Updates: Israel starves 13 more Palestinians to death, kills 105 since dawn

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• Gaza’s Health Ministry said 13 people, including three children, died from starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths to 361, among them 130 children.
• At least 105 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including 53 in Gaza City, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera.
• Gaza’s government reported that journalist Rasmi Salem was killed, bringing the total number of media workers killed since October 2023 to 248.
• Seven children were among 11 Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on the al-Mawasi area as they waited in line to collect water, Gaza’s civil defence and Nasser Hospital said.
• Palestinians continue to flee advancing Israeli forces in Gaza City, where about one million people had been sheltering, though no safe areas remain.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel’s annexation attempts in the occupied West Bank will not halt momentum towards recognising a Palestinian state, with Belgium the latest to announce recognition in New York.
• A group of 365 Israeli reservists declared they will refuse to report for duty if called up to fight in Israel’s ground operations in Gaza City.
• In the UK, police arrested five “key spokespeople” for Defend Our Juries, a group campaigning for the government to revoke its terror designation of Palestine Action.

The equivalent of a classroom of children is being killed every single day in Gaza, Save the Children says, amid “absolutely horrific” attacks on Palestinians desperately seeking aid.

Commenting on Israel’s strike on al-Mawasi, which killed at least seven children waiting in line at a water distribution point, Save the Children’s head of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Alexandra Saieh told Al Jazeera that such attacks were “now practically routine”.

“Israel not only blocks lifesaving assistance through the physical obstruction at border crossings in Gaza, but [it is also conducting] attacks on children and civilians waiting for items that are lifesaving for them,” Saieh said.

“We have seen now for two years that Gaza is a place where children have been systematically attacked, where the numbers of children being killed every day are enormously high,” she added.

“We are seeing war crimes and atrocities being committed in Gaza and children are bearing the brunt of that.”

Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis has demanded the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, head of paediatrics at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was detained by Israeli forces earlier this year.

In a post on Facebook, the hospital said: “Freedom for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and all health workers. Israel continues to unlawfully detain hundreds of Palestinian health workers.”

The statement cited testimonies of detainees describing “ongoing torture, repeated beatings, night raids, and humiliation by guards”, as well as the denial of medical care, lack of food and hygiene items, and the absence of formal charges or fair trial rights.

Abu Safia was taken by Israeli forces in December during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya.

At the time, the World Health Organization said he had been leading efforts to treat children during weeks of heavy bombardment in northern Gaza. His arrest drew widespread condemnation from international medical organisations.

The Nasser Hospital said the detention of Abu Safia and other health workers prevents them from treating “tens of thousands of wounded and displaced in Gaza” and called for urgent international action.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin has welcomed Belgium’s decision to recognise Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly, calling it a “principled stance rooted in international law”.

“We welcome Belgium’s decision to recognize Palestine at the UNGA; a principled stance rooted in international law & vital for preserving the two-state solution. We urge all states to follow suit and act to end Israel’s crimes and occupation,” Shahin wrote on X.

Her comments followed the announcement by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot, who said, “Palestine will be recognized by Belgium during the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed on the Israeli government.”

Prevot said the move comes in response to “the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Palestine, particularly in Gaza,” and described it as necessary to increase pressure on both Israel’s government and Hamas.

“This is not about sanctioning the Israeli people but about ensuring that their government respects international and humanitarian law and taking action to try to change the situation on the ground,” he said.

Campaigners are urging the Irish government to take stronger action after its central bank said it will no longer approve the sale of Israeli “war bonds”.

It comes after Israel shifted the EU approval process for its diaspora bonds from Dublin to Luxembourg on Monday, after sustained opposition from Irish lawmakers and campaigners.

But protesters told Al Jazeera that Ireland “must do more” and still remains “complicit” in Israel’s actions, pointing to US military planes transiting through Shannon Airport, and the long-stalled Occupied Territories Bill, intended to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, stuck in legislative “limbo”.

Outside a protest at the Irish embassy in London on Monday, Irish activist Nell Crow said the “Irish government shouldn’t think they are now off the hook”.

“We need to pressure the Irish government over their complicity in genocide by demanding they enact the Occupied Territories Bill, remove the US military from Shannon Airport, and impose full cultural and economic sanctions on goods and services from Israel”, she said.

“The Irish government is full of empty words of support for Palestine, but their actions, or lack of meaningful action, contradict those words. We need to continue the pressure,” Crow added.

A warning that some of the images in this report may be disturbing.

There’s been an Israeli drone strike on a water distribution point in al-Mawasi in southern Gaza.

Several children are among those killed, with the wounded rushed to the nearby Nasser Hospital.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports:

The Israeli Defence Ministry has announced the successful launch into space of “Ofek 19”, an observation satellite with advanced capabilities that include providing high-resolution imaging for intelligence and surveillance purposes.

