Israeli president visits Gaza as U.S. special envoy meets with senior Israeli official
發佈日期: 2025-07-24 20:00
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The humanitarian crisis triggered by the Gaza war has escalated, with more than 110 people having died of hunger so far.
More than 100 humanitarian organizations have jointly called on governments to take action to lift restrictions on the flow of supplies into Gaza.
At the UN Security Council meeting, China condemned Israel's "militarisation" of the supply distribution mechanism repeatedly causing heavy civilian casualties.
Meanwhile, U.S. Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet with a senior Israeli official about ceasefire talks.
This as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Gaza and was presented with updates on military operations and humanitarian efforts there.
Tracey Furniss reports.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the embattled Gaza Strip Wednesday at a time when more than a hundred charity and human rights groups say that Israel's blockade and ongoing military offensive in Gaza are pushing Palestinians towards starvation.
Herzog, addressing the Israeli military disagreed, claiming that Israel acted according to international law, are providing humanitarian aid according to international law.
The Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations criticised Israel's actions in Gaza, describing the humanitarian crisis as intentional and calling for international intervention.
Riyad Mansour, permanent observer to U.N. State of Palestine said: "People are dying of hunger and thirst by design or while desperately trying to get food or water by design. People are collapsing in the streets while being forcibly displaced yet again, again by design. We call for a coalition of the willing to take every action necessary now to end the genocide, to uphold international law and save what is left of our humanity under the rubble in Gaza, and end the occupation and conflict."
Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, urged Israel to immediately cease all military operations in Gaza and fully restore access to humanitarian supplies.
Fu said Israel has repeatedly caused heavy civilian casualties, attacked WHO facilities, and even detained its staff. He said China strongly condemns such actions.
But Israel's U.N. representative said Israel is making the region safer.
