The UN Security Council will again attempt to adopt a text requiring a “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, Monday March 25. Similar calls have several times been blocked by the United States, which has recently shown signs of changing its tone towards its Israeli ally. The latest text on the subject, proposed by Washington, was blocked by Russia and China, but Beijing has since affirmed that it intends to “sustain” the new text. “We hope that the Security Council will approve it as soon as possible and send a strong signal for an end to hostilities”, added a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Follow our live stream.
A new toll of 32,333 people killed in the Gaza Strip. A statement from the Hamas Ministry of Health reports 32,333 people killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement. It also reported 107 deaths in the past 24 hours and a total of 74,694 injured in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war on October 7.
The Israeli army continues its military operations around two hospitals. More than 20 Palestinian fighters were killed in 24 hours around al-Chifa hospital in Gaza and of al-Amal hospital in Khan Younes, according to the army.
UNRWA says it is banned from any aid deliveries to northern Gaza. “Despite the tragedy unfolding before our eyes, Israeli authorities have informed the UN that they will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the north.” from the Gaza Strip, announced the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Sunday.
Any “forced population transfer” would constitute a “war crime”, declares Emmanuel Macron. The French president reminded Benjamin Netanyahu “his firm opposition” to an Israeli offensive on Rafah, during a telephone interview on Sunday.