Live Updates: Gaza authorities say Israeli genocide part of displacement plan

Sunday, October 13, 2024

06:22 GMT — Gaza authorities say Israeli genocide part of displacement plan

The Gaza Media Office said that the Israeli army is intensifying genocide in northern Gaza, including the Jabalia refugee camp, with "massacres and deliberate killings" since its ground encroachment on October 6.

"The occupation army is preventing rescue teams and civil defence from retrieving more than 75 martyrs out of 285 who have been killed during its ground assault," it said in a statement.

It "is committing crimes against humanity and engaging in premeditated killing by bombing displacement and shelter centres, carrying out horrific massacres against civilians through targeted shelling of gatherings of children and women," it said.

05:36 GMT — US expresses concern over Israeli attacks on UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin voiced concern about Israel's attacks on UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) positions in southern Lebanon during a telephone call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

Austin "expressed his deep concern about reports that Israeli forces fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Lebanon as well as by the reported death of two Lebanese soldiers," Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said in a statement.

"The Secretary strongly emphasised the importance of ensuring the safety and security of UNIFIL forces and Lebanese Armed Forces and reinforced the need to pivot from military operations in Lebanon to a diplomatic pathway as soon as feasible," it said.

04:41 GMT — Iran's parliament speaker reiterates support for Lebanon amid Israeli aggression

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Tehran "supports all decisions issued by the government and the resistance in Lebanon" with the Israeli onslaught against that country.

"I bring with me a message from the Iranian leadership that it will remain by Lebanon's side during these difficult times," Qalibaf said at a news conference alongside his Lebanese counterpart, Nabih Berri, after a meeting in the Ain El Tineh area in western Beirut.

The Iranian speaker said that "the Iranian government and nation are ready to help the displaced and war-stricken people in Lebanon by widespread dispatch of supplies through an air corridor."

04:20 GMT — Israel kills 6 Palestinians in central besieged Gaza

Israel has killed six Palestinians in its strikes targeting a house in Nuseirat camp that belonged to the Abu Dalal family in central Gaza, a medical source told Anadolu Agency.

Israel has continued its carnage on besieged Gaza since October 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

04:00 GMT — Israel kills 15 people, wounds scores in northern and central Lebanon

Israel has killed at least 15 people in its strikes in northern and central Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

The first strike targeted an apartment in a residential building in the town of Barja in Mount Lebanon in the central area of the country, killing four people and wounding 14 others, it said.

The air strike marked the first attack on the town since the onset of the onslaught, according to local media.

03:50 GMT — Israeli strikes wound patients at hospital in eastern Lebanon

A government hospital in the Baalbek region of eastern Lebanon said that several patients were wounded, and it sustained severe damage from Israeli air strikes near the hospital.

The Tamnin General Hospital said that "for the third consecutive time today, the aggressive Israeli enemy has targeted the area surrounding the hospital."

The strikes "resulted in significant and severe damage to the hospital, in addition to injuring many patients present in the hospital due to flying glass and shrapnel."

03:10 GMT — Protests against Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon erupt across Europe

Protests against Israel's aggression on Gaza and Lebanon were held in several European cities, with hundreds rallying in Stockholm, Paris, and Berlin calling for an immediate ceasefire.

In Stockholm, demonstrators gathered at Odenplan, marching toward the Swedish parliament while chanting slogans such as "Killer Israel, get out of Palestine" and "Immediate and unconditional ceasefire."

In Paris, supporters of Palestine and Lebanon convened near the Fontaine des Innocents, demanding an end to Israeli attacks and urging the French government to withdraw its support for Tel Aviv.

02:30 GMT — Lives of children in Palestine, Lebanon 'torn apart in unimaginable ways': UNICEF chief

The lives of children in Palestine and Lebanon are "torn apart in unimaginable ways," the executive director of UNICEF said.

"Tens of thousands of children have died. Thousands more are in captivity, displaced, orphaned, out of school, and suffer trauma from violence and war," Catherine Russell said in a statement.

She said that all parties are obligated to protect civilians, including children, humanitarian workers and civilian infrastructure, including schools and health facilities.

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