19 October 2023; AA: As the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict enters its 13th day having claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, an Israeli academic says it is unlikely Tel Aviv will be held accountable for allegedly using disproportionate force in Gaza.
20 October 2023; MEMO: At least eight people were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza city, which was sheltering hundreds of Palestinians, local media reported on Friday.
According to the official Wafa news agency, Israeli jet fighters bombed the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church on Thursday night, killing eight Palestinians and injuring dozens more, the majority of whom were women and children.
A number of councillors from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party have resigned in the past days in protest over party leader, Keir Starmer’s support for what he called Israel’s “right” to cut power and water supplies to Palestinians living in Gaza.
19 October 2023; MEMO: An Irish Member of the European Parliament criticised the EU for hypocrisy on the issue of Palestine, Anadolu Agency reports.
In an interview with Anadolu, Mick Wallace regretted that Israel had the support of not just the US but also the EU.
“The violence is directly linked to the Occupation,” the MEP said. “If we want to stop the violence, we have to stop the Occupation.”
19 October 2023; MEMO: The Israeli occupying forces, this morning, imposed a raid and a military blockade around the Nour Shams refugee camp, located east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm.
According to a Wafa correspondent, the military conducted home searches and used bulldozers to clear streets before imposing the blockade, severely restricting Palestinian residents’ movement.
19 October 2023; MEMO: Italian writer and journalist, Romana Rubeo, said Israel’s attacks on civilian settlements, hospitals and schools in the Gaza Strip constitute a war crime, accusing international organisations and the media of protecting Israel, Anadolu Agency reports.
19 October 2023; MEMO: Delegates from around the world invited to attend the US ambassador's speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, turned their backs as the diplomat addressed the room in a silent protest against America's human rights record.
It comes as Washington vetoed a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in Israel's violent assault on the besieged Gaza Strip.
16 October 2023; MEMO: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned yesterday on X that fuel reserves at all hospitals in the Gaza Strip are likely to run out within the next 24 hours.
It added in its daily report on the situation in Gaza last night that the shutdown of backup generators threatens the lives of thousands of patients.
16 October 2023; MEMO: The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the besieged Gaza Strip has called for countries around the world to send volunteer medical teams to the Palestinian enclave as a matter of urgency to relieve its exhausted medical staff, Anadolu has reported. The appeal has been made nine days after Israel began its ruthless, non-stop bombardment of the territory.
16 October 2023; MEMO: Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are being denied medical care, resulting in sick prisoners being left without access to clinics or hospitals.
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