The World Food Program has condemned Israeli forces firing on one of its convoys in the Gaza Strip as an “unacceptable” incident.
Recent Israeli attacks have left dozens of Palestinians dead and injured across the Gaza Strip, as negotiations continue to reach a cease-fire in the besieged area.
Israeli shelling on Monday injured about 40 people north of Nuseyrat refugee camp in central Gaza, a medical source told Al Jazeera Arabic. Casualties, including children, were also reported in Al Mawashi district, near Khan Younis.
The Palestinian Civil Defense Forces said it had recovered the bodies of three people killed in Israeli bombing in Nuseyrat and another in Khirbet al-Adas, north of Rafah.
Gaza’s Health Ministry announced early Monday that at least 49 people had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the war to 45,854.
Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians every day in the Gaza Strip since the war broke out in October 2023. It has also imposed a stifling lockdown on the region and evacuated nearly the entire population.
Harsh winter conditions are exacerbating the plight of Palestinians sheltering in makeshift tents, already battling hunger and lack of medical care.
Gaza’s government media office announced on Monday that eight displaced Palestinians have died from the bitter cold in recent weeks, and warned that the number could rise further amid dire conditions in the Gaza Strip. .
“We hold the Israeli occupation, as well as the U.S. administration and countries that supported and participated in the genocide, fully responsible for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,” the office said in a statement.
He called on international organizations and Arab and Islamic countries to urgently intervene to save civilians in the Gaza Strip.
The World Food Program (WFP) on Monday accused Israeli forces of opening fire on one of its convoys the previous day.
He called the shooting, which resulted in no casualties, “unacceptable.”
“The World Food Program has announced that on January 5, a clearly marked WFP convoy was fired upon by Israeli forces near a checkpoint in Wadi Gaza, putting the lives of its staff at great risk and leaving vehicles unable to move. “We strongly condemn this horrific incident,” WFP said. In a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are facing arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes in Gaza, including “starvation as a means of war.”
Amid the violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, diplomatic efforts continue to reach a cease-fire agreement that would lead to the release of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas and other Palestinian groups.
Hamas officials told multiple media outlets on Monday that Hamas intends to release 34 Israeli prisoners in the first phase of the agreement, which also includes the release of an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. he said.
It is unclear how many Israeli prisoners on the initial list are still alive. Hamas has announced that several prisoners have been killed by Israeli artillery fire since the start of the war.
Israeli media reported on Monday that Mossad chief David Barnea had postponed a visit to Doha to finalize an agreement while Israel awaited Hamas’ response to the proposal.
US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that if he does not release the prisoners by January 20, when he returns to the White House for his second term, he will “pay a price in hell.”
