- Israeli forces continue bombing Gaza, a day after killing at least 71 people, including 42 aid seekers, as five more Palestinians starved to deathThe announcement comes at a time of growing international outrage against Israel’s war on Gaza. Several European countries – including Spain, Ireland and Norway – have already recognised Palestinian statehood.And pressure is mounting on the United Kingdom to do the same.
But would any recognition lead to change on the ground? And how will France navigate any backlash from Israel and the US?
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Israel’s military has seized the Freedom Flotilla’s Handala ship, detaining its 21 crew members, as they attempted to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.Israeli forces have dropped a small amount of aid into northern Gaza, wounding 11 people, in a scheme the UN says is “expensive, inefficient and can even kill starving civilians”.Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 59,733 people and wounded 144,477. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.Source:Aljaeera