Because the world celebrates Worldwide Girls's Day, Gaza's Ministry of Well being supplied an replace on the challenges confronted by ladies within the Gaza Strip.
Right here's how issues stand on Friday, March 8, 2024:
Battle and humanitarian disaster
- On Friday, Gaza Well being Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra mentioned about 5,000 ladies nonetheless gave delivery every month within the territory, in circumstances he mentioned had been “harsh, unsafe and unhealthy.” .
- About 60,000 ladies, in the meantime, went via their pregnancies with out correct medical care and suffered from dehydration and malnutrition, he mentioned.
- On Friday, three rockets had been fired from Gaza on the Israeli metropolis of Sderot. Israeli officers say one of many rockets landed inside the town limits, whereas the opposite two hit outdoors it, with no stories of injury or accidents from the assault.
Regional tensions and diplomacy
- On Thursday, US President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union deal with during which he introduced that his administration would construct a “non permanent pier” off the coast of Palestinian territory to facilitate the help cargo.
- He additionally urged Israel to permit extra assist to the Gaza Strip, however confused that he has been a “lifelong supporter” of the US ally. “Nobody has a stronger demand than me. I problem any of you right here,” he mentioned.
- An organizer with the “non-committed” marketing campaign in america, which seeks to stress Biden for his help for Israel amid the Gaza warfare, advised Al Jazeera that she is sad with the speech.
- “I feel it additionally alienated voters who already felt that the president wasn't listening,” mentioned Asma Mohammed, an organizer with the “no vote” marketing campaign in Minnesota.
- In the meantime, on the regional degree, Invoice Burns, the director of the Central Intelligence Company (CIA) of america, is claimed to have arrived in Qatar in what could also be a final try to safe a truce settlement earlier than Ramadan, CNN stories, citing an unnamed US. official and a supply near the journey on Thursday.
- The USA, Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have launched extra assist into northern Gaza. The UAE navy mentioned on Thursday that it had delivered 53 tonnes of meals and medical assist.
Violence within the occupied West Financial institution
- Native media reported on Friday that Israeli forces stormed the city of Urif, south of Nablus within the occupied West Financial institution, and re-arrested a freed Palestinian prisoner.
- Al Jazeera Arabic additionally reported that Israeli forces erected iron obstacles on the Lion Gate within the neighborhood of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem to forestall folks from attending Friday prayers.
