Author: Steven Sahiounie

Jabalia resident Ragheb Aqal described the bombardment as “an earthquake” that shook the entire refugee camp. “I went and saw the destruction … homes buried under the rubble and body parts and martyrs and wounded in huge numbers,” the 41-year-old told the AFP news agency. “There’s no exaggerating when they talk about hundreds of martyrs and wounded. People are still “transporting the remains of children, women and elderly”, he added. Source: AlJazeera

A royal palace statement said Abdullah told Biden during a call that efforts should be intensified to bring end the war and pave the way for a political solution based on a two-state solution. The White House did not immediately release information on the discussions. The Jordan statement comes a day after Kirby, the White House national security council spokesman, said now is not the time for a ceasefire, although the US is open to shorter, humanitarian pauses in fighting. Source: AlJazeera

Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Hebron to protest the deadly Israeli attack on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Carrying the flags of Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, the demonstrators chanted against Israeli crimes and demanded that the Palestinian Authority stop security coordination with Israel. Others held up posters of Palestinians killed and injured in the Gaza Strip. Political parties have declared a commercial strike in Hebron on Wednesday. Source: AlJazeera

Dr Mads Gilbert, a pro-Palestinian activist who has worked in Gaza, says his sources on the ground say Israel bombed 15 civilian homes in the Jabalia camp. “The last number I got was about 100 killed and 300 injured. There is absolutely no doubt that this is a mass murder. The hospital system in Gaza cannot accommodate 300 new injuries,” Gilbert told Al Jazeera. He noted the main hospital al-Shifa will run out of fuel to power its generators and keep life-saving operations ongoing on Wednesday. “It’s a continuation of an attack on the civilian society and the diminishing capacity…

Gaza’s interior ministry reports the Jabalia refugee camp has been “completely destroyed” by Israeli bombardment. “These buildings house hundreds of citizens. The occupation’s air force destroyed this district with six US-made bombs. It is the latest massacre caused by Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip,” spokesman Iyad al-Bazum told reporters outside of a hospital in Khan Younis. He said about 400 people were either dead or wounded. “The international community must act immediately to stop Israel before it is too late.” Source: AlJazeera

The Rafah border crossing will be opened on Wednesday for a number of Palestinians who have been injured in Gaza to complete their treatment in Egyptian hospitals, Egyptian medical and security sources as well as a Palestinian border official say. The General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza said Egyptian authorities told it that 81 Palestinians would be allowed to leave. A medical official in the Egyptian city of El Arish told the AFP news agency that medical teams would be at the crossing to “examine the cases coming [from Gaza] as soon as they arrive … and determine…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of “committing crimes against humanity in Gaza” – with the support of the United States and Europe. Erdogan, who has taken an increasingly strident line against Israel since the beginning of its attacks on Gaza, said that Israel “must be stopped”, in comments made after a cabinet meeting. “Our discussions are ongoing to ensure the perpetrators of war crimes in Gaza are held accountable,” the president added, before calling for a ceasefire “to prevent a massacre”, followed by a “path to lasting peace”. Source: alJazeera

Since October 16, there have been 210,000 posts globally featuring the hashtag #StandwithPalestine, while the hashtag #StandwithIsrael has been used in 17,000 posts. According to data from TikTok’s creator center, over the past two weeks, TikTok posts with the hashtag #StandwithPalestine have received nearly four times as many views globally as posts with the hashtag #StandwithIsrael, a report by Axios reveals. According to data, posts with the #StandwithPalestine hashtag have significantly surpassed posts with the #StandwithIsrael hashtag in terms of view counts in both the US and globally over the past two weeks. Since October 16, there have been 210,000 posts globally…

-Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad, discussed on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart,Sergey Lavrov, the latest developments in the region and the Israeli ongoing aggression on Gaza. The talks that were held in a telephone call, dealt with the necessity of boosting bilateral relations between Syria and Russia. Mikdad warned against the danger of Israeli brutal escalation in Gaza and the crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people. He appreciated the distinguished stances adopted by the Russian Federation against the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian unarmed people. Mikdad renewed Syria’s support for the Russian military operation in Donbas. Lavrov, for his…

President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed in a phone call today the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. During the phone conversation, President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that the massacres committed by the Israeli war machine cannot be tolerated, and that the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip must immediately stop. He stressed the need to spare civilians from the scourge of war, in light of the barbaric Israeli bombing of defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip. President Abbas called for the necessity of opening permanent humanitarian corridors…