Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli goal in Gaza ‘forced displacement’: UN envoy

Addressing the Security Council, Majed Bamya says that Israel’s destruction of Gaza is meant to drive out Palestinians.

People mourn over the shrouded bodies of loved ones, killed in Rafah during Israeli bombardment on the southern Gaza strip
People mourn over the shrouded bodies of loved ones, killed in Rafah during Israeli bombardment on the southern Gaza strip, at Al-Najar hospital [AFP]
By Joseph Stepansky and Farah Najjar
Published On 29 Dec 2023
  • Addressing the UN Security Council, Palestine’s UN envoy says the widescale destruction of Gaza by Israeli operations has made it clear their sole goal is “forced displacement”.
  • Israel’s security forces say they have “neutralised” a man who they say stabbed two people in an attack at the Mazmoria checkpoint, south of occupied East Jerusalem.