70 Palestinians killed as Israel targets food aid sites in Gaza again
At least 70 Palestinians, including 36 people near food aid sites in Rafah, killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today.
World Food Programme (WFP) said thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are on the “verge of catastrophic hunger” with one in three people in the enclave not eating for days at a time.Police arrest supporters of banned Palestine Action group at London protest
Police in London say they have begun making arrests at a demonstration in support of the banned direct action group Palestine Action in the centre of the British capital.
In a repeat of scenes that played out the previous two Saturdays, officers from London’s Metropolitan police detained protesters in Parliament Square who were professing their support for the banned group.
As in previous demonstrations calling for the ban on the group to be overturned, protesters held placards reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”, PA Media reported.
Palestine Action was proscribed under UK “anti-terrorism” laws earlier this month, making expressing support for the group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
“A group of protesters has gathered in Parliament Square, with placards expressing support for Palestine Action,” the Metropolitan Police posted on social media platform X. “Officers have moved in and arrests are taking place.”Israeli drone kills one in Gaza City
An Israeli drone has killed on person in Gaza City, sources at the Baptist Hospital told Al Jazeera.
The attack took place in the Tuffah neighbourhood.Hungry children in Gaza pick through rubbish in search of food
Footage shared online, and verified by Al Jazeera, shows children in Gaza sifting through rubbish in search of food, amid soaring levels of hunger due to an Israeli blockade.
One video shows three young boys standing and eating amid a pile of rubbish on the street, picking scraps from the refuse.
Another clip showed a child opening a bag of rubbish on the street, rummaging through it in search of anything to eat.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has warned that unprecedented numbers of starving people are presenting at hospital emergency wards in the territory, with many at risk of dying of starvation. Health officials say 17,000 children in Gaza are suffering from severe malnutrition.Gaza death toll rises
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 58,765 people and wounded 140,485 since October 7, 2023, the Health Ministry said.
The death toll since a ceasefire broke down on March 18 has risen to 7,938 killed and 28,444 wounded.
The ministry also said that 98 people have been killed and 511 injured in Israeli strikes in the past 48 hours.UNRWA says food for Gaza’s ‘entire population’ waiting at border
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said it has “enough food for the entire population of Gaza” waiting at the border crossing in Egypt.
Israel has imposed a total siege on the Strip since March 2, blocking the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into Gaza.
“Open the gates, lift the siege and allow UNRWA to do its work,” the organisation said on X.
Israel has banned UNRWA from operating in its territory, including in occupied East Jerusalem, and contact with Israeli authorities is forbidden.
