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Keys to hope: Displaced Palestinians cling to dreams of returning home
As Palestinians are enduring the atrocities of the Israeli forces which resulted in the loss of thousands of people since Oct 7.
The Israel's onslaught forced thousands of people to leave their homes for safety. However, scores of displaced people are tightly keeping the keys of places they had been compelled to leave following the attacks.
In both the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, the act of holding keys has become an involuntary tradition. The displaced Palestinians hold unflinching hope that one day they will return to their cherished homes.
Israel killing over 2,500 Palestinians monthly after ICJ ruling
Israel committed acts that violate the Genocide Convention, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said it on Jan 26 last.
The court directed Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza.
The death toll in Gaza stood at 26,083 in January with more than 64,400 people wounded.
Since then, Israeli forces have killed another 12,630 people and wounded more than 24,600 others. Which means more than 2,500 Palestinians have been killed every month in the past five months.
Israel ramps up attacks: No 'safe zones' spared since March
The Israeli military is repeatedly striking areas declared as “safe zones” where Palestinians seek shelter. The military instructed them to evacuate for their safety.
The al-Mawasi camp has been declared as a "safe zone" where thousands of people are living. However, Israeli forces targeted it too.
It seems the forces appear unwilling to spare the "safe zone" where people are sheltering only to ensure their survival.
Israeli forces' reign of terror leaves prisoners senseless
Prisoners detained by Israeli forces have experienced a loss of sensory perception due to the frequent torture and electric shocks inflicted by the military.
Palestinians who were released from Israeli detention have recounted torture and humiliation.
Talking to the Palestinian Red Crescent staff, one of the prisoners – who declined to be named – said that a number of prisoners were subjected to sever torture and electric shocks by the Israel military. The prisoner said that people are facing cruel conditions due to lack of sleep and food.
The detained persons are being tortured more than once, the prisoner was quoted as saying.
Nader Asaliya, who is blind, spoke about the conditions of his detention saying: “They treated us inhumanely inside prisons and called us dogs. We were subjected to all kinds of torture, hunger and humiliation.”
Saudi Council of Ministers condemns massacres in Gaza
The Saudi Council of Ministers has strongly condemned the killing of people in Palestine.
Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman headed the meeting. The council reiterated its demand for an immediate and permanent ceasefire of the war in Gaza. The participants also demanded the protection of unarmed civilians in the occupied territories of Palestine.
The Council emphasis on the importance of holding Israel accountable for its continuous violations of international humanitarian law.
Fate of Hamas commander uncertain after Israeli strike
In an attempt to kill Hamas commander Mohammed Deif, the Israeli air force dropped eight 2,000-pound bombs on the al-Mawasi area of Gaza on Saturday.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP), US-based defense think tanks, stated that Israel's military has yet to officially confirm his killing in the attack. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 90 people, the majority of whom were women and children.
At least 300 others also sustained multiple injuries.
On Tuesday, Palestinian fighters continued to target Israeli forces deployed along the Netzarim Corridor with mortar, rocket, and sniper fire.
Israeli military hit Hezbollah's infrastructure in Lebanon
The Israeli military claimed that its fighter jets targeted Hezbollah's "terrorist infrastructure" in the Yarine, Ayta ash Shab, and Aalma ech Chaab areas of southern Lebanon.
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), it mentioned that the jets carried out "artillery fire" to mitigate a threat in Lebanon's Majdel Zoun area.
UNICEF condemns horrific Israeli airstrike on children
UNICEF has termed the killing of three children by an Israeli airstrike as "horrific.”
In a post on social media, the UNICEF mentioned that "“Children must be protected under international humanitarian law.”
The deceased children were playing in front of their home in South Lebanon, when they were hit by the devastating air strike.
Gaza's civil defense agency has reported that at least 48 people were killed in three strikes by the Israeli Air Force during one hour on Tuesday.
Israel bombs Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians, after US criticises high civilian toll
GAZA STRIP (Reuters) - Authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said dozens of Palestinians were killed Tuesday (Jul 16) in three separate strikes, as Israel pounded the territory despite renewed US criticism of the high civilian toll.
Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the three air strikes killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens within an hour across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Israel said it carried out two of the strikes.
