Israel - Hamas War Day 39 : Biden talks to Qatari emir; EU condemns Hamas for using civilians as ‘human shields’
Israel-Gaza war Day 39:
1. The israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that their troops delivered 300 liters of fuel to Shifa Hospital for urgent medical needs. According to the IDF, Hamas prevented the hospital from accepting the fuel. “Our troops risked their lives to hand-deliver 300 liters of fuel to the Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes. Hamas forbade the hospital from taking it," IDF wrote on X.
2. According to Reuters, Hamas denied refusing the gasoline and claimed that the facility is under the control of Gaza's health Ministry. They also said that Israel's supply of gasoline was "insufficient to power the hospital's generators for more than half an hour."
3. According to the World health Organization's (WHO) director on sunday, the largest hospital in Gaza, hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave, including the al-Shifa complex, have ceased operations, and the number of patient fatalities is on the rise.
4. According to Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO spoke with healthcare workers in Shifa, who described the situation as "dire and perilous," citing incessant gunfire and explosions that exacerbated already grave circumstances.
5. The european union has condemned Hamas for using "hospitals and civilians as human shields" in Gaza. Simultaneously, the EU urged israel to use "maximum restraint" in order to protect civilians. "These hostilities are severely impacting hospitals and taking a horrific toll on civilians and medical staff," european union foreign policy head Josep Borrell said on sunday, according to Reuters, in a statement released on behalf of the 27-nation group.
6. In a meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on sunday about events in Gaza, US President Joe Biden agreed that all hostages held by Hamas should be freed "without further delay," according to the White House.
7. According to the Pentagon, the US launched two airstrikes in syria on sunday targeting iran and its allied forces. This move is part of a broader response to a series of attacks on American soldiers in both syria and Iraq.
1. The israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that their troops delivered 300 liters of fuel to Shifa Hospital for urgent medical needs. According to the IDF, Hamas prevented the hospital from accepting the fuel. “Our troops risked their lives to hand-deliver 300 liters of fuel to the Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes. Hamas forbade the hospital from taking it," IDF wrote on X.
2. According to Reuters, Hamas denied refusing the gasoline and claimed that the facility is under the control of Gaza's health Ministry. They also said that Israel's supply of gasoline was "insufficient to power the hospital's generators for more than half an hour."
3. According to the World health Organization's (WHO) director on sunday, the largest hospital in Gaza, hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave, including the al-Shifa complex, have ceased operations, and the number of patient fatalities is on the rise.
4. According to Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO spoke with healthcare workers in Shifa, who described the situation as "dire and perilous," citing incessant gunfire and explosions that exacerbated already grave circumstances.
5. The european union has condemned Hamas for using "hospitals and civilians as human shields" in Gaza. Simultaneously, the EU urged israel to use "maximum restraint" in order to protect civilians. "These hostilities are severely impacting hospitals and taking a horrific toll on civilians and medical staff," european union foreign policy head Josep Borrell said on sunday, according to Reuters, in a statement released on behalf of the 27-nation group.
6. In a meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on sunday about events in Gaza, US President Joe Biden agreed that all hostages held by Hamas should be freed "without further delay," according to the White House.
7. According to the Pentagon, the US launched two airstrikes in syria on sunday targeting iran and its allied forces. This move is part of a broader response to a series of attacks on American soldiers in both syria and Iraq.