Israeli attack on Gaza water distribution site kills at least eight, including children
The Israeli military said the missile had intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area but that a malfunction had caused it to fall "dozens of metres from the target".
Medics say those killed in a strike that hit a water distribution point included a 12-year-old. Source: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana Hours later, 12 people were killed by an Israeli strike on a market in Gaza City, including a prominent hospital consultant, Ahmad Qandil, Palestinian media reported. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the attack. Gaza's health ministry said on Sunday that more than 58,000 people had been killed since October 2023, with 139 people added to the death toll over the past 24 hours.
The ministry says over half of those killed are women and children.
Ceasefire talks stalled Negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire appeared to be deadlocked, with the two sides divided over the extent of an eventual Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources said at the weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene ministers late on Sunday to discuss the latest developments in the talks, an Israeli official said.
The indirect talks over a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire are being held in Doha, but optimism that surfaced last week of a looming deal has largely faded, with both sides accusing each other of intransigence.
Israel's army says a missile malfunctioned and missed its target, hitting a water distribution site. Source: AAP / AP / Alex Brandon Netanyahu in a video he posted on Telegram on Sunday, said Israel would not back down from its core demands - releasing all the hostages still in Gaza, destroying Hamas and ensuring Gaza will never again be a threat to Israel. At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza are believed to still be alive. Netanyahu and his ministers were also set to discuss a plan on Sunday to move hundreds of thousands of Gazans to the southern area of Rafah, in what Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has described as a new "humanitarian city" but which would be likely to draw international criticism for forced displacement. An Israeli source briefed on discussions in Israel said that the plan was to establish the complex in Rafah during the ceasefire, if it is reached.
On Saturday, a Palestinian source familiar with the truce talks said that Hamas rejected withdrawal maps which Israel proposed, because they would leave around 40 per cent of the territory under Israeli control, including all of Rafah.
Israel's bombardment of Gaza has displaced almost the entire population of more than 2 million people, but Palestinians there say nowhere is safe in the coastal enclave. Early on Sunday morning, a missile hit a house in Gaza City where a family had moved to after receiving an evacuation order from their home in the southern outskirts. "My aunt, her husband and the children, are gone. What is the fault of the children who died in an ugly bloody massacre at dawn?" said Anas Matar, standing in the rubble of the building. "They came here, and they were hit. There is no safe place in Gaza," he said.
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ABC News
a day ago
- ABC News
Could Trump actually win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Sydney Pead: Donald Trump has long held aspirations to win a Nobel Peace Prize and now he's collected several nominations for the prestigious award from global leaders, the latest from the Israeli Prime Minister. Today, Emma Shortis, Director of International and Security Affairs at the progressive think tank the Australia Institute, on the President's track record of peace and if he's in with a chance. I'm Sydney Pead, on Gadigal land in Sydney. This is ABC News Daily. Emma, last week in a meeting at the White House, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handed Donald Trump a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. Just walk me through what happened at that meeting. Dr Emma Shortis: Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House. He had dinner with President Trump and presented him with a letter. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister: I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee. It's nominating you for the Peace Prize, which is well deserved and you should get it. Dr Emma Shortis: He did it in a very, I suppose, flattering way, you know, talking about all the efforts Trump had made towards peace in Gaza and Trump responded as he does to flattery. Donald Trump, US President: Thank you very much. This I didn't know. Well, thank you very much. Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful. Thank you very much, Bibi. Thank you. Thank you Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister: Thank you for everything you're doing. Thank you. Dr Emma Shortis: Netanyahu did what he has been very good at doing in the past in flattering Trump in, I think it's not too far to say he manipulates him well. I think Netanyahu understands Trump perhaps better than many other world leaders and knew that Trump would love the fact that he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sydney Pead: But this actually isn't the first time Trump's been nominated for this prize. Both the head of Pakistan's army and the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo also recently submitted nominations too. So what's going on there? Dr Emma Shortis: That's right. Trump has been nominated a couple of times, as you said, by the Pakistani government in response to the Trump administration's role in that conflict between Pakistan and India a few months ago, though the Indian government contests the idea that Donald Trump played a role. And as you mentioned, the president of the Congo has also nominated Trump for a peace prize in his role in what they argue is resolving