Gaza City: Palestinians flee IDF attacks as Israelis protest occupation plan
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Malnourished Gazan woman flown to Italy dies in hospital
The 20-year-old, who was identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, flew to Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight on Wednesday. The University Hospital of Pisa said that she suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving. The hospital said she had suffered severe loss of weight and muscle, while Italian news agencies reported she was suffering from severe malnutrition.
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Andrea Fasani/ EPA More than 180 Gazan children and adults have been brought to Italy since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza
A Gazan woman who was evacuated to Italy for treatment while severely emaciated has died in hospital. The 20-year-old, who was identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, flew to Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight on Wednesday under a scheme set up by the Italian government. The University Hospital of Pisa said that she suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving. The hospital said she had suffered severe loss of weight and muscle, while Italian news agencies reported she was suffering from severe malnutrition.
The UN has warned of widespread malnutrition in Gaza, with experts backed by the organisation warning last month in a report that the “worst-case scenario” of famine is playing out in Gaza. Israel has denied there is starvation in Gaza and accused UN agencies of not picking up aid at the borders and delivering it. More than 180 children and adults have been brought to Italy since the start of Israel’s war with Gaza. Thirty one patients and their companions arrived in Rome, Milan, and Pisa this week, all with serious congenital diseases, wounds or amputations, the Italian foreign ministry said. Meanwhile, British MPs urged the government to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to the UK “without delay”, weeks after the British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, promised to set up an evacuation scheme. The Home Office said it intends to evacuate a few hundred children from Gaza “at pace” and that biometric tests must be carried out before children and carers can be allowed in the UK.
Demonstrators arrested at Palestine Action event in Norwich
More than a dozen people have been arrested in Norwich for supporting Palestine Action. The group has been banned by the government as a terrorist organisation. The arrests follow the arrest of more than 700 people since the ban last month. The Metropolitan Police said a further 60 people will be arrested in the coming weeks for showing support for the group, which is banned under the Terrorism Act 2000. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details.
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AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, more than 500 people were arrested for supporting Palestine Action at a protest in London
More than a dozen people have been arrested in Norwich city centre for showing support for Palestine Action, which has recently been proscribed by the government as a terrorist organisation. Norfolk Police said 13 people “holding placards showing support” for the group were arrested outside City Hall during the protest, which started at 12:30 BST. They were held on suspicion of displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Five people were taken to Wymondham police station for questioning while the other eight were de-arrested after they gave their details to police.
A 14th person had a sign seized by officers. The force said the protest was over by 14:00 BST. Supt Wes Hornigold said: “We will always work to facilitate peaceful protest and protect the democratic right to assembly. However, the actions of this group were unlawful. “Our officers’ role is to prevent disorder, damage and disruption in the local community and they will use their powers to do this. Any breaches of the law will be dealt with.”
The arrests came a day after the Metropolitan Police said a further 60 people would be prosecuted for supporting Palestine Action. The force said it followed the arrest of more than 700 people since the group was banned on July 5, including 522 in central London last Saturday. More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, and arrangements have been put in place “that will enable us to investigate and prosecute significant numbers each week if necessary”, the Met said.
Palestine Action was banned by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper following criminal damage to planes at RAF Brize Norton. As a result, membership of or support for the group is a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Cooper said the ban was based on “strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed” as well as “plans and ideas for further attacks”. But Amnesty International chief executive Sacha Deshmukh has described the mass arrests that have happened since then as “deeply concerning”. Last month, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription. Lawyers for the group’s co-founder Huda Ammori argue that the ban breaches the right to free speech and acts as a gag on legitimate protest.
Itamar Ben Gvir taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti
Far-right Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner in new video. Marwan Barghouti, 66, was jailed by Israel more than 20 years ago after he was convicted of planning attacks that led to five civilians being killed. He is serving five life sentences plus 40 years. The Palestinian Authority has condemned the video. Its Vice-President Hussein al-Sheikh described it as “the epitome of psychological, moral and physical terrorism” The video originally surfaced on messaging groups for Ben Gvir’s supporters on Thursday but has now been reposted on his X account. It is the first time that Bargh outi has been publicly seen in years.
A screenshot from the video of the interaction, posted on Ben Gvir’s X account
Israel’s national security minister, Ben Gvir, tells him: “You will not win. He who messes with the people of Israel, he who will murder our children, he who will murder our women, we will wipe him out”.
The 13-second-long video clip is the first time that Barghouti has been publicly seen in years. He appears aged and gaunt.
The Palestinian Authority has condemned the video. Its Vice-President Hussein al-Sheikh described it as “the epitome of psychological, moral and physical terrorism.”
New footage shared on social media shows the far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, taunting the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, in his cell.
As Barghouti tries to interject, Ben Gvir adds: “You need to know this, throughout history.”
Marwan Barghouti, 66, was jailed by Israel more than 20 years ago after he was convicted of planning attacks that led to five civilians being killed. He is serving five life sentences plus 40 years.
