In the spotlight: humanitarian crisis in Gaza, after a week of Israeli bombing
After an intensive week of bombing, "the humanitarian crisis is worsening in Gaza", underlines the "Guardian".
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"
The tears of Gaza while waiting for the cease-fire
", headlines the Swiss daily
Le Temps
while the whole of the international press displays brutal images of destruction, burnt cars, pulverized buildings, apocalyptic vision with this body. child pulled from the rubble that made the front page of the
Washington Post
. The American daily recalls that the Israeli bombings have already killed more than 200 people, including 58 children.
After an intensive week of bombing, "
the humanitarian crisis is worsening in Gaza
", underlines for its part the
Guardian
, in an enclave where "
2 million people have already been living under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade for 14 years
". "
250,000 people no longer have access to drinking water or electricity and the exploded pipes allow wastewater and excrement to flow into the streets,
" recount the correspondents of the British newspaper.
United Nations humanitarian organizations call on "
the Israeli government and Palestinian armed groups to allow the delivery of fuel, food and medical supplies
", reports the
Guardian,
and are concerned that in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic , “
17,000 people who fled their homes are now grouped together, crammed into some forty schools
”.
The high number of civilian victims raises the question of "war crimes"
This is the big question on the front page of the
New York Times
, which underlines that in 7 days "
the bombings already have more civilian victims than in 7 weeks during the last war in 2014
". And this "
endless loop of bloodshed
", writes the daily, raises questions about "
the legality of these military actions, on the war crimes committed and on the obligation to account for them
".
First observation of the
New York Times
which quotes experts, "
the two parties seem to be breaking the laws: both Hamas, which fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israeli towns, and Israel, whose shelling of Gaza is so intensive that it constitutes probably a disproportionate use of force
”.
The two camps are therefore guilty of "
war crimes
", estimates the
New York Times
, while for its part the
Jerusalem Post
recalls "
Israel is (already) confronted with a potential investigation into war crimes in The Hague which could lead to indictments before the International Criminal Court
”.
Covid-19: the British called on not (too much) to take advantage of deconfinement
The health authorities call squarely on the British to simply "
ignore the relaxation of containment
", explains the
Guardian
, that is to say "
not to go into pubs or restaurants"
, as comes from the 'authorize the government and stick to "
open-air meetings
".
"
It is not because you have the right to do it, that you have to do it
", explains a doctor to the
Daily Mail
while concerns are at the highest "
after the discovery of several cases of contaminations with the Indian variant
"On British soil which raises fears"
the triggering of a possible third wave
", underlines the British press.
UK set to sign free trade deal with Australia
It is on the front page of
The Australian
, who understands that this free trade agreement will be signed "
at the G7 summit next month in Cornwall
", where Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit.
The daily which already speaks of "
commercial triumph
" argues "
that it would be the 1st post-Brexit agreement signed by London
".
It would only remain to finalize the details, "
80% of the agreements are already laid out in black and white, but agricultural issues still remain unresolved and Australia continues to press for all products to be duty free.
".
China suspends all Everest expeditions
China, which fears more than anything a "
spread of Covid from neighboring Nepal currently in the grip of an explosion of the pandemic
", explains the
South China Morning Post
which reports that "
17 climbers were diagnosed positive in a base camp in Nepal
”.
After having established "
a dividing line at the top
", Beijing therefore now prohibits any ascent of Everest from its territory to the chagrin of mountaineers - emphasizes the Hong Kong daily, which points out "
that contact is almost impossible at the top. , between masked climbers and under oxygen
”, and who never stay more than“
20 minutes
”on top of the world.
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