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Israel’s war on Gaza, now in its 294th day, has killed at least 39,175 Palestinians — the majority of them women and children –– and wounded 90,403 others, with 10,000+ estimated to be buried under the debris.

Israel continues to strike residential areas in Gaza. / Reuters
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Israel continues to strike residential areas in Gaza. / Reuters

Friday, July 26, 2024

0653 GMT — The Israeli army announced the killing of another soldier during battles in southern Gaza amid ongoing strikes on residential areas.

In a statement, the military said Corporal Moti Rave, 37, was killed in the battle in southern Gaza.

According to the Israeli forces’ figures, the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the beginning of the war on October 7 has risen to 688, including 328 in ground battles that started on October 27.

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0830 GMT — Australia, Canada, New Zealand call for ‘urgent’ ceasefire in Gaza

Australia, Canada, and New Zealand called for an “urgent” ceasefire in Gaza, even as the Israeli war on the besieged Palestinian coastal enclave runs through the 10th month.

In a joint statement, the three nations said the situation in Gaza is “catastrophic.”

“The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue,” it said.

0825 GMT — ‘There will not be a halt to Gaza war,’ says Israeli security minister

The Israeli security minister said that “there will be no halt to the war” amid the US vice president’s call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The daily Haaretz reported on Thursday that after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, US Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris said: “It is time for this war to end and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza ends and the Palestinian people can exercise their right to freedom, dignity and self determination.”

In response, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said: “There will be no halt to the war, Madam Candidate,” referring to Kamala Harris.

2300 GMT — Palestinian leader dies in Israeli custody in West Bank

A Palestinian leader in the occupied West Bank has died in Israeli custody following a significant deterioration in his health, according to a Palestinian government body.

Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being transferred to a hospital from the Ramon jail in southern Israel, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs said in a statement.

“Before his arrest, he was suffering from serious health problems and needed intensive medical follow-up. However, from the moment of his arrest, Sheikh Abu Ara, like all prisoners, has faced unprecedented crimes … since the beginning of the war of extermination.”

2222 GMT — Hamas condemns torture of 6 Palestinians in Israeli prisons

Hamas condemned the torture of six Palestinians, including two women, who were released from Israeli prisons.

In a statement, the Palestinian resistance group cited testimonies from the released detainees given to Anadolu Agency. The Palestinians reported experiencing “severe torture and brutal beatings throughout their detention.”

Hamas said the torture inflicted on them “highlights the conditions faced by thousands of prisoners and detainees in Israeli occupation and Nazi-style detention centres.”

It emphasised that such torture is carried out “by human beasts devoid of any human values, inflicting the most heinous forms of abuse on innocent and defenceless people.”

It said the released detainees “showed signs of poor health due to torture, neglect, starvation, insults and deprivation of sleep, underscoring the urgent need for serious action to expose what is happening in Israeli prisons and to rescue thousands of Palestinians detained in these so-called Nazi-style jails.”

0036 GMT — Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march

Chanting, “Yes, to peace, yes, to a deal”, hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv, demanding an end to the carnage in Gaza and the cycle of violence.

The protesters said their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the blockaded enclave, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations and breathe new life into the moribund peace movement.

2044 GMT — Pro-Palestine protesters hold a ‘die-in’ near the White House

Protesters against Israel’s carnage in besieged Gaza held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The demonstrators poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolised the blood of those killed in Gaza.

Protesters chanted “Arrest Netanyahu” and paraded an effigy of the Israeli Prime Minister, draped in an orange jumpsuit stained with blood. The jumpsuit was emblazoned with “Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity.”

For our live updates from Thursday, July 25, 2024, click here.

SOURCE: TRTWORLD AND AGENCIES