Medics in the conflict-torn Gaza reported on Tuesday that in addition to the war-wounded, hundreds of patients are clogging hospitals with signs of illnesses brought on by excessive crowding and squalor in the shelters during the heaviest-ever Israeli assault.
This crisis resulted from the most intense bombardment Israel has ever experienced, which caused nearly 1.4 million Israelis to seek safety in makeshift shelters.
Numerous humanitarian organizations have frequently raised concerns about an imminent public health emergency in this densely populated area of Palestine.
As it continues to bomb the embattled enclave, Israel has issued a new evacuation warning to Gaza, where 5,791 Palestinians have died, including 1,292 women and 2,360 children on Tuesday.
The Israeli attacks have also harmed at least 18,000 Palestinians.
On Tuesday, Israel said that it will not stop bombarding the beleaguered Palestinian territory, despite the fact that at least 200 people have died as a result of constant airstrikes in Gaza over the previous 24 hours.
Gaza was in a humanitarian catastrophe after two weeks of intense Israeli assaults, and the US pressured Israel to permit additional aid to reach the area.
However, there didn’t seem to be much hope for a ceasefire any time soon amid the bloodiest incident of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in decades.
As Israeli attacks destroyed Rafah and Khan Younis, killing more than 50 people in a single night, the number of Palestinian civilian deaths was rising sharply.
Those who have survived death are now trying to obtain needs like clean water and medicine while also dealing with hunger.
Even before the most recent Israeli bombing campaign began on October 7 in response to fatal Hamas strikes within Israel, more than 60% of Gaza’s population need food aid.
According to the Gaza health ministry, more than 18,000 people have been hurt, placing hospitals in danger of closing down, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
Hamas frees two further hostages.
As the US demanded the release of 200 other hostages before Gaza ceasefire talks are taken into consideration, Hamas on Monday night freed two elderly hostages who had been transported to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with family during the early hours of Tuesday, according to AFP.
Earlier on Tuesday, a military helicopter transported the released hostages Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79, to a Tel Aviv hospital. Days prior to their release, two more ladies who were also American citizens were set free.
Cooper and Lifshitz would receive medical attention and be reunited with their families, according to the prime minister of Israel’s office. As family members gathered nearby, the women were brought into the facility on a stretcher and wheelchair.
Six more UNRWA employees were reportedly slain on Monday, raising the total number of personnel killed since October 7 to 35.
I’m speechless over this tragedy.
We cannot say loud enough how much a ceasefire is needed in Gaza to stop the suffering of civilians and humanitarians. https://t.co/yAFfXWmZAQ
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 24, 2023
Israelis have been protesting in Tel Aviv, calling for a ceasefire and the release of all detainees while Hamas freed Cooper and Lifshitz on Monday, citing “compelling humanitarian” reasons and with the help of Qatar and Egypt.
Lifshitz described how he was loaded onto the back of a motorcycle and taken to Gaza.
“They loaded me on a motorcycle sideways so I wouldn’t fall, with one terrorist holding me from the front and the other from behind,” she informed the local press.
“They entered the Gaza Strip through the border barrier, and at first they detained me in the nearby town of Abesan. I’m not sure where I was transported after that.
US officer who battled ISIS chosen to counsel IDF
According to a US official, former chief of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, will advise the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as they get ready for a potential ground invasion in Gaza.
Glynn is anticipated to provide insight into the “big picture” of the Gaza battle given his vast expertise, which includes leading MARSOC and combat involvement in Iraq. The US official is confident that Glynn’s experience will guide the IDF’s initiatives to find and keep new Marines.
When questioned about Glynn’s participation in advising the Israelis, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, John Kirby, declined to acknowledge Glynn’s assertion and instead said that the Biden administration had dispatched a few pertinent military officers to Israel.
Kirby claimed that these military officials were qualified to offer advice on the kinds of operations Israel is now conducting and may conduct in the future.
Kirby also affirmed that these officers would probe tough issues, much like their Israeli counterparts have been since the outset.
