Israel's War In Gaza And Notes Of Important Events On The 158th Day

Israeli military land operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

GAZA - At least nine people were killed when Israeli forces returned to target aid seekers in Gaza.

The WHO chairman said the aid mission managed to reach al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, carrying food and medical supplies, while the Health Ministry said 2,000 medical workers north of Gaza were facing starvation.

"Children in Gaza are suffering from mental disorders that have been going on for five months of war," Save the Children said.

The cruelty of the Israeli army against the Gaza people seems endless. Here are some important events recorded on the 158th day quoted from Al Jazeera, Tuesday, March 12.

Struggles and humanitarian crises

- On Tuesday, Israeli forces reportedly attacked Palestinians waiting for aid trucks at the Kuwaitian Roundabout in the southern Gaza City, killing seven people, Wafa news agency reported.- Separately, Israel on Monday was examining whether they had killed deputy Hamas military leaders in airstrikes in Gaza, the Israeli military said, when the prospect of a ceasefire that coincided with the holy month of Ramadhan faded.- If its death was confirmed, Marwan Issa would be the highest official of a group killed by Israel in five months of war that has destroyed the trapped enclave region and killed more than 31,000 Palestinians, most of them being women and children.- The fighting for more than five months has led to a humanitarian crisis, with children dying from malnutrition and dehydration when Israel imposed restrictions on aid delivery to Gaza.- Conflicts over five months plus a blockade for more than a decade have led to non-stop mental damage to children in Gaza, according to a report released by Save the Children on Tuesday.- Open Arms charity ships have sailed to Gaza from Cyprus, carrying nearly 200 tons of food. The mission, which is part of a pilot project that seeks to open sea lanes in order for aid to be channeled to the residents of Gaza's hunger, organized by the US charity body, World Central Kitchen (WCK) and funded by the UAEA.

Regional tensions

- US Military Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles on a Singaporean-owned and Liberian-flagged ship called Pinocchio.- Minister of Palestinian Women's Affairs Amal Hamad called for all women in the world to support Palestinian women when she spoke to reporters in a session of the UN Women's Status Commission in New York on Monday.- Meanwhile, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for having a sad bias' on victims of sexual violence in Israel.- Tariq Ahmad, Britain's foreign minister in charge of relations with the Middle East, North Africa and the United Nations, on Monday urged Israel to "allow unrestricted access" to Jerusalem's holy places during Ramadan.- US President Joe Biden also said he had no plans currentlyto address the Israeli parliament as previously reported by several media.

Violence in the occupied West Bank

- A massive demonstration was held in the city of Arraba, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Monday, in response to the killing of Palestinian man Muhammad Jaber.- Israeli forces have killed Jaber, who is from Arraba, along with another Palestinian man in a shooting in the north of Tulkarem. They claim Jaber is armed and plans to carry out an attack. - The Israeli military has shot and killed two Palestinian men near the city of Attil, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported on Tuesday. More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank occupied by Israeli forces since October 7, when Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza following the deadly Hamas-led attack.