Israel’s war on Gaza live: UN warns of cholera outbreak
- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says as seasonal heat takes hold in the Gaza Strip and a lack of clean water persists, “there is a real concern that cholera may become prevalent”.
- In a statement, the United States and 16 allied countries say they “fully support” the ceasefire and captives’ release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden on May 31.
Israeli raids and shelling target areas west of Rafah
An Al Jazeera correspondent reports that Israeli raids and artillery shelling have targeted areas west of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
Oxfam: Israeli attack on UNRWA school ‘flagrant violation’ of int’l law
A spokesperson for the international NGO says that “It is a disgrace that a ceasefire is still not in place and that [International Humanitarian Law] is broken by Israel time and again with full impunity”.
In the early hours of this morning, the Isralei army attacked a school run by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugee, which was serving a shelter for displaced people, in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
At least 40 people were killed in that attack, including women and children, according to Gaza’s government.
“Dozens of people – including children – were slaughtered while they slept,” an Oxfam spokesperson said of the attack.
“Civilians in Gaza must be protected and world leaders must both stop Israel from continuing this carnage and providing the political cover for them to do so,” the spokesperson continued.
Houthis say they launched two operations against ships at Haifa port
Yemen’s Houthi group says it has launched two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance against ships at Israel’s Haifa port.
“The first targeted two ships carrying military equipment in the port of Haifa, while the second targeted a ship that violated the decision to ban entry to the port,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement.
