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Palestinian death toll passes 10000

07-11-2023

UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israeli bombardment across Gaza continues as the death toll in the besieged Palestinian territory reaches at least 10,022 since October 7. At least 152 people have been killed in the occupied West Bank and more than 1,400 in Israel during the same period.

The Palestinian representative at the UN, Riyad Mansour, has demanded accountability for “crimes” committed by Israel and blamed the US for blocking the UN ceasefire deal.

The Red Crescent has appealed for urgent help, saying fuel at Gaza’s Al-Quds Hospital could run out in 48 hours and Al-Awda Hospital has warned of a similar breakdown by Wednesday night.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told reporters Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children” as he renewed demands to reach the elusive ceasefire.

Human Rights Watch has called for a weapons embargo on Israel and Palestinian armed groups.

Palestine Red Crescent warns fuel reserves at al-Quds Hospital to run out in 48 hours as medical services across Gaza are on the brink of collapse.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Rafah crossing with Egypt alone cannot get enough aid into Gaza, calls for humanitarian ceasefire to end “nightmare”.

At least 10,022 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, 152 killed in occupied West Bank since October 7. More than 1,400 people killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel.

As heavy Israeli bombardment continues, 18 UN and other humanitarian organizations issue statement calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”.

Jordan says its air force parachuted urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza.

Since Israel unleashed its brutal bombing campaign in Gaza on October 7 in the wake of a deadly Hamas attack, settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have more than doubled from an average of three to eight incidents a day, according to the United Nations.

The spike in settler attacks have forced hundreds of Palestinians to flee their homes in the past three weeks amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza that has killed more than 9,500 people.

Settlers are Israeli citizens who live on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The vast majority of the settlements have been built either entirely or partially on private Palestinian land.

More than 700,000 settlers, 10 percent of Israel’s nearly 7 million population now live in 150 settlements and 128 outposts dotting the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

A settlement is authorized by the Israeli government while an outpost is built without government authorization. Outposts can range from a small shanty of a few people to a community of up to 400 people. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)

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