Israel-Palestine War On Day 35: Israel Agrees Four Hour Humanitarian Pause Daily (Image:Twitter/UNRWA)
According to the US President Joe Biden, Israel will facilitate a four-hour humanitarian pause each day from Thursday, in northern Gaza, to allow civilians a safe flee to the south. “These pauses will help get civilians to safer areas away from active fighting. They are a step in the right direction”, said the President on X (formerly Twitter). He told reporters that he had also asked the Israel administration for a “pause longer than three days” during negotiations over the release of some hostages held by Hamas, reported the Associated Press.
For weeks, I”ve been speaking with Israel’s leaders about the importance of humanitarian pauses in the fighting to get civilians to safety, support the freeing of hostages, and increase the flow of food, water, and medicine into Gaza.
Here”s the latest on those conversations:
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 9, 2023
Health of Gaza and its citizens are deteriorating day-by-day as unavailability of pure water, food, and proper medical supports led them to infectious diseases. Scabies, diarrhea and respiratory infections rip through overcrowded shelters. More than 10,000 civilians have been killed along in Gaza, while others are struggling to survive without fuel, electricity, food, and medication.
From the Gaza Strip alone, over half a million were displaced and fled south. The refugee camps and hospitals in south are crammed full, with almost zero waste management functions and became breeding grounds for infectious diseases. As per the data’s of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) almost 4,600 displaced pregnant women and 380 newborns are sheltered in their facilities and are in urgent need of proper medical attention. According to the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) there are almost 50,000 pregnant women are in Gaza with over 180 giving birth every day.
Many newborn babies are calling @UNRWA shelters in📍#Gaza their first home.
Around 4,600 displaced pregnant women & 380 newborns living in our facilities require medical attention.#UNRWAworks to provide postnatal care – but conditions at shelters are not suitable for newborns. pic.twitter.com/JwKN4TrwVG
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 9, 2023
The UNRWA also states that, 150 Palestinians, including 44 children, have been killed by Israeli Security Forces and 8, including one child, by Israeli settlers since October 7 in the West Bank. The relief agency also lost 7 more workers in the last twenty-four hours. “Thousands of children killed cannot be collateral damage”, said the UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini on Thursday. “Pushing a million people from their homes & concentrating them in areas without adequate infrastructure is forced displacement. Severely limiting food, water & medicine is collective punishment”, added Mr Lazzarini. He was speaking at an international conference on Gaza in Paris.
LIVE | @UNLazzarini: Thousands of children killed cannot be collateral damage.
Pushing a million people from their homes and concentrating them in areas without adequate infrastructure is forced displacement.
Severely limiting food, water and medicine is collective punishment. pic.twitter.com/e5rJUhXsH3
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 9, 2023
Streets outside the Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance witnessed demonstrations by Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli supporters. It eventually ended up in fights after the screening of a footage depicting the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least 150 people attended the private screening of “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre”, which included real footages captured by body cameras and phones and was compiled by the Israel Defense Forces.
🚨 JUST IN: Clashes Erupt at a Demonstration Between Anti-Israel and Pro-Jewish Group in Los Angeles
– Clashes occurred between two groups outside the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance.
– One group was Anti-Israel, while the other was a Pro-Jewish Group.
– The confrontation was… pic.twitter.com/UyxC8VzDv3
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 9, 2023