The US official claimed that among them were concerns about how Israel intended to prevent civilian casualties, which have increased as a result of the IDF’s bombardment of the coastal enclave, according to CNN.
The special operations personnel that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin dispatched to help Israel with intelligence and hostage rescue missions are not the same as Glynn’s duty. It’s not known when Glynn came or how long he’ll be staying.
The US and its allies have been encouraging Israel to be open about its objectives in the region as tensions in the Gaza Strip continue to grow. The US has, however, also issued a warning against a protracted occupation of Gaza and stressed the importance of preventing civilian casualties.
US authorities think it will be challenging to entirely eradicate Hamas, despite Israel’s aims being unclear.
Israeli authorities have officially declared their desire to destroy Hamas and its infrastructure, but in private conversations, they have not opposed using ground forces in Gaza.
The president of the World Bank fears that the conflict between Israel and Hamas might have a “serious” negative impact on global economic growth as Israeli troops prepare to invade Gaza on the ground after receiving instructions to do so.
When you combine everything that has just occurred in Israel and Gaza, I believe the impact on economic development is even more severe, said World Bank President Ajay Banga on Tuesday at an investor conference in Saudi Arabia.
He continued: “I think we’re at a very dangerous juncture.”
Banga was giving a speech at the annual Future Investment Initiative, also known as “Davos in the Desert”.
According to organizers, more than 6,000 attendees have registered for the three-day conference, which will feature presentations by top banking executives from around the world including the presidents of South Korea, Kenya, and Rwanda.
When you combine everything that has just occurred in Israel and Gaza, I believe the impact on economic development is even more severe, said World Bank President Ajay Banga on Tuesday at an investor conference in Saudi Arabia.
He continued: “I think we’re at a very dangerous juncture.”
Banga was giving a speech at the annual Future Investment Initiative, also known as “Davos in the Desert”.
According to organizers, more than 6,000 attendees have registered for the three-day conference, which will feature presentations by top banking executives from around the world including the presidents of South Korea, Kenya, and Rwanda.
The conflict occurs in the middle of the Vision 2030 reform program, which Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the country, is pushing to wean the world’s largest crude oil exporter from fossil fuels.
Despite worries about greater regional unrest, Saudi officials have made it clear they intend to press ahead with their reform plans.
Yasir al-Rumayyan, the governor of the wealthy Saudi Public Investment Fund, barely made passing mention of the Israel-Hamas conflict in his remarks on Tuesday, but he did caution about the dangers posed by high interest rates.
“As central banks have tightened monetary policy in an effort to slow inflation, businesses and governments around the world have been adjusting to this new reality. This has been the fastest rate increase since the early 1980s and has caused significant and unpredictable disruptions,” he stated. However, he expressed confidence that “even in a high-interest rate environment we can see the acceleration of growth and productivity”
Palestinians perform funeral prayer to several of the victims, including little kids, of the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza.#GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/Ez5bSDJZiQ
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 24, 2023
The complex network of tunnels and strong positions that Hamas is thought to have created to counter any Israeli invasion may be foremost among those factors. There are worries, meanwhile, about how a ground conflict would be received by Hamas’ backers in the Middle East.
Iranian-backed militias have increased their attacks on Israeli and US targets in Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.
Daily border skirmishes occur between Israel and the militant Hezbollah organization in Lebanon, which is supported by Iran.
According to AFP, at least 41 people have died in Lebanon, including a Reuters journalist and at least four civilians.
Israel has experienced the deaths of three soldiers and one civilian.
The UN said that approximately 20,000 people had fled villages in south Lebanon as the conflict intensified, signaling an increase in the frequency of evacuations on both sides of the border.
Additionally, Israel has mandated the expulsion of thousands of residents from a number of settlements close to its northern border. Moshe Dadoush, a 62-year-old peach farmer, is one of those who has not yet departed.
If I said I wasn’t terrified, I’d be lying. However, I must remain here, he told AFP. I wouldn’t move for one obvious reason: I grew up here. There is nowhere else I can go but this nation.
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