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In response to growing international outrage over Israel’s actions in the war, there are at least 62 fatalities, including 19 who were seeking medical attention in Gaza, according to hospital sources.

Since Israel’s invasion of Gaza in October 2023, at least 115 Palestinians have been starved to death in the region, according to the Gaza Health Ministry on Thursday. In recent weeks, many of the deaths, which include many children, have occurred.

Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza in March, and it has only allowed a small amount of aid to enter since late May, causing a severe humanitarian crisis and outcry about widespread starvation.

In a statement released on Thursday, the UNRWA warned that “families are disintegrating” as a result of the hunger crisis.

Parental care for their children is a priority, according to agency director Philippe Lazzarini in a post on X. “Those who go to UNRWA clinics lack the energy, food, or tools to follow medical advice.”

Israel has been preventing it from checking the aid waiting at distribution centers, according to the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA.

Hani Mahmoud, a journalist from Gaza City, reported that Palestinians were clamoring for any aid available as the situation was getting worse.

More people reported experiencing malnutrition, a severe, acute shortage of food supplies, and other basic necessities in the Gaza Strip, he said.

People’s immune systems are deteriorating, according to what we hear from health sources. Their bodies are unable to fight the numerous diseases that are spreading, he said.

The world’s condemnation has continued to grow as the situation on the ground has remained largely unchanged.

In a letter sent to European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday, more than 60 MEPs demanded an urgent meeting to push Israel’s actions.

Lynn Boylan, an Irish member of the European Parliament, charged EU leaders with using a double standard when it comes to protecting Palestinian lives in an interview with Al Jazeera.

The elite in the EU, Boylan said, “Clearly, Palestinian lives are not seen as equivalent to, say, Ukrainian lives.”

There is a chilling effect when you dare criticize Israel or call out the war crimes you are witnessing, she said.

In recent days, there has been a rise in outrage among European leaders, with 28 nations calling for an immediate end to the fighting and condemning the aid blockade.

Premier Keir Starmer and his German and French counterparts will be contacted by the UK government on Thursday to “discuss what we can do urgently to stop the killing and get people the food they desperately need” to discuss.

Talking stalls

Negotiations to end the war in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with US envoy Steve Witkoff revealing that his team would leave Qatar early.

Israel made that announcement shortly after it made it known that it would be removing its delegation from the discussions.

Witkoff claimed in a statement that Hamas displayed “a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire.”

Without going into further detail, Witkoff said, “We will now look at alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to make a more stable environment for the people of Gaza.”

Hamas, which has repeatedly accused Israel of thwarting a ceasefire agreement, expressed surprise at Witkoff’s remarks.

In a statement released late on Thursday, Hamas stated that the movement “affirms its eagerness to continue the negotiations and engage in them in a way that helps overcome obstacles and leads to a permanent ceasefire agreement.”

In what could potentially lead to ethnic cleansing, US President Donald Trump has meanwhile continued to push for a deal while also supporting the displacement of Palestinians from the enclave to nearby nations.

recognition of Palestine by France

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, made the announcement late on Thursday that the State of Palestine would be recognized at the UN General Assembly in September.

Macron claimed that Macron’s choice “in keeping with] France’s] historic commitment to a just and lasting Middle East.”

With the approval of the decision, France will become the largest and arguably most powerful nation in Europe.

The move was praised by Mahmoud Abbas, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority, who claimed it demonstrated France’s “commitment to international law and its support for the Palestinian people’s rights to self-determination and the establishment of our independent state.”

Defense Minister Israel Katz referred to the action as “disgrace and a surrender to terrorism,” while Israeli officials immediately condemned it.

A Venezuelan man who was deported from the United States has lodged a grievance with the president’s administration, alleging that he was wrongly sent to a Salvadoran prison where he suffered beatings and other forms of abuse.

One of the more than 250 Venezuelan men who was detained in the Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT), a maximum-security prison in El Salvador known for human rights violations, submitted the complaint on Thursday, marking the first of its kind.

Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel, 27, has made the first step in bringing a lawsuit against the Trump administration by filing a complaint against the DHS.

He and his Democracy Defenders Fund attorneys are suing for alleged abuse in amounts of $1.3 million.

Rengel claims that the Trump administration made up his falsehood and quickly deported him in order to evade detention.

Rengel endured physical, verbal, and psychological abuse in El Salvador for more than four months, according to the complaint. This is not his country of origin and a place with which he has no ties.

The Republican leader invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify the swift expulsion of alleged gang members while President Trump campaigned for a second term on the promise that he would implement a policy of mass deportation.

However, that statute was only used three times in US history, and only in times of war.

Trump allegedly violated the rights of immigrants by using the law to advance his domestic agenda while breaking the terms of his constitutional authority. Trump, however, argued that the law was required to stop what he termed an “invasion” of criminals from entering the country.

In connection with that deportation sweep under the Alien Enemies Act, Rengel was detained on March 13.

Immigration agents allegedly seized him in Irving, Texas, in the parking lot next to his apartment and allegedly lied about his tattoos to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Rengel was attempting to obtain legal status. He had already made an appointment with the US-Mexico border in June 2023 after making one through the CBP One app, which was then the country’s official portal for asylum applications and other immigration processing.

He was scheduled for a 2028 appointment with an immigration judge.

However, his life was changed when he was detained and taken to an immigration detention facility, according to his complaint. He claimed that there, DHS agents falsely predicted his return to Venezuela.

Instead, he was taken to El Salvador on a deportation flight.

The 250+ Venezuelan men were escorted by cameras into cells where their heads were shaved, handcuffed, and their heads bowed. Up to 40 000 people are expected to use the facility.

According to reports, the Trump administration reportedly gave El Salvador nearly $6 million to house the deported men.

Rengel claims that once inside the CECOT prison, he was repeatedly beaten, sometimes with bare fists, and that at least one time he was moved to a location without cameras.

Rengel participated in a prisoner exchange earlier this month that saw the release of all the deported Venezuelan men from CECOT and their home countries in exchange for the release of 10 American prisoners held in Venezuela.

Rengel’s attorneys claim that his mother is “terrified” of the possibility of his mother moving back to the US.

His complaint was filed in accordance with the Federal Tort Claims Act, which outlines the legal process for federal government lawsuits. Before filing a lawsuit, the government has until the government has six months to respond to the allegations.

The Trump administration has already made a statement outlining its opposition to Rengel’s assertions. It refuted its claim that Rengel was a gang member.

The Department of Homeland Security informed The Associated Press that “President Trump and]DHS Secretary]Kristi Noem will not allow foreign terrorist enemies to operate in our country and put Americans at risk.”

“We hear far too much about the false sob stories of gang members and criminals, and not enough about the victims of gang members.”

Numerous legal challenges have been raised by the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to speed deportations.

In March, US District Court Judge James Boasberg had given the order to return the deportation flights to the US, and he has since indicated that the Trump administration may be in contempt of court for doing so.

Boasberg ruled in addition that US courts must hear from Venezuelan deported men who have been deported.

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