that conflict. So I think broadly speaking, these are examples of other world leaders like Netanyahu attempting to flatter Donald Trump, you know, to keep him on side when he is so volatile and liable to turn on allies, you know, at any moment. Sydney Pead: And we know that Trump has this obsession with receiving a Nobel Peace Prize and he's had that for some time now, including back in his election campaign last October. Donald Trump, US President: I'm just saying if it was anybody else, a liberal Democrat, they would have had it before the damn thing was even signed, you know. And I don't care, but I'm not looking for it. I'm not politicking for it. I'm just saying that there's a lot of unfairness in this world. Sydney Pead: So when did this obsession really kick off? Because he sees himself as a peacemaker or a dealmaker, doesn't he? Dr Emma Shortis: He does. You know, he certainly framed himself that way during the last election campaign in particular. He framed himself as the peacemaker and as the anti-war candidate. Donald Trump, US President: I'm the only candidate who can make this promise. I will prevent World War III. This will be obliteration, perhaps obliteration of the entire world. I will prevent it. Nobody else can say that. Dr Emma Shortis: But like many things, if not all things, that Trump becomes obsessed with politically and ideologically, his obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize is a direct response to it being awarded to President Barack Obama in 2009 during Barack Obama's first term. Donald Trump, US President: If I were named Obama, I would have had the Nobel Prize given to him in 10 seconds. He got the Nobel Prize for doing nothing, for getting elected. But I got elected too. Dr Emma Shortis: So that's really, I think, where Trump's obsession started. You know, he came to office or he built his political campaign on wanting to undo anything that Obama had done and to better anything that he had done. Sydney Pead: OK, before we get into how deserving Trump may or may not be, just remind me, what exactly is the process for winning a Nobel Peace Prize? Dr Emma Shortis: The Nobel Peace Prize is managed by the Norwegian government. It's existed since 1901 and is awarded yearly to an individual or a group. And the award is decided by a committee appointed by the Norwegian parliament to a person or a group who has done the most or the best work for, as they describe it, fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. So it's a really important award. I think it has a huge influence on how people think about peace and security and, of course, gets a lot of attention. You know, that's part of the reason, again, why Donald Trump is obsessed with it. It's quite a rigorous process. The committee is advised by experts and I think prides itself on awarding the prize based on evidence and based on genuine contributions to peace. Sydney Pead: I want to turn now to the merits of Trump's nomination because Benjamin Netanyahu cites the Abraham Accords, which Trump helped broker in his first term. So just tell me about those Accords and how important was that negotiation? Dr Emma Shortis: Sure. So those Accords were widely regarded as very important and what they did or what they purported to do was normalise relations between Israel and several Arab states, including the UAE, so the, I suppose, the more moderate Arab states. Donald Trump, US President: The Abraham Accords were very important and you had really peace. You had the Arabs and the Jews getting along. Dr Emma Shortis: The problem, of course, with the Accords was that they sought to circumvent or, I suppose, sidestep the Israel-Palestine conflict. And it became very clear on October 7 during the Hamas attacks on Israel that sidestepping that conflict was not possible and normalising relations between Israel and the broader Middle East while Israel was retaliating and occupying and attacking Gaza would be known as impossible. So while the Accords, the Abraham Accords, were regarded as important at the time, it has become clear that they were inadequate and didn't do the work of addressing that central question of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Sydney Pead: Okay. And Trump is also seeking credit for ending the so-called 12-day war in Iran, as well as brokering a truce between India and Pakistan and Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. So is there a case to be made for him on those fronts? Dr Emma Shortis: I think on the merits, looking at those agreements, we can only conclude that they are temporary or they were born out of situations that Trump himself created. So you mentioned Iran, for example, at the beginning. That conflict involved the United States unilaterally bombing Iran with no legitimate basis in international law. So not only did the Trump administration further undermine the institutions and the principles of international law, it's also taken a policy position that you can effectively bomb your way to peace. And I, and I think many others, would argue that that directly contradicts the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize. I think when it comes to other conflicts like India and Pakistan or the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, you could certainly argue that the Trump administration played a role in a temporary stay for those conflicts, but that lasting peace, enduring peace, is not guaranteed and that the Trump administration is not willing to do the work to ensure lasting peace. In fact, it's undermining the institutions that contribute to that peace, including the United States diplomatic efforts and its provision of foreign aid, all of which creates further instability. Sydney Pead: And of course, Trump has failed to bring about any ceasefire to the war in Ukraine, despite at one stage saying he could do it within 24 hours. Donald Trump, US President: I'll take 24 hours. It would be easy. That deal would be easy. A lot of it has to