Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli assault continues on 100th day of war
- Israel’s relentless attack on Gaza continues with 125 Palestinians killed and 265 wounded over the past 24 hours.
- Pro-Palestinian protests around the world over the weekend – from Johannesburg to Washington, DC – call for an end to the war on Gaza.
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Israel says 9,000 of nearly 24,000 people killed in Gaza were fighters
The Israeli military has released a new data set on its operations in Gaza, claiming that “about 9,000” Palestinian fighters have been killed in the enclave since the war began.
That would be about 37 percent of the total number of people killed in the enclave, with Palestinian authorities reporting a current death toll of 23,968 since October 7.
The Israeli military said the fighters killed included 19 major generals and two brigadier generals. Another 170 fighters will killed in cross-border fighting “in the arena of the north” of Israel, according to the data. It was not immediately clear whether that figure accounted for fighters killed in both Lebanon and Syria.
The data did not include an Israeli assessment of civilians killed in Gaza. Palestinian authorities have repeatedly said two-thirds of those killed in Gaza are women and children.
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‘Fate of many captives unknown’: More from Abu Obeida
The spokesman for Hamas’s Qassam Brigades says the fate of many of the Israeli captives has become “unknown in recent weeks”.
“A lot of them have most likely been killed because of the Israeli bombardment,” Abu Obeida said.
“The rest are in danger and the enemy bears responsibility for their fate,” he added.
White House’s Kirby says time is ‘now’ for Israel to move to lower intensity operations
The White House National Security Council spokesman said the US has been speaking “intensely” with Israel about a transition to “lower intensity” operations in Gaza.
Israel said earlier this month it was withdrawing some troops from the enclave, with a military spokesman last week saying the forces were moving towards more targeted operations. Meanwhile, the civilian death toll in Gaza has continued to rise and the humanitarian crisis has spiralled.
The United States has for weeks made public calls for Israel to make the shift, but has rejected imposing any timeframes or red lines, saying those decisions were up to Israel’s leaders.
“We believe it’s the right time for that transition. And we’re talking about doing that now,” said Kirby. He added Israel had taken “some precursory steps” towards reducing air strikes and operating in a more limited capacity. However, Israeli attacks in recent days have killed hundreds of Palestinians.
Palestinians slam Netanyahu’s comments defying ICJ
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments in which he pledged “to continue the genocidal war in defiance of both the international community and the role of the International Court of Justice”, in the ministry’s words.
On Saturday, the Israeli PM said that the ICJ was not able to stop Israel’s war in Gaza.
“No one will stop us – not The Hague, not the ‘Axis of Evil’, and no one else,” Netanyahu said, referring to the ICJ by its location in the Netherlands, and also referring to Iran and its proxies.
The Palestinian ministry also said: “States that have enabled, encouraged and participated in Israel’s genocide are also complicit in these attacks against the Court and its officials.”
Journalist killed by Israeli shelling: Al Jazeera Arabic
We are receiving reports that Yazan Zweidi, who worked for the Egyptian channel Al Ghad TV, has been killed by Israeli shelling while working in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
New US-UK strikes on Yemen hit Hodeidah governorate
That’s according to Houthi media outlets, which reported the attacks targeted Jabal al-Jada in al-Lahiya district.
The reports added that US aircraft continue to fly over the governorate, which lies on Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
The exact target of the strikes is unclear, but no casualties have been reported, a Houthi military source told Al Jazeera.
Hodeidah has been a particular focus of US and UK air strikes, which began on Friday and are aimed at limiting the capability of the Houthis to attack shipping in the Red Sea. The Iran-allied Yemeni rebel group says its attacks are in support of Gaza.
Protesters gather at UK-base in Cyprus over Yemen strikes
About 300 demonstrators gathered at the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri, protesting its role in recent US-UK strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.
The base was used as a staging point for Typhoon fighter jets involved in the operation, according to Reuters news agency.
“They are using Cypriot land to do something every Cypriot is condemning, activist Nicos Panayiotou told the news agency.
ICJ should issue measures requested by South Africa: Palestinian rights groups
Three legal and human rights groups have urged the International Court of Justice to issue provisional measures as requested by South Africa and instruct Israel to:
- Cease military operations
- Refrain from genocidal acts
- Facilitate entry of aid and fact-finding teams
The rights groups – Al Mezan, Al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) – also called on all “State Parties to the Genocide Convention to express their endorsements and formally support the legal proceedings initiated by South Africa at the ICJ.”
A two-day public hearing of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has concluded.
South Africa laid out a list of genocidal acts by Israel on the first day of the hearing on Thursday, while Israel defended itself on Friday