Opinion polls have consistently indicated that he remains the most popular Palestinian leader, and that Palestinians would vote for him in a presidential election ahead of the current Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas or Hamas leaders.
He remains a senior figure in the Fatah faction, which dominates the Palestinian Authority (PA). He was targeted by Israel due to his leading role in the Second Palestinian Intifada or uprising from 2000-05.
The video originally surfaced on messaging groups for Ben Gvir’s supporters on Thursday but has now been reposted on his X account.
The minister says that having read how “all sorts of “senior officials”” in the PA did not like what he said, he will “repeat it again and again without apologising”.
Palestinian prisoner rights organisations say that Barghouti has been placed in solitary confinement since the deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023. Last year they accused guards of “brutally assaulting” him in his cell which the Israeli prison service denied.
In response to the new video, the head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, Abdullah al-Zaghari accused Israel of seeking “to eliminate him and assassinate the leaders languishing in its prisons”.
Barghouti is one of the prisoners whose release Hamas is believed to have sought as part of an exchange deal for the remaining hostages it is holding. However, it is thought very unlikely that Israel would free him.
In the video, as Ben Gvir speaks, Barghouti – who is fluent in Hebrew – can be seen nodding and trying to break in, but the short clip ends before he does.
His wife, Fadwa, recommended to her husband’s followers that only one still be used from the video which she believed showed his strength.
Palestinians widely see Barghouti as the leader who could best unify different political factions and negotiate peace with Israel.
Gaza City: Palestinians flee IDF attacks as Israelis protest against occupation plan
At least 40 people killed by Israeli attacks across the territory on Saturday. Israel plans to forcibly displace a million people from Gaza City to camps in the south. At least 1.9 million people in Gaza – or about 90% of the population – have been displaced, according to the UN. A Gazan woman who was evacuated to Italy for treatment while severely emaciated has died in hospital. The 20-year-old, who was identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, flew to Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight on Wednesday. She suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving. The hospital said she had suffered severe loss of weight and muscle, while Italian news agencies reported she was suffering from severe malnutrition. Earlier this week, the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and Japan issued a statement saying “famine is unfolding in front of our eyes”
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Watch: Protesters block Israeli road demanding hostage deal and war end
Thousands of residents have fled Gaza City’s southern Zeitoun neighbourhood, where days of continuous Israeli bombardment have created a “catastrophic” situation, the city’s Hamas-run municipality has told the BBC. At least 40 people were killed by Israeli attacks across the territory on Saturday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said. The Israeli military said it would begin allowing tents to be brought into Gaza by aid agencies again. Israel plans to forcibly displace a million people from Gaza City to camps in the south. In Israel, a one-day general strike is under way in protest of the government’s plan to seize Gaza City.
The stoppage was demanded by the families of hostages and others who say the expansion of the war puts the lives of Israelis being held by Hamas at greater risk. It comes a week after Israel’s war cabinet voted to occupy Gaza City, the territory’s largest city, and displace its population, in a move condemned by the UN Security Council. “As part of the preparations to move the population from combat zones to the southern Gaza Strip for their protection, the supply of tents and shelter equipment to Gaza will resume,” the Israeli military body Cogat said. A spokesperson for the Gaza City municipality said mass displacement was already taking place in Zeitoun after six days of relentless Israeli air strikes, shelling and demolition operations. The Zeitoun neighbourhood is home to about 50,000 people, most of whom have little to no access to food and water, according to the civil defence agency. Ghassan Kashko, 40, who is sheltering with his family at a school building in the neighbourhood, told news agency AFP that air strikes and tank shelling were causing “explosions… that don’t stop”. “We don’t know the taste of sleep,” he said. Hamas said in a statement that Israeli forces had been carrying out a “sustained offensive in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of Gaza City, particularly in Zeitoun”. What we know about Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City The Israeli government has not provided an exact timetable of when its forces would enter Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to want the entire city under Israeli occupation from 7 October.
Reuters Israeli forces are preparing to occupy Gaza City
The municipality spokesperson said that 80% of Gaza City’s infrastructure had been damaged over nearly two years of Israeli attacks, while the four remaining hospitals there were operating at less than 20% of their capacity due to severe shortages of medicines and supplies. At least 1.9 million people in Gaza – or about 90% of the population – have been displaced, according to the UN. The international body has indicated there is widespread malnutrition in Gaza, with experts backed by the organisation warning last month in a report that the “worst-case scenario” of famine is playing out in Gaza. On Saturday, Gaza’s hospitals reported 11 more deaths from malnutrition, including a child, bringing the total number of deaths from malnutrition to 251, including 108 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Meanwhile, a Gazan woman who was evacuated to Italy for treatment while severely emaciated has died in hospital. The 20-year-old, who was identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, flew to Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight on Wednesday under a scheme established by the Italian government. The University Hospital of Pisa said that she suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving. The hospital said she had suffered severe loss of weight and muscle, while Italian news agencies reported she was suffering from severe malnutrition. Earlier this week, the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and Japan issued a statement saying “famine is unfolding in front of our eyes” and urged action to “reverse starvation”. Last week, more than 100 organisations signed a letter that said they had been unable to to deliver a single truck of humanitarian supplies to Gaza since 2 March.
