A month has passed since the declaration of war by Israel on Palestine. More than 10,000 people in Gaza have been killed including 4,104 children, while many are still trapped under the debris of destroyed infrastructure. Israeli blockades have led to scarcity of fuel, food and electricity.
‘Little pauses’, no ceasefire: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that there will be no ceasefire until the hostages being held in Gaza are released, adding that only “tactical little pauses” will be accepted.
“An hour here, an hour there – we’ve had them before,” Netanyahu said in an interview with ABC News. “I suppose we’ll check the circumstances, in order to enable goods, humanitarian goods, to come in, or our hostages, individual hostages, to leave.”
While many around the world are calling for a ceasefire, the US has urged for a “humanitarian pause” without specifying the duration of the pauses.
Considering the casualties and destruction of Gaza, human rights groups and organisations are calling for an immediate ceasefire.
On the contrary, Hamas has reportedly offered to set hostages free if Palestinian captives are released from Israeli jails.
Netanyahu also told ABC News that Israel would have “overall security responsibility” after the fighting with Hamas is over “for an indefinite period”, implying a continued occupation of the territory.
Job losses costing Palestinians $16m a day
The UN’s labour agency has revealed that job losses in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank are costing Palestinians $16m a day.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) reported on Monday that 182,000 jobs have been lost in Gaza (61 percent of total employment).
An additional 208,000 jobs losses have been recorded in the occupied West Bank, (24 percent of total employment).
Aid into Gaza
The Palestinian Red Crescent teams received 93 trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent through the Rafah crossing on Monday.
The supplies consisted of food, water, relief items, medical equipment and medications.
Since October 21, a total of 569 trucks have been sent whereas before October 7, 750 to 850 trucks used to enter Gaza daily.
Israel, however, has still not allowed fuel into Gaza.
Yesterday, the Palestine Red Crescent teams received 93 trucks loaded with aid from the Egyptian Red Crescent through the Rafah crossing.
These trucks are carrying essential supplies such as food, water, relief items, medical equipment, and medications.Since October 21, 2023,… pic.twitter.com/EVdiss1GYa
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) November 7, 2023
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