do with the money. A lot of it has to do with the military, you know, that we're giving. But I would get that deal done within 24 hours. Sydney Pead: But it's proven to be much more difficult than he originally suspected, right? Dr Emma Shortis: Apparently so. You know, we're almost, I think, six months now into the Trump administration and there's no sign that that conflict is anywhere near resolution, despite, as you said, Trump's promise to end it on day one. What it has done is do things like unilaterally stop support, military support for Ukraine, which Trump appears to have been unaware of until it, after it happened, until after the defence secretary made that move. News report: Well, it looks like the US President Donald Trump has reversed a unilateral decision by his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to halt a shipment of military aid to Ukraine. Donald Trump, US President: We want to put defensive weapons because Putin is not, he's not treating human beings right. He's killing too many people. So we're sending some defensive weapons to Ukraine and I've approved that. So Reporter: Who ordered the pause last week? Donald Trump, US President: I don't know. What don't you tell me? Dr Emma Shortis: You know, I think Trump has periodically paid attention to the conflict, but has not made the investment required in diplomacy, in the kind of diplomacy that might begin to resolve that conflict. Sydney Pead: And we did see Trump recently swing back towards criticising President Vladimir Putin. Just last week he blasted him for delaying moves towards a ceasefire, threatening more sanctions on Russia. Donald Trump, US President: A lot of bullsh** thrown at us by Putin, for you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless. We're not happy with Putin. I'm not happy with Putin. I can tell you that much right now, because he's killing a lot of people. Sydney Pead: And similarly, the war in Gaza has continued. A two-month ceasefire started just after Trump was inaugurated earlier this year. And Trump claims a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be close, but this comes after so much death and destruction, it doesn't seem like peace is really on the horizon. Dr Emma Shortis: Absolutely not. There is no peace in Gaza, and I think we can't emphasise that enough. The death and the destruction is almost incomprehensible, and Trump has shown no real interest, I think, in addressing that or in addressing the extraordinary overreach of the Israeli government. He's shown no interest in investigating accusations of war crimes in Gaza, for example. So even if he did announce a ceasefire tomorrow, that ceasefire would not be interested in building genuine peace and security. When Trump is talking about policies of forced removal of Palestinians from Gaza, that if nothing else, goes against, again, the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is focused on human security and genuine peacebuilding. Sydney Pead: Emma, Trump winning a Nobel Peace Prize, is it entirely out of the realm of possibility? Because the prize has been awarded to some fairly controversial figures in the past. Can you tell me about that? Dr Emma Shortis: It has, and we mentioned that the Peace Prize was awarded to President Obama, and that was controversial at the time because the Obama administration saw, during the continuation of the war on terror, for example, the targeting of people with drone strikes. The Obama administration oversaw the bombing, continued bombing campaigns in Afghanistan, in Pakistan, in Libya, in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, and Syria. So the awarding of the Peace Prize to Obama is controversial, to say the least. And if we go back even further in history, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was awarded the Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in negotiating an end to the war in Vietnam, which of course was a war that the United States started, and a war in which Henry Kissinger played a really important role in overseeing bombing campaigns, in overseeing horrifying death and destruction. So the joint awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize then to an American leader was also controversial. Sydney Pead: Okay, so there is form for US presidents to win the prize for brokering ceasefires in foreign conflicts, even ending wars that they may have started. So if Trump was to negotiate a lasting ceasefire in Gaza or Ukraine, do you think he would be in with a chance? Dr Emma Shortis: I do think it's unlikely, and one of the reasons I think that is because the Nobel Peace Prize Instagram account actually put up a post explaining that nomination for the prize actually doesn't mean anything. Anyone can be nominated for the prize, and it doesn't actually mean that they are in with a chance. The Peace Prize Committee prides itself on the rigorous nature of that award and how the recipient is chosen, and I think would be very aware that even if awarding the Peace Prize to Trump might appease him for a little while and encourage some of his better instincts in terms of peace building, it would also implicitly endorse, well, it would directly endorse really, what Trump is doing in catastrophically undermining the principles of international law and also domestic law at home. We have to remember that this is a president who has deployed the military against American citizens in California. This is a kind of president who's threatening allies, close allies like Canada, with annexation. So awarding him the Peace Prize would effectively render the Nobel Peace Prize meaningless. Sydney Pead: Emma Shortis is the Director of International and Security Affairs at the progressive think tank, the Australia Institute. This episode was produced by Kara Jensen Mackinnon and Cinnamon Nippard. Audio production by Sam Dunn. Our supervising producer is David Coady. I'm Sydney Pead. ABC News Daily will be back again tomorrow. Thanks for listening.
