Palestine-Israel War: Day 5 Highlights

Day 5: Israel-Palestine War Highlights

• Israeli Military Actions:

• Jets struck over 200 targets in a Gaza City neighborhood overnight.

• Israeli forces allegedly dropped white phosphorus bombs on al-Karama neighborhood in Gaza.

• Palestinian Situation:

• Over 22,600 residential units and 10 health facilities have been destroyed by Israeli strikes since Saturday.
• 48 schools damaged.

• Palestinian health ministry: 1,055 killed, 5,184 wounded in Gaza.

• Two members of Hamas’s political office killed in an airstrike in Khan Younis.
• Israeli Situation:

• Over 1,200 killed, 3,000 wounded according to Israeli medical services.

• Four Palestinians killed in West Bank by Jewish settlers

New fronts opening:

• Rockets fired from southern Lebanon; Israel retaliated with shelling. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing missiles.

• Shells from Syrian territory landed in open areas in Israel.

• International Reactions & Involvements:

• European Union (EU):
• Ministers discussed ongoing aid payments to Palestinians.
• EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, accused Israel of breaking international law by imposing a blockade on Gaza.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed US policy failures for the conflict.
• The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) urged international intervention and aid provision.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel’s actions, terming them a “massacre”, and stressed on maintaining a moral code in war.
• Pope Francis emphasized on peace over war and expressed concern over the siege of Gaza, as reported by the Vatican news agency.