Live blog: Israel kills at least 10 Palestinians in northern Gaza strike

Thursday, December 19, 2024

2108 GMT — Israel has struck a house in Jabalia in northern besieged Gaza, killing at least 10 Palestinians, medics told the Reuters news agency.

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2022 GMT — Israel allowed less than one-third of humanitarian aid into Gaza in December: UN

The UN reported that Israel has facilitated less than one-third of planned humanitarian aid operations in besieged Gaza in December.

Citing the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that Israeli authorities continue to deny UN aid operations to besieged parts of northern Gaza, including Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and areas of Jabalya.

Saying that most UN requests have been "denied outright" by Israel since its siege began 10 weeks ago, Dujarric said, "Across the strip, humanitarians continue to face severe access constraints as they try to reach huge numbers of people in need of food, water, shelter, essential and other essentials for them to survive."

"Throughout Gaza, we planned 339 aid movements that required coordination with the Israeli authorities between 1 and 16 December. They facilitated less than a third of those movements," he said.

2002 GMT — Palestine envoy urges UNSC to take decisive action to end Israel's war on Gaza

Palestinian envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, urged Security Council member states to take decisive action to end Israel's actions in besieged Gaza and occupied Palestinian territories.

"Over a year ago, and from this same chamber, we called for a ceasefire that would allow Palestinian and Israeli families to be reunited in life, not death," he said, noting vetoes by the US on resolutions.

Mansour said the Council has failed to achieve a ceasefire and, therefore, the UN General Assembly should take control and act under the framework of the "Uniting for Peace" mechanism.

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