SBS Australia
2 days ago
- SBS Australia
Israeli attack on Gaza water distribution site kills at least eight, including children
At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen were wounded in central Gaza when they went to collect water on Sunday, local officials said, in an Israeli strike which the military said missed its target. The strike hit a water distribution point in Nuseirat refugee camp, killing six children and injuring 17 others, said Ahmed Abu Saifan, an emergency physician at Al-Awda Hospital. Water shortages in Gaza have worsened sharply in recent weeks, with fuel shortages causing desalination and sanitation facilities to close, making people dependent on collection centres where they can fill up their plastic containers. The Israeli military said the missile had intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area but that a malfunction had caused it to fall "dozens of metres from the target". Medics say those killed in a strike that hit a water distribution point included a 12-year-old. Source: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana Hours later, 12 people were killed by an Israeli strike on a market in Gaza City, including a prominent hospital consultant, Ahmad Qandil, Palestinian media reported. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the attack. Gaza's health ministry said on Sunday that more than 58,000 people had been killed since October 2023, with 139 people added to the death toll over the past 24 hours. The ministry says over half of those killed are women and children. Ceasefire talks stalled Negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire appeared to be deadlocked, with the two sides divided over the extent of an eventual Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources said at the weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene ministers late on Sunday to discuss the latest developments in the talks, an Israeli official said. The indirect talks over a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire are being held in Doha, but optimism that surfaced last week of a looming deal has largely faded, with both sides accusing each other of intransigence. Israel's army says a missile malfunctioned and missed its target, hitting a water distribution site. Source: AAP / AP / Alex Brandon Netanyahu in a video he posted on Telegram on Sunday, said Israel would not back down from its core demands - releasing all the hostages still in Gaza, destroying Hamas and ensuring Gaza will never again be a threat to Israel. At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza are believed to still be alive. Netanyahu and his ministers were also set to discuss a plan on Sunday to move hundreds of thousands of Gazans to the southern area of Rafah, in what Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has described as a new "humanitarian city" but which would be likely to draw international criticism for forced displacement. An Israeli source briefed on discussions in Israel said that the plan was to establish the complex in Rafah during the ceasefire, if it is reached. On Saturday, a Palestinian source familiar with the truce talks said that Hamas rejected withdrawal maps which Israel proposed, because they would leave around 40 per cent of the territory under Israeli control, including all of Rafah. Israel's bombardment of Gaza has displaced almost the entire population of more than 2 million people, but Palestinians there say nowhere is safe in the coastal enclave. Early on Sunday morning, a missile hit a house in Gaza City where a family had moved to after receiving an evacuation order from their home in the southern outskirts. "My aunt, her husband and the children, are gone. What is the fault of the children who died in an ugly bloody massacre at dawn?" said Anas Matar, standing in the rubble of the building. "They came here, and they were hit. There is no safe place in Gaza," he said.
