Israel launches new attack on Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, at least 10 people believed killed. Israeli opposition leader to be in Washington on Monday for talks
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First round of polio vaccination in Gaza reached 90% of children
“A rare positive story from Gaza,” writes Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, referring to the success of the first round of polio vaccinations in the territory. “UNRWA and its partners have vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children, reaching 90% of the target,” he says. social media post.
Lazzarini said that “the parties to the conflict have largely respected the various requests for a ‘humanitarian pause’, which shows that there is political will” and that “assistance can be delivered without disruption.”
The commissioner defines that the next objective “is to give the second dose to children by the end of September.”
A rare positive story of #Loop: the 1st round of the #polio The vaccination campaign ended successfully. @OOPS & partners vaccinated hundreds of thousands of children, achieving 90% vaccination coverage.
The parties to the conflict have largely respected the different requirements… pic.twitter.com/QjOS7RRmrD
—Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) September 16, 2024
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Netanyahu reportedly considering firing his defense minister. Hostage relatives consider ‘death sentence’ as possible substitute
Israel’s Prime Minister is considering firing his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, on the grounds that he will prevent a military attack on Lebanon, Haaretz reports, citing political sources. The Hostage Families Forum considers the possible replacement a “death sentence” for those in Hamas’s hands.
According to the Israeli newspaper, Netanyahu’s office has been circulating messages in recent days suggesting that he is inciting the Israel Defense Forces to carry out a large-scale attack in the north, but that he will meet opposition from the Defense Minister.
The prime minister will prepare the departure of Yoav Gallant with or without a military strike. The newspaper claims that the origin will be the talks to bring right-wing MP Gideon Sa’ar into the government.
The Forum of Hostage Families has already criticized the news and believes that “the appointment of Sa’ar, who opposes all the proposed general lines, including Netanyahu’s general line, has only one meaning and screams loudly: it is the signing of a death sentence for the hostages and the illegitimacy of all those in captivity,” reads a statement quoted in Haaretz.
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Israelis attack Palestinians at West Bank school
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and left-wing activists at a West Bank school in Mu’arrajat in the presence of students, Haaretz reported.
The activists were warned and went to the school and were also attacked. They reported that the settlers were looking for a village resident who had allegedly beaten a friend of theirs. One activist described the attackers as “dozens of young men, some with their faces covered and carrying sticks” and claimed that “one Palestinian was captured,” according to the paper. It also added that when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) arrived at the scene, they were “friendly to the settlers, while others went crazy in the classrooms.”
The Israeli newspaper published a video of the attack on its account social network.
מתנחלים תוקפים פלסטינים ופעילי שמאל בחצר בית ספר בכפר מוערג’את
קרדיט: מסתכלים לכיבוש בעיניים pic.twitter.com/UN2BfDvGTb– הארץ חדשות (@haaretznewsvid) September 16, 2024
Aljazeera, citing information from Wafa news agency, adds that students and teachers were attacked in the attack on the Bedouin school in al-Ka’abneh and that several people were injured.
The Palestinian Red Crescent says its staff helped three injured people who were taken to hospital.
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Gaza death toll rises to 41,226
The Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health has released its daily update on the number of war victims, reporting a total of 41,226 dead (20 of them in the last 24 hours of counting) and 95,413 wounded (including 76 recorded in the last 24 hours), according to Aljazeera.
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Israel says chance of deal with Hezbollah ‘fading’
Israel’s defense minister has told the United States that the possibility of an agreement to end clashes with Hezbollah on the Lebanese border is “fading” because of “ties” with Hamas.
“The possibility of a deal in the north is fading. Hezbollah continues to link up with Hamas. The direction is clear,” Yoav Gallant said during a conversation with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz.
Galán stressed the need to end the threat posed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and to achieve the return of displaced people to their homes in northern Israel, while reiterating that Israel will continue to work to “destroy Hamas and free those kidnapped during the attacks perpetrated.”
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Israeli opposition leader to meet Blinken in Washington on Monday
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid will be in Washington on Monday, where he is scheduled to meet with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in the morning and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the afternoon, the Times of Israel reported. Lapid will also meet with Republican senators.
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At least 10 people were killed in an attack on the Nuseirat camp
The Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip was targeted by an Israeli attack that left at least 10 dead and 15 wounded, according to Aljazeera.
The same outlet writes that 10 more people were killed in other attacks in the area, in the Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods.
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We are opening this new liveblog to follow the main events of the war between Israel and Hamas throughout Monday.
This Sunday’s news has already been archived in another liveblog, which can be consulted at this link.
“What is to come will be bigger.” Houthis threaten more attacks on Israel, Netanyahu vows to exact “a heavy price”
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Source: Observadora
