Israel-Gaza Conflict: February 16-17 (Recap)
1️⃣ “Perilous situation” in #Rafah in southern #Gaza demands immediate implementation of existing provisional measures, says the International Court of Justice ( #ICJ).
2️⃣ US President Biden says he hopes Israel “will not make any massive land invasion” on Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering, before a “temporary ceasefire”.
3️⃣ At least five patients have died after Israel’s incursion into #KhanYounis’s Nasser Hospital saw electricity and oxygen supplies cut.
4️⃣ People in Gaza are eating weeds and animal food to stay alive as the UN’s #FAO warns of challenges in distributing aid, especially in the north.
5️⃣ Israel was reportedly behind attacks on two major gas pipelines in Iran this week, the New York Times is reporting, citing two officials from Western countries.
6️⃣ Doctors Without Borders, has warned that an Israeli offensive on Rafah would be “catastrophic” for the estimated 1.5 million Palestinians sheltering in the city. “Rafah is the end of the line,” the humanitarian organisation said in a post on X. “There is nowhere else to flee.”
7️⃣ The #US has renewed sanctions against the #Yemen-based #Houthis over the group’s attacks on #RedSea shipping lanes.
At least 28,775 people including more than 12,300 children, have been killed and over 68,552 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.
#SaveRafah
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
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