region, is set to travel to Qatar tomorrow. That comes amid reported negotiations over a possible deal to release captives in exchange for a temporary ceasefire.
A Hamas official has called for all political prisoners to be released, saying the group is still open to a “comprehensive deal” for captive release; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has again said there would be no ceasefire before captives held by Hamas are released.
Thousands of Palestinians have begun travelling south amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment, even as strikes continue across the enclave.
UNRWA has updated the death toll of its staff in Gaza to 92, the most UN aid workers killed in any conflict.
Save the Children has warned that children in Gaza face starvation, disease and dehydration amid the ongoing bombardment and woefully inadequate delivery of aid. The hospital system in the enclave remains on the brink of collapse.
Speaking after a visit to the Rafah crossing, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said, “We have fallen off a precipice.” (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
