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Seven women and two children were among the injured in a strike on a stadium in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, killing at least 12 Palestinians, as Israel continued to launch its attacks despite international leaders’ requests for a ceasefire at the UN General Assembly.

Another massacre took place on Wednesday at the al-Ahli Stadium, which has been converted into a temporary abode for Palestinians fleeing the Israeli siege.

“My hand was the only thing I had,” I said. Najwa, a woman from Gaza City who has fled with nothing, told Al Jazeera. We fear fear. Costs are high for transportation. We are unable to pay for the transportation of our items.

“Inflicting terror”

At least 85 Palestinians were killed across the territory on Wednesday, more than twice the number of those killed yesterday as Israel’s assault on Gaza grew overnight.

Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir claimed Palestinians were being pushed south “for their safety” as the UN warned that Israel’s military was “inflicting terror on the Palestinian population of Gaza City and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee.”

However, those claims have been refuted by UN investigators. This week, a commission of inquiry determined that Israel’s actions are intended to guarantee the Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank and within Israel while maintaining permanent control over Gaza.

Zamir added that the army “will continue a systematic and thorough advance” into the enclave’s largest urban center, noting that “the majority of Gaza’s population has already left Gaza City.”

At least 65 Palestinians have died and 167, 160 have been injured since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023, with thousands more thought to be buried beneath the rubble. After 1, 139 people were killed in Israel as a result of a Hamas-led attack in October 2023, Israel launched what activists claim is a “war of vengeance.” More than 40 of the 200 captives are still in Gaza, up from the 200 that the Palestinian fighters took.

Condemnation at the UN

Leaders from all over the world have condemned Israel’s war against Gaza at the UN General Assembly in New York, dominating proceedings.

The name of a human cannot be associated with it, according to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian to world leaders. These criminals will never be able to turn out to be trustworthy partners because they bully children by killing them.

The people of Gaza, its children and women, and all other peoples who are a target of violence, demanded the president of Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, saying, “We stand firmly with them.” We demand that the war be ended right away.

Espen Barth Eide, the foreign minister of Norway, reported to Al Jazeera that “recent discussions are taking place on ending the conflict,” citing the “New York Declaration” roadmap that 142 states endorsed in July.

“Those of us who are closest to the Israeli position are beginning to realize that we can’t just continue this pointless, pointless war, including the United States,” he said.

Meanwhile, US special envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed that world leaders had received President Donald Trump’s 21-point peace plan and that Washington was “hopeful… even confident that in the coming days we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously opposed peace proposals. Hamas leaders were gathering in Doha earlier this month to discuss a Trump peace proposal. Netanyahu ordered their assassination.

On March 18, the Israeli leader unilaterally withdrawn from the most recent ceasefire agreement, launched fierce airstrikes, and placed a total aid blockade, leading to starvation and famine. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for his crimes against humanity.

Protests have erupted in Tel Aviv as Israel’s isolation grows more severe. As Netanyahu left for the UN meeting, hundreds of people gathered at the Ben Gurion airport to express their disapproval.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, president of Senegal, blasted the conflict in Gaza at the 80th UNGA, calling it a “humanitarian catastrophe” and urging immediate global response. He reaffirmed the legitimacy of Palestinians and demanded fairer, more equal government in accordance with international law.

As the world’s most polluted country announced an ambitious goal on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping stated to cut emissions by 7 to 10% by 2035.

In addition to the goal to reduce emissions at the global level, Xi stated that China intends to increase its installed wind and solar power capacity by more than six times by 2020. Additionally, it intends to increase its consumption of non-fossil fuels by more than 30%.

In a video address, Xi pledged to “basically establish a climate-adaptive society” and “make pollution-free vehicles” a reality.

More than 31% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions are produced by China.

Xi also demanded that the world’s developed nations take the lead in more effective climate policies. He criticized the United States for abdicating the Paris Agreement’s objectives, though not by name.

The current societal pattern is one of “green and low-carbon transformation.” The international community should continue to lead the way, maintain unwavering confidence, unwavering action, and undiminished efforts, Xi said, calling for more global climate cooperation despite some nations challenging this trend.

Donald Trump, the president of the US, attacked climate change as a “con job” in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, criticizing China and member states of the EU for supporting renewable energy technologies.

Trump requested a second withdrawal from the 10-year-old Paris Agreement on climate, which established national climate plans to stop global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2. 7 degrees Fahrenheit). The US emits the second-highest current and historical greenhouse gases, behind China.

According to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, their infrastructure, investment in renewable energy, and carbon prices have all increased, and their emissions have decreased by nearly 40% since 1940.

No one is at risk from the effects of climate change, according to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will be addressing the upcoming climate conference. Without stopping droughts or storms, Lula said, “walls at borders.” “Nature does not bow down to warships or bombs.” There is no one nation that is superior to another.

According to Guterres, “science demands action.” It is mandated by the law. It is compelled by economics. And it is being demanded by the public.

With recent floods that have affected more than 5,000 people in more than 4, 000 villages and caused more than 1, 000 deaths, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said his nation is too well aware of this.

He said, “My country is reeling from devastating urban flooding, flash floods, and intense monsoon rains.” The scars of the 2022 floods, which caused losses of more than $30 billion and displaced millions across our nation, are still visible in this catastrophe.

195 nations are required to submit new, stricter five-year plans to reduce carbon emissions in accordance with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

According to UN officials, countries really need to have their plans approved by the end of the month so that the UN can determine how much more warming the planet will achieve if they follow their pledges.

Before stepping down as president of the United States, former US President Joe Biden submitted the country’s plan.

According to Guterres, the UN chief, the world had been on a path for 4 degrees Celsius (77.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming before 2015, but it has now cooled to 2. 6 degrees Celsius (44.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis detonated in Eilat, Israel at this precise moment. After the Israeli military failed to intercept it, it exploded into flames in a residential neighborhood, injuring at least 22 people.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, president of Sri Lanka, claims that his nation is well aware of the futility of war. He demanded a ceasefire in Gaza when he spoke at the UN General Assembly.