The UK government announced, Friday, Britain’s decision to unfreeze funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
UK to resume funding to UNRWA, and give the agency, linked to Hamas, £21 million ($27M.)
New British Foreign Minister David Lammy has told parliament that he has been reassured that the agency had taken steps to “ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality.”
Lammy told the British House of Commons: “We are canceling the decision to suspend funding for UNRWA. UNRWA is absolutely essential for providing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, which is besieged and devastated by the war.”
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is devastating and no other agency can get aid into Gaza at the scale needed. pic.twitter.com/6vjCVCnzbu
— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) July 19, 2024
The British decision comes as the Israeli occupation army has been waging a war of genocide on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, amid political and diplomatic efforts to end the work of UNRWA which provides education, health, and aid to millions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon according to the Palestine Information Center.
Israel kills another journalist and his family in Gaza in a pointless killing spree. The number of journalists that have been killed in Gaza in 10 months is multiple that of journalists killed in the whole of World War II.
Palestinian journalist Muhammad Jasser was killed in an Israeli attack on the Abu Jasser family home in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, along with his wife and two children.
Photojournalist Muhammad Jasser’s home was targeted in Jabalia, north Gaza. His wife and two children were also killed.
Another Palestinian journalist Muhammad Jasser was killed in an israeli attack on Gaza this morning, bringing the death toll to 161 since October https://t.co/rW8AmuF6AU
He becomes journalist number 161 to be targeted by the Israeli army while his name continues to trend on the social media.
Medical sources told Anadolu that the Israeli army targeted the home of Muhammad Jasser in the northern Gaza Strip.
Journalist Mohammad Abu Jasser, his wife, children and mother in Qa 'qa, were killed after the Israeli occupation army bombed their house in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza today at dawn. pic.twitter.com/SggQYz4Wym
Gaza’s Government Media Office has now confirmed the journalist’s killing, saying his death raised the number of journalists killed in the enclave to 161.
It also said Abu Jasser has been working as a journalist for many years in several media outlets, without elaborating.
More than 38,800 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 89,400 injured, according to local health authorities.
Yedioth Ahronoth revealed new details about the “Jaffa” drone that attacked Tel Aviv leading to the death of an Israeli and the injury of at least 10 others.
The Israeli newspaper reported the drone attack on a residential building in central Tel Aviv killing Yevgeny Perder show it was launched from Yemen and traveled about 2,000 kilometers.
“Some of the fly routes taken by the drone were new compared to previous trajectories to make the matter difficult and confusing for the detection systems in the Israeli army,” the paper said.
Checked the footage, and that is indeed the US embassy in Tel Aviv.
That drone flew around 2000km from Yemen, past all Israeli defences, the Royal Navy, US Navy, and more.
The humiliation.
This is a new era. And the image of Israeli or Western military superiority is gone. pic.twitter.com/gIduh7qZkN
It stated the Jaffa drone warhead was “relatively small and contained several kilograms of explosives,”. This “allowed for a long flight, and the extent of damage limited.”
🇾🇪 BREAKING | Yemeni Armed Forces claims the unprecendented drone strike on Tel Aviv near US embassy office, which resulted in one death – using new drone called 'Yafa' that bypasses Israeli systems – and declares the city unsafe from this moment on. pic.twitter.com/SQzKed0C61
“The full flight path is still under investigation, but according to preliminary assessments of the Israeli army, the drone passed through Sinai and crossed the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast,” according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
The Yemeni “Ansar Allah” movement – Houthis – stated “the Yemeni Armed Forces’ air force carried out a qualitative military operation targeting one of the important targets in the occupied Jaffa region, the so-called Israeli Tel Aviv.”
In Yemen, we do not officially recognize Israel, nor popularly we don't use the name "Israel" or "Tel Aviv" in Yemen. Even Yahya Saree always says, "occupied Palestine," and today he said the area Jaffa what is called by Israeli "Tel Aviv" YEMEN IS DIFFERENT pic.twitter.com/ThyPZdvxhk
— Ahmed Hassan 🇾🇪 أحمد حسن زيد (@Ahmed_hassan_za) July 19, 2024
The Houthis explained the operation was carried out “with a new drone called “Yafa” capable of bypassing the enemy’s interception systems and being unable to be detected by radars. The operation successfully achieved its goals.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an assessment of the situation after such targeting, with officials confirming “there will be a reaction, and that a response within the territory of Yemen is on the table” according to Jo.24 website.
In the first half of 2024, there has been a severe escalation of violence and human rights violations in the West Bank reports the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers, with over 1,000 displaced and nearly 160,000 adversely affected by demolitions.
The West Bank has experienced a significant surge in violence, resulting in 228 Palestinian fatalities, including 51 children, marking a 65 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023. In five instances, it could not be determined whether the killings were committed by Israeli forces or by settlers.
“The data indicates that Israeli forces are deploying unwarranted use of lethal force against Palestinian civilians,” said Ana Povrzenic, NRC’s country director in Palestine. “We cannot separate the worsening conditions in the West Bank from the actions of senior Israeli officials aimed to establish sovereignty over the West Bank, in violation of international law.”
