Int’l uproar over Israeli takeover of Gaza
There have been international criticisms of the move by Israel to take over Gaza City through a cabinet-approved plan. Reports in Israeli media say the plan initially focuses on taking full control of Gaza City, relocating its estimated one million residents further south. Forces would also take control of refugee camps in central Gaza and […]
gazans starve as israel plans expanded operation
There have been international criticisms of the move by Israel to take over Gaza City through a cabinet-approved plan.
Reports in Israeli media say the plan initially focuses on taking full control of Gaza City, relocating its estimated one million residents further south. Forces would also take control of refugee camps in central Gaza and areas where hostages are thought to be held.
Reacting to Israel’s decision, UN human rights chief Volker Turk warned that further escalation “will result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction and atrocity crimes.”
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the move “wrong”, saying it “will only bring more bloodshed.”
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged Israel “not to go down this path”, stressing that it would “only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza”.
Turkey’s foreign ministry urged the world community to prevent Israel’s plan, which it said aimed to “forcibly displace Palestinians from their own land”.
In China, a foreign ministry spokesperson told the AFP news agency that “Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people and is an inseparable part of Palestinian territory”.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz he was disappointed with Berlin’s decision to suspend arms exports to Israel, saying it was “rewarding Hamas terrorism.”
Defence Minister Israel Katz said countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions “will not weaken our resolve”.
“Our enemies will find us as one strong, united fist that will strike them with great force,” he added.