Unrwa’s Sam Rose makes comments after bombing leaves at least 33 dead. Plus, Griffin Dunne on his memoirGood morning.Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa.What did the US say about the bombing? The US has called on Israel to be transparent, after Palestinian medics and officials said women and children were among the dead while Israel claimed it was targeting Hamas and was unaware of civilian casualties.What is the humanitarian cost of the war? After the Hamas attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and resulted in another 250 being taken hostage on 7 October, Israel’s invasion of Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly women and children, decimated 80% of Gaza’s buildings and led the strip to the brink of famine.Who invited Netanyahu? The House speaker, Mike Johnson, Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, and House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries. Democratic lawmakers most critical of Netanyahu’s strategy are expected to be no-shows. Senator Bernie Sanders said: “Netanyahu is a war criminal. I certainly will not attend.” Continue reading…
Unrwa’s Sam Rose makes comments after bombing leaves at least 33 dead. Plus, Griffin Dunne on his memoir
Good morning.
Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa.
What did the US say about the bombing? The US has called on Israel to be transparent, after Palestinian medics and officials said women and children were among the dead while Israel claimed it was targeting Hamas and was unaware of civilian casualties.
What is the humanitarian cost of the war? After the Hamas attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and resulted in another 250 being taken hostage on 7 October, Israel’s invasion of Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly women and children, decimated 80% of Gaza’s buildings and led the strip to the brink of famine.
Who invited Netanyahu? The House speaker, Mike Johnson, Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, and House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries. Democratic lawmakers most critical of Netanyahu’s strategy are expected to be no-shows. Senator Bernie Sanders said: “Netanyahu is a war criminal. I certainly will not attend.”
