Israel-Gaza newest: UK condemns Israel over ‘monstrous’ blockade as UN says no assist distributed up to now | EUROtoday

Israel’s nearly two-year-long offensive in Gaza has killed greater than 28,000 ladies and women, UN Women mentioned.

At least one lady and one lady on common have been killed each hour in assaults by Israeli forces since they launched their retaliatory assault on the Strip in October 2023, in response to UN Women’s evaluation.

Among these killed, 1000’s have been moms, forsaking devastated youngsters, households, and communities, the company mentioned, including that these figures underscore the shattering human toll of the battle, and of lives and futures misplaced too quickly.

“Since the ceasefire collapsed in March 2025, conditions have deteriorated further in Gaza, compounded by nearly nine weeks of an ongoing blockade on humanitarian aid. The entire population in Gaza is rapidly running out of food and essential supplies with increasing risks of famine,” the company mentioned.

“This means every woman and girl, (more than 1 million) is facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Women and girls are trapped, facing displacement, rising maternal mortality rates, and a severe lack of safety and protection mechanisms.”

As the UN warned that 14,000 infants risked loss of life from malnutrition by Thursday with out pressing assist, there was a way that, by the point international secretary David Lammy bought to his toes, it was already too late and never sufficient.

As David Lammy declares the suspension of commerce talks with Israel and new sanctions over the Gaza humanitarian disaster, political editor David Maddox explains why motion wasn’t taken sooner:

The British authorities has imposed sanctions on a far-right Israeli settler often called the “godmother” of the motion.

Daniella Weiss, 79, is among the many three people and 4 entities concerned within the settler motion that have been sanctioned by the British authorities yesterday over Israel’s “monstrous” 11-week assist blockade and renewed army offensive within the Gaza Strip.

Ms Weiss leads the group Nachala, which has a said purpose of enhancing West Bank settlements and has overtly deliberate development of unauthorised outposts.

The group has additionally been sanctioned by the UK.

“I’m not afraid of sanctions,” Ms Weiss advised the Associated Press final 12 months.

Ms Weiss, described by the UK as a “high-profile extremist settler leader”, was a key focus of the latest Louis Theroux BBC documentary Settlers, which shone a light-weight on the techniques of Israeli settlers within the Palestinian West Bank.

The UK has described her as having been concerned in “threatening, perpetrating, promoting and supporting, acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals”.

Britain has issued recent sanctions in opposition to Israel over its “morally unjustifiable” escalation of violence in Gaza, and demanded an finish to its “cruel and indefensible” 11-week block on humanitarian assist.

Foreign secretary David Lammy condemned the “monstrous” scenario because the UN warned that 14,000 Palestinian infants may die by Thursday until motion is taken to ease the disaster, which has left civilians severely malnourished.

He introduced the suspension of commerce talks with Israel, imposed sanctions on three people and 4 entities concerned within the settler motion, and mentioned Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions have been “wholly disproportionate” and “utterly counterproductive”.

A University of Cambridge faculty has introduced it’ll divest from arms firms following scholar protests.

King’s College mentioned on Tuesday that its governing physique has voted to “adopt a new responsible investment policy” to align with the values of its neighborhood.

It comes after pro-Palestine protesters staged demonstrations and arrange encampments in opposition to the violence in Gaza at Cambridge University final 12 months.

Under the brand new coverage, King’s College’s monetary investments will exclude firms which can be concerned in actions “generally recognised as illegal or contravening global norms, such as occupation”.

It may even exclude firms which produce army and nuclear weapons, weapons restricted by worldwide treaty, or firms that produce key or devoted parts of such weapons.

No humanitarian assist has been distributed but within the Gaza Strip, the UN mentioned on Tuesday night.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned that regardless of extra provides being dropped off on the Palestinian aspect of the Kerem Shalom crossing on Tuesday, none have reached the ravenous inhabitants.

“Today, one of our teams waited several hours for the Israeli green light to access the Kerem Shalom area and collect the nutrition supplies. Unfortunately, they were not able to to bring those supplies into our warehouse,” Dujarric mentioned.

The Independent’s chief worldwide correspondent Bel Trew writes:

My associates in Gaza – civilians who wakened on 7 October 2023 like the remainder of the world, clueless, shocked, and scared – are on the run once more this week. For the eighth time.

Israel bombed the constructing subsequent to their residence final week; blowing their neighbours – once more, ladies, youngsters – to items and burying them underneath extra rubble.

Now the Israeli army is issuing new sweeping “evacuation” orders – harmful directives that make no sense within the nightmare actuality on the bottom.

Under Israel’s complete blockade, these associates wrestle to eat, typically resorting to rotten meals. They wrestle to get clear water. They wrestle to get vitamins to their younger child. They have misplaced dozens of prolonged members of the family. They have executed nothing to deserve this.

Israeli forces killed at the least 55 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday alone, native medics mentioned.

Israel continued to bombard the enclave regardless of mounting worldwide strain to halt army operations and permit unimpeded deliveries of assist.

The violence has left Gaza in ruins and its inhabitants going through a worsening starvation disaster.