This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
On Tuesday, I turn 15. Is it a little or a lot? Who knows. This year has been very difficult. If you see bright events on my channels or pages on the Internet, don’t think it means that I am a person for whom everything is always good. But the main thing is that I am no longer a child, I also live on my own land, in my beloved house with my family, cats and dog. I love my loved ones, and they love me. I didn’t go to another city, I didn’t run away. I’m in the same place I’ve always lived. Where there is still a war going on.
In the heart of conflict-ridden Gaza, Dr. Khamis Al-Assi Momen Faiz, a distinguished neurologist and pain medicine consultant at the Turkish Hospital, bears witness to the deadly toll of the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. As the number of Palestinian deaths escalates to 7,500, with a significant proportion being women and children, Dr. Faiz gives a harrowing account of a new class of weapons causing extensive damage and burns.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk offered the use of his Starlink satellite internet service on Saturday for humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza, as the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas continues.
Palestinian officials, U.N. experts, and even Israeli media say nearly 7,000 men, women, and children have been killed by Israel’s indiscriminate airstrikes and shelling.
An Israeli think tank with ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a report on October 17 promoting the “unique and rare opportunity” for the “relocation and final settlement of the entire Gaza population.”
Israeli propaganda officials are reportedly upset because elderly Israeli woman Yocheved Lifshitz said that she was treated well while she was detained by Hamas in Gaza over the last two weeks.
Freedom of the press is important and critical in any situation, especially now. However, Israel’s public diplomacy officials must issue an unequivocal directive that prohibits live media events of this kind in the future. The public’s right to know is important, but not when national security is at stake. In such times, the public can suffice with a recorded and supervised message.
With Israel’s savage bombardment of the Gaza Strip continuing unabated, the humanitarian crisis faced by its 2.3 million residents has reached horrendous dimensions. In addition to an official death toll approaching 7,000, over 1.4 million people have been displaced by Israel’s genocidal onslaught, while supplies of food, clean water and fuel are on the verge of expiring.
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