US EditionThe Irish Independent’s View: More Deaths in Gaza Will Not Deliver Peace for Benjamin Netanyahu
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 5 – Netanyahu aims to annex Gaza amid a blockade and military assault causing famine and over 189 deaths from malnutrition, including 93 children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
- On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined plans to expand the assault to occupy Gaza entirely, signaling a move toward total conquest and annexation.
- Following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 incursion, Gaza lies in ruins amid 22 months of conflict, blockade, and alleged genocide.
- In Gaza, data show over 1.2 million face famine risk, and Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 189 malnutrition deaths, including at least 93 children, amid aid control by the Israeli government.
- In Tel Aviv, protests led by families of hostages continue as the UN called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access, ignored by Tel Aviv and Washington.
- Diplomatically, in recent weeks, a growing number of Western powers have signalled readiness to recognise the State of Palestine, risking diplomatic repercussions.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to order a complete occupation of the Gaza Strip. “That would mean that all of Gaza loses its right to self-determination,” says international law professor Ove Bring.
Netanyahu meets with military leaders on details of Israeli conquest and annexation of Gaza
The Washington Post reported that a high-level meeting was held in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to discuss details for the full military occupation of Gaza, including the encirclement and assault on Palestinian refugee camps with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians.
With Gaza starving and in ruins, Israel seeks total conquest
The world is watching as Gaza starves, with famine taking the lives of Palestinians, including children, on a daily basis in the coastal enclave, as Israel continues to weaponise hunger in its devastating war. Nearly 22 months after the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, the group still holds 20 living Israeli captives and has refused to disarm. Although last month’s talks in Doha briefly stirred hopes for a ceasefire, that …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brings together his security cabinet to decide on a possible major expansion of military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite the concerns of the hostage families and the reservations expressed at the top of the army. The objective could be the total conquest of the territory, while 75% of Gaza is already occupied or under military control. Hostage families call for all international assistance, while I…
UN Deputy Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča says reports of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to annex Gaza are particularly alarming. This would put even more lives at risk, both Palestinians and hostages held by Hamas. Israeli media reported yesterday, citing sources within the Israeli government, that Netanyahu intends to annex Gaza. Jenča said in his speech to the UN Security Council yesterday that under international law, Gaz…
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