Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 111

admin January 25, 2024

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The ICJ is expected to deliver its response to South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel on Friday as fierce attacks continue in Khan Younis.

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The International Court of Justice has announced this give his answer to South Africa’s request for emergency measures to protect Palestinians from “irreparable harm” on Friday, January 26, at 1 p.m. local time in The Hague (12:00 GMT).
On Wednesday, hundreds of protesters called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to ensure the immediate release of prisoners held in the Gaza Strip. They blocked Tel Aviv’s main Ayalon Highway before gathering outside the nearby Israeli military and defense ministry headquarters, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Israeli tank fire reportedly resulted in casualties at least nine Human accidents occurred at a UN shelter in Khan Younis on Wednesday, injuring dozens, sparking international outrage. The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident and had so far “ruled out” that it was an “air or artillery attack” by its forces.

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Wednesday that due to nearby bombings, “no one can enter or leave Nasser Hospital,” including 400 dialysis patients who “require support.”
Al-Amal Hospital, Al-Aqsa Hospital and Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Ambulance Headquarters in Khan Younis are also surrounded by heavy fighting, OCHA said in its daily situation report on Wednesday.
Four children were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a residential area in Nuseirat refugee camp overnight, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Israeli forces have arrested more than 6,225 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the Palestinian Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Association.

Majed al-Ansari, spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, said in a post on Wednesday
Netanyahu also reportedly said he was “very angry” about it United States has extended its military presence for another 10 years US base in Qatar, Al Jazeera correspondent Hamdah Salhut reported.
On Wednesday, 49 of the 51 members of the U.S. Senate Democratic caucus backed a statement reiterating their support for a Two-state solution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Reuters.
South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor will travel to The Hague to hear the International Court of Justice’s decision on her country’s application Emergency measures against Israel for alleged genocide in Gaza, said spokesman Clayson Monyela.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed at a meeting on Wednesday about the need to avoid steps that could threaten stability in the Middle East.