Catherine Russell’s comments come amid reports of further airstrikes on Jabalia and Beit LahiyaHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of Israel’s ongoing wars on Gaza and Lebanon.The entire Palestinian population in northern Gaza is at “imminent risk” of dying from disease, famine or “ongoing bombardments”, the head of the United Nations children’s agency (Unicef), Catherine Russell, has warned.Civilians and civilian structures, including residential buildings, as well as humanitarian workers and their vehicles, must always be protected in accordance with international humanitarian law.Displacement or evacuation orders do not permit any party to the conflict to regard all individuals or objects in an area as military targets; nor do they exempt them from their obligations to distinguish between military and civilian objectives, be proportional and take all feasible precautions in attacks.American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military has confirmed. “B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” the military command for the Middle East and surrounding countries said in a post on social media. The US – Israel’s biggest arms supplier and diplomatic ally – announced on Friday evening that it was sending the bombers, fighter and tanker aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the Middle East. “Should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to defend our people,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj Gen Pat Ryder said. Continue reading…
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Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-11-03 09:08:21
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Middle East crisis live: everyone in northern Gaza at ‘imminent risk’ of death, warns Unicef chief
