One month into the Israel-Hamas war and the cost to human life has been staggering, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The grim anniversary has prompted renewed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate humanitarian aid.
It has been a month since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel which killed more than 1,400 people, with another 240 people taken as hostages to Gaza by Hamas.
"But now, it’s been so long I’m starting to lose it again. And you know, it’s been 31 days and that’s too long to be without my kids and my wife, and for them to be held captive in a foreign place, underground in a small room, and I don’t know in what situation there are in, health-wise, or you know, they’re being fed, taken care of. I can only hope that everything’s alright."
The United Nations Human Rights Office says last week's attacks on Gaza's largest refugee camp ] could even "amount to war crimes", given the scale of casualties and destruction."Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children, hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly killed or injured every day. More journalists have reportedly been killed over a four week period than in any conflict in at least three decades.
Around 1.5 million people have been displaced in Gaza, fleeing southwards - as they continue to be cut off from food, water, medicine, electricity and fuel. The Israeli army has severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory - and is moving ahead with a ground offensive it launched more than a week-and-a-half ago.
Mr Netanyahu has insisted no ceasefire will get his support unless the hostages held by Hamas are released first.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says there has been progress made in talks with Cyprus' government.
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