<article data-history-node-id="426885" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-asks-israel-immediately-halt-plan-occupy-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-asks-israel-immediately-halt-plan-occupy-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN asks Israel to immediately halt plan to fully occupy Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday said that "the Israeli Government's plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;Strip must be immediately halted".</p> <p>"It runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as soon as possible, to the realisation of the agreed&nbsp;two-State solution and to the right of Palestinians to self-determination," he said in a statement.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="426886" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-condemns-israels-gaza-city-plan-calls-international-action" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-condemns-israels-gaza-city-plan-calls-international-action" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Turkey condemns Israel's Gaza City plan, calls for international action</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Turkey condemns in the strongest terms Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, the foreign ministry said on Friday, calling on the international community and the United Nations Security Council to act to prevent the plan's implementation.</p> <p>The ministry said Israel must immediately halt its war plans, agree a ceasefire in&nbsp;Gaza, and start negotiations for a two-state solution, saying each step by Israel's government to continue what Turkey called Israel's genocide and occupation of Palestinian lands dealt a heavy blow to global security.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<span class="field field-title">Opinion: Israel is continuing the genocide - but the UK media will not tell you</span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/SondosAsem" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/SondosAsem" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Sondos Asem</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-12T15:04:10+00:00" title="12 March 2025 15:04 GMT">Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:04</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A ceasefire does not mean that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;has dropped its goal to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">annihilate Gaza</a>.</p> <p>The mission remains the same, and the war crimes endure,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-48515?nid=419445&amp;topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&amp;fid=543049" target="_blank">including killings</a>&nbsp;- the method just shifts. Now, the textbook starvation of the enclave is the weapon of choice.</p> <p>But the British public will not be privy to such details - not if they rely on the mainstream media to report them accurately.</p> <p>In early March, as the first phase of the ceasefire was ending and the full withdrawal of Israel's forces from Gaza was supposed to take place, Israel decided to block all aid from entering the territory.&nbsp;</p> <p>The media reported it but,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/battle-for-the-truth-pro-israel-bias-inside-uk-newsrooms-revealed/" target="_blank">characteristically</a>, thinned out the details.</p> <p>Writes Hamaza Yusuf.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-starving-gaza-uk-media-will-not-tell-you">Read more: Israel is continuing the genocide - but the UK media will not tell you</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="align-center media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Palestinian children gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 3 March 2025 (Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="17f25d97-f7eb-4e6f-9d16-510694c3deef" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-03-03T144034Z_1411533324_RC2P5DAPCEJV_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-RAMADAN-2.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="Palestinian children gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 3 March 2025 (Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Palestinian children gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 3 March 2025 (Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div>

<span class="field field-title">Palestinians injured as Israeli troops, settlers storm Joesph’s Tomb in occupied West Bank: Wafa</span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/ethar-shalaby" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/ethar-shalaby" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Ethar Shalaby</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-12T23:07:14+00:00" title="12 March 2025 23:07 GMT">Wed, 03/12/2025 - 23:07</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:30px">Several Palestinians have suffered from tear gas fired by Israeli forces as settlers raided Joseph’s Tomb, located east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa news agency.</p> <p>Another Palestinian woman was injured by a sonic grenade.</p> <p>The agency reported that paramedics dealt with 45-year-old Amid Ahmed who was wounded in the foot, in addition to another three cases of tear gas inhalation.</p> <p>According to Wafa’s correspondent, Israeli military vehicles stormed the city assisting settlers who stormed Joseph’s Tomb, where the remains of biblical figure Joseph rest.</p> </div>

<span class="field field-title">‘My husband was kidnapped from our home’: Khalil’s wife</span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/ethar-shalaby" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/ethar-shalaby" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Ethar Shalaby</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-12T23:16:05+00:00" title="12 March 2025 23:16 GMT">Wed, 03/12/2025 - 23:16</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">The wife of the Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested for organising a pro-Palestine protest on campus, issued a statement on Wednesday demanding his immediate release.</p> <p>“My husband was kidnapped from our home; and it is shameful that the United States continues to hold him because he stood for the rights and lives of his people,” the statement reads.</p> <p>She calls for the immediate release of her husband, stating that his disappearance has “devastated” the life of his family and loved ones.</p> <p>The statement adds: “Our loved ones are struggling with the pain and fear of his sudden absence”.</p> <p>Earlier, a US judge ruled that the Palestinian activist should be allowed to make private phone calls with his legal team during detention.</p> <div class="url-embed-wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The wife of detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil calls for her husband’s immediate release <a href="https://t.co/Eeyj1FylVo">pic.twitter.com/Eeyj1FylVo</a></p>— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanRozbiani/status/1899910977241461062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div>

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