The satellite was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Israeli military. The ministry said that once in orbit, the satellite would undergo a series of tests to ensure it is functioning.

It substitutes for the “Ofek 13,” which was sent into orbit in March 2023.

Gideon Saar, Israel’s foreign minister, has criticised the French president after he reiterated support for the recognition of a Palestinian state, calling his actions “dangerous”.

As we reported earlier, Macron wrote on X that “no offensive, annexation attempt, or forced displacement of populations will derail the momentum” towards a two-state solution.

Responding on X, Gideon Saar said, “Macron is trying to intervene from the outside in a conflict to which he is not a party, in a manner completely disconnected from the reality on the ground after October 7th.”

“Macron undermines the stability of the region with his actions and drags the regional and international system toward unilateral steps. His actions are dangerous. They will not bring peace nor security,” he added.

Tensions have risen after France announced it would recognise Palestinian statehood at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York, a move that prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accuse Macron of fuelling anti-Semitism.

The director of al-Shifa Medical Complex, Muhammed Abu Salmiya, tells Al Jazeera that bed occupancy has exceeded 250 percent as Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with the wounded and sick.

Abu Salmiya said all medicine stocks were below 60 percent, with some totally depleted.

Meanwhile, the hospital recorded the significant spread of respiratory and skin diseases, especially in displacement camps.

Abu Salmiya also said famine deaths had been the highest in August, and he expected the number to increase going forward, as Israel presses its seizure of Gaza City.

Gaza’s beaches once symbolised leisure and escape.

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Israeli settlers have occupied a Palestinian-owned house in the Old City of Hebron, the Wafa news agency has reported, under the protection of the Israeli army.

The army sealed off several streets as the settlers stormed the house, belongs to the Naser family, according to the Palestinian news agency.

This follows reports that Israeli forces arrested the mayor of Hebron, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, set up checkpoints around the Hebron governorate and closed a number of roads.

After Abu Sneineh’s arrest, Hamas warned that Israel’s actions reflect “plans to annex the occupied West Bank lands”.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said Israel’s attempts to annex more of the occupied West Bank will not derail international momentum towards the recognition of a Palestinian state.

“No offensive, annexation attempt, or forced displacement of populations will derail the momentum” towards a two-state solution, Macron wrote on X after a call with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

France is among several countries preparing to formally recognise Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York. Belgium on Monday became the latest Western nation to announce it would do the same.

Macron also criticised Washington’s decision to deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials seeking to attend the meeting. He described the move as “unacceptable”, echoing criticism from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“We call for this measure to be reversed and for Palestinian representation to be ensured in accordance with the Host Country Agreement,” Macron said.

The United Nations has said Israeli restrictions are continuing to obstruct humanitarian access in Gaza, with thousands more people forced to flee their homes amid worsening conditions.

“OCHA reports, the movement of humanitarian teams inside Gaza remains heavily restricted,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York.

“Between Friday and Monday, about one in three planned missions were either impeded or outright denied by Israeli authorities. That’s 12 out of 37 movements that we coordinate with them. As a result, many missions couldn’t be completed.”

Dujarric said the restrictions also affect supplies before they enter Gaza. “Our colleagues leading on logistics say that strict physical inspections by Israeli authorities continue … to significantly delay aid clearance at Ashdod port,” he said.

According to the UN, displacement continues across Gaza. Since August 14, more than 76,000 new displacements have been recorded, including 23,000 movements from northern to southern Gaza.

Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of five spokespeople for Defend Our Juries (DOJ) – a group which has been campaigning for the British government to revoke its terror ban on Palestine Action – whose homes were raided under section 12 of the UK’s Terrorism Act.

Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty’s director of campaigns and communications, called the arrests “a terrifying example of the UK authorities’ willingness to use authoritarian practices to silence dissent”.

“The mass peaceful demonstrations they have organised over recent weeks are protected by international human rights law – and to think they run the risk of being imprisoned for up to 14 years is incredibly concerning,” Moscogiuri said in a statement.

Earlier this year, Palestine Action were designated a terror group by the UK government after protesters allegedly sprayed an RAF plane with red paint to protest Britain’s complicity in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Moscogiuri added that “expressing support for Palestine Action does not meet the threshold” for criminalisation under international standards and described the arrests as a violation of the UK’s human rights obligations.

Dick Schoof said he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza during a phone call, warning that Israel’s intensification of the war was worsening an “already-catastrophic situation”.

“In a phone conversation with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu today I strongly pressed for an immediate ceasefire and a drastic improvement to the desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Schoof wrote on X. “Israel must comply with the humanitarian agreement with the EU.”

He also called on Hamas to release all remaining captives, lay down arms and “play no role whatsoever in the future of Gaza”.

Schoof said the Netherlands condemns “any step that undermines the two-state solution,” citing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank.

“A war without end is in no one’s interest,” he said. “The violence and suffering have to stop. The Netherlands will continue working, together with our partners, to that end.”