Rome, 17 May 2024 – One bombed at dawn school full of displaced people in the center of Gaza, four dead and several injured. Israeli airstrikes also on homes and shelters from north to south of the Strip. A new day of war has begun in the Middle East.
New US attempt to slow down the ground operation in Rafah: in a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Lloyd Austin underlined the “indisputable necessity” Of protect civilians and ensure the “uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid” ahead of any potential military operation in Rafah, Pentagon says. But Netanyahu does not back down: “Crucial battle”.
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Palestinian media: school bombed in Gaza, four dead
06:04
Stockholm, shooting near the Israeli embassy
According to local media reports, the Israeli embassy in Stockholm was isolated after a shooting occurred early this morning. Swedish police press officer Per Fahlström told the Expressen newspaper that a police patrol heard gunshots and the area was cordoned off shortly after 2am. At 6.30am police said their investigation indicates a shooting had taken place in the area.
05:50
Israel at the UN: “You have done nothing to release the hostages”
“Until today you haven’t done anything for the release of the hostages! How can you ask for a ceasefire before doing everything possible to bring the hostages home?” The Israeli ambassador to the UN said this: Gilad Erdan, speaking at the Security Council debate on the Gaza hostage situation. “If the Council really wants the war to end – he added – it should raise the issue of release of the hostages at the top of the agenda.”
The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan
05:48
Alarm in Galilee, drones launched from Lebanon arriving
Several drones were launched from Lebanon towards Galilee western, setting off sirens in numerous communities. According to the IDF, at least one of the drones was shot down by air defenses over the sea and a second drone crashed near the northern community of Ga’aton. A little while ago, in the Upper Galilee, new sirens sounded due to a suspected drone incursion.
05:35
A school full of refugees bombed: 4 dead and several injured
Four people were killed and several others were injured after an Israeli plane struck a school housing displaced persons was bombed in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza. This was reported by the Palestinian state news agency Wafastressing that “the dawn attack on al-Jaouni School followed a series of nighttime air and artillery attacks by Israeli forces on residential homes and shelters from north to south of Gaza.”
05:15
Austin-Gallant phone call: “Neindisputable cessation to protect civilians”
Phone call to defense leaders between the US and Israel. The US secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to the Israeli minister Yoav Gallantunderlining the “indisputable necessity” to protect civilians and ensure the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid ahead of any potential military operation in Rafah, the Pentagon says.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
