Death toll of the Israeli aggression on Gaza neared 34,000 on Friday as the Zionist enemy went ahead with brutal war against the besieged enclave on day 196.
Israeli occupation carried out several strikes on Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, the Sheikh Radwan area north of Gaza City, and Nuseirat in the central area of the Palestinian territory.
Malaysia Qur’an School in Al Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza before and after Israel’s army targeted it. pic.twitter.com/wI9rqxGhlf
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 19, 2024
Health Ministry in Gaza announced that at least 33,970 people have been martyred and 76,770 others have been wounded in the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7.
Nearly one-third of people martyred in the Gaza war – at least 10,000 people – have been women, according to the agency, UN Women.
The war in #Gaza continues to be a war on women.@UN_Women reports that 10,000 women, including 6,000 mothers, have lost their lives.
The situation is dire for over 1 million displaced women, who struggle to access clean water, food, & basic sanitary supplies. pic.twitter.com/lf73vQSGx4
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) April 19, 2024
Out of these women, 6,000 are mothers, whose deaths have left 19,000 orphans, according to UN Women.
Potential Attack on Rafah
Meanwhile, media reports said there were more signs on the horizon of a potential Israeli military incursion into Rafah.
According to the reports, the occupation military has deployed more troops in all areas that are adjacent to Rafah district.
“Since the early hours of this morning, they have been pounding the majority of the agricultural land in the eastern areas of Rafah,” Al-Jazeera reported on Friday, quoting sources.
A baby survived an Israeli bombardment in Rafah. pic.twitter.com/vSp7hiSlaN
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 18, 2024
US Veto
Earlier on Thursday, the United States blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have recognized a Palestinian state.
Twelve members of the Security Council had voted in favor of the resolution, while two countries – the UK and Switzerland – abstained. The US vetoed it.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the US veto was “blatant aggression … which pushes the region ever further to the edge of the abyss”.
Hamas said it condemned the US’s “biased” position “in the strongest terms”.
Egypt expressed “deep regret” over the move, saying the US was violating its “legal and historical responsibility” by denying Palestinian statehood.
Russia said the US had demonstrated that it only considers the “the interest of Israel”.
The US was the sole country to veto a UN Security Council resolution that would have granted Palestine full UN membership…yet, the Biden Admin “clarified” they strongly support something they voted against.
12 nations voted yes, 2 abstained.pic.twitter.com/euatqJvEYU https://t.co/Aqs9rM5cJJ— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) April 19, 2024
Source: Agencies
