The attack on the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip was the last straw, leaving thousands of Palestinians trapped as the Israeli army prevented them from fleeing north. The European Union is very strongly aligning itself with North America’s concerns through its High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell. “It all started with a terrorist attack on defenseless civilians. It was a massacre, but what we see in Gaza is another massacre. (…) Such a large number of civilian casualties is impossible to accept,” he said.
“The UN Security Council must act immediately to prevent a complete collapse of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,” he added. If there is immediate near-unanimity around the need for a ceasefire, there is also great consensus on the future of two states.
last balance
More than 17,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health, the governing body of the Gaza Strip controlled by the extremist group Hamas.
Mosque attack
Israel attacked the Osman bin Kashkar mosque in Gaza City. It is the oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, built in 1223.
petition
Amnesty International Portugal yesterday handed over to the President of the Republic a petition with more than 13 thousand signatures calling for a ceasefire in the conflict.
Khan Younis
Israel attacked dozens of Palestinian militia targets in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis while continuing operations in other areas such as the Jabaliya refugee camp.
dead journalist
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are demanding that the Israeli bombings that killed a journalist and injured six others on October 13 in Lebanon be investigated as “war crimes.”
fuel
Israel has authorized the import of 120,000 liters of fuel into Gaza to avoid a humanitarian collapse. This is double the daily allowance allowed in the Gaza Strip.