Israel controls 77% of Gaza as ‘genocide, ethnic cleansing’ continues

The Israeli military is in effect controlling 77 percent of the Gaza Strip through “continued genocide, ethnic cleansing”, the enclave’s Government Media Office says, calling on the UN and the international community to take action to stop “blatant defiance of all international laws and norms”.
At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and several of his family members.Thousands of Gaza families wiped out by Israel: Monitor
Ramy Abdu, chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, says in a post on X that the Geneva-based organisation has verified the killing of thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza by the Israeli military:

1,010 families were entirely wiped out
2,620 families have only one surviving member
4,126 families have no more than two surviving membersIsrael’s ‘indiscriminate attacks’ on Gaza must stop: UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has called for an end to “indiscriminate attacks” against Gaza’s children, 950 of whom have reportedly been killed in the past two months.

“Children in Gaza are enduring unimaginable suffering,” UNRWA said in a post on X. “They are starving, displaced and exposed to indiscriminate attacks.”

“This must stop. Children must be protected,” the agency added.

Attacks have been intense in both the southern and northern parts of the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military is operating aggressively after forcing thousands of families to evacuate.

Those who chose not to leave their homes [in areas where the military issued displacement orders] did not do so out of defiance but because the military has not been honest about safe areas.

People believe the moment they leave their homes for a new area, that area could be attacked as well. There is a mountain of evidence of that happening, including in al-Mawasi.

Now the military is carrying out a strategy of cleansing the entire northern part of the Strip by means of enforced displacement, using heavy artillery and fighter jets, which keep dropping bombs. People are being punished for not leaving their homes.

But even the central part of the Strip, where the majority of people are now concentrated because of the flow of aid, is being attacked relentlessly.

Israeli opposition leader calls Netanyahu ‘corrupt, failed prime minister’
Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s left-wing Democrats party and one of Netanyahu’s fiercest domestic critics, has denounced the prime minister over a report that he is planning a budget proposal that is favourable to ultra-Orthodox parties to retain their support for his coalition government.

“While soldiers and reservists are being sent to Gaza, Netanyahu is looting their tax money and using it to bribe the ultra-Orthodox who avoid service,” Golan said in a post on X.

“Netanyahu is a negligent, corrupt and failed prime minister who sacrifices those who serve and work – just to cling to power,” Golan said. “We will replace him.”Yemen’s Houthis confirm launch of ballistic missile at Israel
The military spokesman of the Houthis says the Yemeni group has launched a “hypersonic” ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion International Airport.

In a short televised announcement, Yahya Saree said the operation was “successful” because it caused the airport to suspend operations and prompted “millions” of Israelis to flee to shelters.

As we reported earlier, sirens sounded across Israel after the launch of the missile, which the Israeli military said was intercepted without causing any casualties.Gaza death toll rises
At least 38 Palestinians have been killed and 204 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.

The statement published on Telegram said the numbers do not include victims received by hospitals in northern Gaza “due to the difficulty of accessing them”.

The total death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has risen to 53,939 people killed and 122,797 injured since October 7, 2023, it said.

At least 3,785 people have been killed and 10,756 injured in the enclave since March 18 when Israel broke a two-month ceasefire, the ministry said.