Israel kills over 56 in Gaza, aid airdrop kills health worker
Pakistan condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli ministers, settler groups
Monitoring Desk
GAZA: Aid agencies have warned that without an immediate cessation of hostilities, Gaza is “spiralling into an irreversible humanitarian collapse”, as at least 56 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Monday, including 27 aid seekers.
A nurse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah was killed when he was hit by an air-dropped box dropped from the air.
Authorities in Gaza say an average of 84 trucks have entered the besieged enclave a day since Israel somewhat eased restrictions on July 27. Aid organisations say at least 600 aid trucks are needed per day to meet the territory’s basic needs.
Hamas says it is open to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering aid to Israeli captives in Gaza if Israel opens “humanitarian corridors” to deliver aid to all people in Gaza.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 60,933 people and wounded 150,027.
Pakistan condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli ministers, settler groups
Pakistan on Monday unequivocally condemned the recent act of storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli ministers, accompanied by settler groups and shielded by Israeli police.
“This sacrilege against one of Islam’s holiest sites is not only an affront to the faith of over a billion Muslims but also a direct assault on international law and the collective conscience of humanity,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on his X timeline.
He said that such systematic provocations by the occupying power, coupled with reckless calls for annexation imperilled the prospects for peace.
The prime minister said that Israel’s shameless actions were deliberately inflaming tensions in Palestine and the wider region, pushing the Middle East closer to further instability and conflict.
“Pakistan reiterates its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire, an end to all acts of aggression, and the revival of a credible peace process leading to an independent and viable State of Palestine, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions,” Prime Minister Shehbaz added.
