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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
10:48 GMT –– Spain and Norway have formally recognised the State of Palestine, with Ireland due to follow suit.
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to recognise a Palestinian state.
As Oslo's formal recognition went into effect, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide hailed the move as "a special day for Norway-Palestine relations."
"Norway has been one of the most fervent defenders of a Palestinian state for more than 30 years," he added.
Shortly afterwards, Spain followed suit, with government spokeswoman Pilar Alegria confirming the cabinet had formally recognised Palestinian statehood, qualifying it as "a historic day."
09:08 GMT –– Israel again bombs Rafah as UNSC to discuss camp attack
Israel has again bombarded Gaza's far-southern Rafah area despite a global storm of outrage over Sunday's strike that set ablaze a crowded tent city, killing at least 45 people.
The strike, which Gaza medics said also left hundreds of civilians with shrapnel and burn wounds, drew condemnation from world leaders and was set to be discussed at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council from 1915 GMT.
The sight of the charred carnage, blackened corpses and children being rushed to hospitals led UN chief Antonio Guterres to declare that "there is no safe place in Gaza. This horror must stop."
09:01 GMT –– Israel advances in Philadelphi Corridor, moves closer to blocking Gaza from Egypt
The Israeli army began expanding its incursion into Rafah, southern Gaza, seizing more of the border area with Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor.
The move means that the Israeli army is moving closer to isolating the besieged enclave from contact with Egypt and eventually the entire world.
The current Israeli incursion into Rafah makes it only 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) away from the Rafah coast and puts over two-thirds of the Philadelphi Corridor area under Israel's control.
The Philadelphi Corridor –– 14-kilometer (8.69-mile) in length –– is a demilitarised buffer zone running along the Gaza-Egypt border, as stipulated by the treaty following the signing of the 1978 Camp David Accords between then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
08:42 GMT –– Israeli tanks reach Rafah city centre, witnesses say
Several Israeli tanks reached the centre of Rafah, witnesses told Reuters news agency, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has has drawn intense scrutiny from neighbouring Egypt and from the United States.
The tanks were spotted near al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark, the witnesses said.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on their account, saying it would issue a statement about the Rafah offensive later.
08:09 GMT –– Israeli forces press Rafah offensive despite global outcry
Israel pounded Rafah with air strikes and tank fire, pressing its offensive in Gaza's southern city.
At least 16 Palestinians were killed in strikes overnight, officials in the enclave said. Israeli tanks pushed towards western neighbourhoods in one of the worst nights of bombardment reported by residents.
Reacting to Sunday night's strike and fire in a camp where thousands of families displaced from assaults elsewhere in Gaza had sought shelter, global leaders urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt Israel's assault.
07:46 GMT –– China expresses 'grave concern' over Israel's military assaults in Rafah
China expressed "grave concern" over Israel's military attacks in Rafah, where an Israeli strike killed dozens in a displaced persons camp.
China "expresses its grave concern over the ongoing Israeli military operations in Rafah", foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.
Beijing urged "all parties to protect civilians and civilian facilities". It also said it "strongly urges Israel to listen to the appeals of the international community and to stop its attacks on Rafah".
07:39 GMT –– UNRWA says around 1 million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks
Around one million people have fled the Gazan city of Rafah in the past three weeks, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said.
The small city on the southern edge of Gaza had been sheltering more than a million Palestinians who fled Israeli assaults on other parts of the enclave.
UNRWA said Palestinians' flight from Rafah "happened with nowhere safe to go and amidst bombardments, lack of food and water, piles of waste and unsuitable living conditions."
06:52 GMT — Recognising Palestinian statehood 'essential for reaching peace': Sanchez
Recognising Palestinian statehood is an "essential" step for achieving peace in the Middle East, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, with his government poised to formally take the step alongside Ireland and Norway.
"Recognition of the state of Palestine... is an essential requirement if we are all to achieve peace," he said.

05:26 GMT — UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Israel's massacre in Rafah
The UN Security Council has convened an emergency meeting after what Israel said was a "precision strike" on a displaced persons camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that killed at least 45 people, wounded 250, some of them burned alive and others slashed into pieces.
The closed-door meeting was requested by Algeria, which is currently a non-permanent member of the council, diplomats said.
04:27 GMT — UN chief condemns Israel strike in Rafah, calls for 'horror' to end
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned an Israeli strike on Gaza's southern city of Rafah, saying the attack "killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict."
"There is no safe place in Gaza. This horror must stop," Guterres added in a social media post.
03:33 GMT — Luxembourg, Belgium seek 'useful' recognition of Palestine
Luxembourg and Belgium are seeking a more impactful and "useful" recognition of Palestinian statehood, its foreign ministers have said.
"What changed since the recognition of Palestine as a state by three European countries?” Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel told reporters at the doorstep of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, referring to Spain, Ireland and Norway, which said they would formally recognise a Palestinian state on May 28.
He stressed the need for an international movement of recognition, including Asian and Latin American countries, to get more impact.
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