The Israeli attacks have killed at least 52 people across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Tel Aviv Tribune, while the United Nations General Assembly has adopted an unconditional cease-fire resolution in the besieged enclave.
Sources have told Tel Aviv Tribune that at least 26 of the people killed on Thursday died in Israeli drone attacks pending food and basic supplies distributed by the controversial humanitarian foundation of the United States and Gaza supported by Israel (GHF).
Gaza Civil Defense Manager Mohammed El-Mougher, AFP’s news agency told the Al-Awda hospital had received at least 10 bodies and around 200 others injured “after Israeli drones abandoned several bombs on gatherings of civilians near a distribution of aid around the Netzarim control point in the Gaza Center”.
El-Mougher said that the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City also received six bodies after Israeli attacks against the queues near Netzarim and in the Asudaniya region in northwestern Gaza.
Since the GHF began its operation in Gaza at the end of May, dozens of Palestinians were killed while they were trying to reach the aid distribution points, according to the Gaza Civil Defense Agency.
The unknown GHF was subject to intense criticism from the United Nations, which says that its distribution model is deeply imperfect.
“This model will not aim at the deepening of hunger. Dystopian” hunger games “cannot become the new reality,” wrote Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on X.
“The UN, including @unrwa, has knowledge, expertise and community confidence to provide worthy and safe help. Just let the humanitarian workers do their job,” he added.
In addition, a medical source from Al-Shifa Hospital told Tel Aviv Tribune that two Palestinians had been killed following Israeli bombings targeting the Bir An-Naaja region west of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Hamas condemned Thursday what he described as an Israeli decision to cut the communication lines in Gaza, describing it as an “aggressive new stage” in the country’s “war of extermination”.
“We call on the international community to assume its responsibility to stop the assault and ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian and civil facilities.”
The disturbance of communications led to the loss of contact with its colleagues from the Gaza agency, said the main UN humanitarian supplier in Gaza.
UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday that there was a used breakdown on the Internet in Gaza, probably the result of military activity damaging the last cable in the territory.
Haq said that “emergency service lines, humanitarian coordination and critical information for civilians have all been cut”.
The latest developments come as the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt a resolution that requires an immediate, unconditional and permanent cease-fire in the war in Gaza.
The 193-members general assembly adopted the text with overwhelming support, despite Israel’s lobbying this week against participation in what he called a “counterproductive charade in political motivation”.
Last week, the United States vetoed an effort similar to the Security Council.
United Nations report, Gabriel Elizondo d’Tel Aviv Tribune said that the result of the general meeting vote, which had been expected with two thirds of the majority vote in favor. However, he added, the votes in favor of the resolution of Germany, Austria and Ukraine, who had previously abstained by similar resolutions, was surprising.
“What was notable in this resolution, many things, but mainly, is really focused on responsibility, calling Israel to be held responsible for violations of international humanitarian law, calling for all member states to do everything they could individually or collectively to keep Israel to account,” he said.
Although the resolution is not legally restrictive, Elizondo said that the crushing support for a cease-fire exerts “additional pressure on Israel knowing that the eyes of the world are on them”.
However, the Palestinian ambassador, Riyad Mansour, told Elizondo that Palestine “asks each country to ensure the implementation of this resolution in all its parts”.
“It is the heart of the resolution. We hope you emphasize it. We are grateful to the international community, for the General Assembly and for, of course, Spain and all these countries that voted in favor,” said Mansour.
