The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and asked parliament to do the same. It comes just two days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognized a Palestinian state, a move condemned by Israel.
In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the border town of Rafah have reported heavy fighting in recent days as the Israeli army expands its offensive in the south and takes control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt.
Outside Rafah, Israeli forces were still battling militants in parts of Gaza that the army said it had wrested control of months ago — possible signs of a low-level insurgency that could keep Israeli forces engaged in the area.
The fighting in Rafah has forced more than 1 million Palestinians to flee, most of whom had been displaced earlier in the war. They are now taking refuge in makeshift tent camps and other war-ravaged areas, where they lack shelter, food, water and other essentials for survival, the UN says.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that 53 people killed by Israeli attacks have been taken to hospitals in the past 24 hours, as well as 357 injured.
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry, which makes no distinction between fighters and civilians.
Israel began its war in Gaza after Hamas’s attack on October 7, in which militants stormed into southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people – mostly civilians – and kidnapping about 250. Israel says about 100 hostages are still trapped in Gaza, along with the bodies of about 30 more.
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