EPA Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted during protests in Israel
Palestinians flee IDF attacks on Gaza City as Israelis protest against occupation plan
Thousands of residents have fled Gaza City’s southern Zeitoun neighbourhood. At least 40 people were killed by Israeli attacks across the territory on Saturday. Israel plans to forcibly displace a million people from Gaza City to camps in the south. In Israel, a one-day general strike is under way in protest of the government’s plan to seize Gaza City. A 20-year-old Gazan woman who was evacuated to Italy for treatment while severely emaciated has died in hospital. The hospital said that she suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving in Pisa. The UN has indicated there is widespread malnutrition in Gaza, with experts warning last month that the “worst-case scenario” of famine is playing out in Gaza. The Israeli government has not provided an exact timetable of when its forces would enter Gaza City, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported to want the entire city under Israeli occupation from 7 October. Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted during protests in Israel.
At least 40 people were killed by Israeli attacks across the territory on Saturday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said.
The Israeli military said it would begin allowing tents to be brought into Gaza by aid agencies again. Israel plans to forcibly displace a million people from Gaza City to camps in the south.
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In Israel, a one-day general strike is under way in protest of the government’s plan to seize Gaza City.
The stoppage was demanded by the families of hostages and others who say the expansion of the war puts the lives of Israelis being held by Hamas at greater risk.
It comes a week after Israel’s war cabinet voted to occupy Gaza City, the territory’s largest city, and displace its population, in a move condemned by the UN Security Council.
“As part of the preparations to move the population from combat zones to the southern Gaza Strip for their protection, the supply of tents and shelter equipment to Gaza will resume,” the Israeli military body Cogat said.
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A spokesperson for the Gaza City municipality said mass displacement was already taking place in Zeitoun after six days of relentless Israeli air strikes, shelling and demolition operations.
The Zeitoun neighbourhood is home to about 50,000 people, most of whom have little to no access to food and water, according to the civil defence agency.
Ghassan Kashko, 40, who is sheltering with his family at a school building in the neighbourhood, told news agency AFP that air strikes and tank shelling were causing “explosions… that don’t stop”.
“We don’t know the taste of sleep,” he said.
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Hamas said in a statement that Israeli forces had been carrying out a “sustained offensive in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of Gaza City, particularly in Zeitoun”.
The Israeli government has not provided an exact timetable of when its forces would enter Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to want the entire city under Israeli occupation from 7 October.
Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted during protests in Israel [EPA]
The municipality spokesperson said that 80% of Gaza City’s infrastructure had been damaged over nearly two years of Israeli attacks, while the four remaining hospitals there were operating at less than 20% of their capacity due to severe shortages of medicines and supplies.
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At least 1.9 million people in Gaza – or about 90% of the population – have been displaced, according to the UN.
The international body has indicated there is widespread malnutrition in Gaza, with experts backed by the organisation warning last month in a report that the “worst-case scenario” of famine is playing out in Gaza.
On Saturday, Gaza’s hospitals reported 11 more deaths from malnutrition, including a child, bringing the total number of deaths from malnutrition to 251, including 108 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Meanwhile, a Gazan woman who was evacuated to Italy for treatment while severely emaciated has died in hospital. The 20-year-old, who was identified as Marah Abu Zuhri, flew to Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight on Wednesday under a scheme established by the Italian government.
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The University Hospital of Pisa said that she suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday, less than 48 hours after arriving. The hospital said she had suffered severe loss of weight and muscle, while Italian news agencies reported she was suffering from severe malnutrition.
Earlier this week, the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and Japan issued a statement saying “famine is unfolding in front of our eyes” and urged action to “reverse starvation”.
Last week, more than 100 organisations signed a letter that said they had been unable to to deliver a single truck of humanitarian supplies to Gaza since 2 March.
Israel has drastically curtailed the amount of aid it allows into Gaza and continues to insist there is no starvation there. It accuses UN agencies of not picking up aid at the borders and delivering it.
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The civil defence agency said at least 13 of the Palestinians killed on Saturday were shot by Israeli troops as they waited for food near distribution sites in the territory. The latest figures from the UN, released on Friday, indicate that at least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed seeking food since late May, mostly by Israeli forces.
In Israel, thousands have taken to the streets in a nationwide protest demanding a deal to secure the release of hostages in Gaza. Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted.
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, many businesses were shut.
“I think it’s time to end the war. It’s time to release all of the hostages. And it’s time to help Israel recover and move towards a more stable Middle East,” Doron Wilfand, a 54-year-old tour guide, told news agency AFP at a rally in Jerusalem.
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The war was triggered by Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, which killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 others taken hostage.
Israel’s offensive has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to figures from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.