In the West Bank, 2024 has seen a severe escalation of violence and human rights violations. 100s of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers and over 1,000 displaced. States must do more to hold those responsible to account.https://t.co/2W83FgT0Y4
— Norwegian Refugee Council (@NRC_Norway) July 19, 2024
The number of search and arrest operations conducted by Israeli forces in the West Bank nearly doubled, rising to 3,384 in the first half of 2024 from 1,873 in the same period in 2023. Israeli authorities have intensified raids, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps, utilising military tactics and heavy weaponry against civilians, including airstrikes. These operations have led to the destruction of 81 structures and the displacement of 499 Palestinians in these areas alone.
“The Israeli army did not differentiate between a stone, a tree, or a human being,” said Nihaya al-Jundi, a resident of Nur Shams camp, where 242 Palestinians were displaced, and a youth centre, a kindergarten, and a multi-purpose hall were destroyed. “No person and no home are safe, not even those with the elderly, people with disabilities, or children.”
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a major global rights group operating in Palestine, said that civilian deaths in Gaza are a stain on Israel and its allies. pic.twitter.com/xzTJf1wbSi
Israel’s unlawful demolition of Palestinian property has reached unprecedented levels. By 30 June 2024, 643 Palestinian structures had been destroyed, marking a 42 per cent increase from the same period in 2023. In most of these cases, Israel reports the structures lack Israeli-issued building permits, which are virtually impossible for Palestinians to obtain.
Israeli settlers/terrorists attacked a village in the West Bank and are trying to burn it down
This is how they treat the good Palestinians that don't fight back
If they did this to you would you be a goyim and take the abuse or would you fight back pic.twitter.com/d0KxTDyA2J
Settler attacks have also climbed, with 649 incidents recorded in the first half of 2024, compared to 598 in 2023. In Duma, a multi-hour settler attack on 13 April resulted in the destruction of homes and livelihood structures, Izzat Dawabshe, a Duma resident, described the event: “Anyone who defended himself in any way was shot or detained.”
Settlers destroyed four homes and damaged or burned 31 others during the attack on Duma. Settlers completely burned a dozen livelihood structures and damaged or burned three others.
“While some states have imposed sanctions against individual violent settlers, this has had limited impact in reducing rates of violence,” said Povrzenic. “States must do more to hold the state of Israel, its central and local governments, and security forces – not just individual offenders – accountable for grave breaches of international law.”
In the light of the Houthi drone that hit Tel Aviv early morning Friday, one of which landed on an apartment building and killed 1 Israeli and injured 10 others, the Israeli army have been on high alert.
It’s the first time that Yemen’s Houthis have hit Tel Aviv, signalling their growing capabilities: now, they’ve promoted themselves into the frontline https://t.co/MLWW7CpVkb
The Houthis drone took the Israeli air force by surprise. They said whilst they saw and detected the drone coming, they didn’t move to activate the red alerts and that is why it was not intercepted.
WHEN THE HOUTHI STRIKES⚔️🔥
To the surprise of Israel & America a drone named Yafa made by Yemeni Armed Forces struck a building near American Embassy in Tel Aviv bringing the whole city into a halt. Israel: One dead & many injured
Israeli military officials admit “human error among their defenses to stop the drone that landed between Shalom Aleichem and Ben Yehuda Streets in Tel Aviv, hundreds of meters away from the American Embassy,” as reported by the Turkish news agency, Anadolu.
BIG: Yemen’s Houthis fired UAVs targeting Tel Aviv overnight, near the United States Embassy Office with a new drone called “Yafa”.
The strike killed an Israeli man & wounded at least 10 others.
This was according to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) which stated it was a “bomb-laden drone that exploded at the intersection” of these streets at about 3:10 am Friday were large explosions were heard and reported.
A long-range drone hits the center of Tel Aviv, causing explosion, in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis. One person has been killed and four others were wounded, the Israeli military and emergency services say. #Israel#TelAviv#Houthis
Following the attack the Israeli army claimed over 200 drones and cruise missiles were fired from Yemen towards Israeli locations since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on 7 October, 2023.
#Yemen / #Palestine / #Israel 🇾🇪🇵🇸🇮🇱: Ansar Allah (#Houthis) targeted the city of Tel Aviv with a kamikaze drone; which struck a building near #USA 🇺🇸 Consulate.
Group reportedly launched a recently developed "Jaffa" Drone —seems to be an upgraded #Iran-designed 🇮🇷 'Samad' UAV. pic.twitter.com/JYBIhLlXMJ
The Houthi attack which is the first of its kind on the city to come from all the way from Yemen is a major embarrasment for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army.
Analysts have said it is Israel that is no longer safe being hit from the south, all the way to Eilat, settlements sorrounding Gaza, north of the country by Hezbollah in Lebanon and now its center, in major cities like Tel Aviv.
The only way the Houthis launched this drone into Tel Aviv is if it went undetected through Egypt and the Red Sea. pic.twitter.com/XiD09NBo7r
— Brian’s Breaking News and Intel (@intelFromBrian) July 19, 2024
In March, the Israeli army reported for the first time a cruise missile fired from Yemen entered Israeli airspace and exploded in an open area in northern the Port of Eilat that is about to declare its bankruptsy because Israeli ships make their way there were targetted by the Houthis.
This type of drone, named Haifa, was not detected by radars and other surveillance systems whilst flying all the way from Yemen along the Red Sea and towards Tel Aviv.
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