ACTIVISTS’ BOAT
Scenes of starvation in Gaza have additionally sparked contemporary solidarity with Palestinians, and a boat organised by an international activist coalition was sailing toward Gaza, aiming to ship help.
The boat from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition departed Sicily on Sunday carrying a dozen folks, together with environmental activist Greta Thunberg, together with fruit juices, milk, tinned meals and protein bars.
Israel’s navy stated it stood able to “shield” the nation’s maritime area, with military spokesman Defrin saying “we’re ready” to deal with the flotilla, with out elaborating.
In response, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition stated it “strongly condemns Israel’s declared intent to assault” the boat, calling it a “risk”.
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza in what it says is a renewed push to defeat the Palestinian group Hamas, whose October 2023 assault sparked the struggle.
The well being ministry in Hamas-run Gaza stated at the very least 4,335 folks have been killed since Israel resumed its offensive on Mar 18, taking the struggle’s general toll to 54,607, principally civilians.
Hamas’s 2023 assault on Israel resulted within the deaths of 1,218 folks, additionally principally civilians, in keeping with an AFP tally primarily based on official figures.
The military stated three of its troopers had been killed in northern Gaza, bringing the variety of Israeli troops killed within the territory for the reason that begin of the struggle to 424.
