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Genocide enters 10th month

The Israeli regime is pushing ahead with its air and artillery attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip as the genocidal war enters its tenth month. The regime forces have conducted three massacres across the besieged strip in 24 hours. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, at least 55 Palestinians were killed and more than 120 others injured in strikes targeting central and southern Gaza. The latest massacres have raised the number of Palestinians killed so far to over 38,150 leaving nearly 88,000 others injured. Meanwhile, heavy fighting has been reported in Shujaiya, in central Gaza, as the armed wing of Hamas hit an Israeli Merkava tank with a Yassin-105 rocket. Another tank has also been struck in Rafah.

"Enforce the ceasfire"

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine has called for the enforcement of a ceasefire in Gaza where quote people are trapped in a hell without comparison. In an interview, Francesca Albanese said there is no way Palestinians can be safe in Gaza and violence has been escalating in recent months. However, she said there is no tangible signal that the US-Israeli genocide will stop despite the ongoing truce talks. The UN special rapporteur said it is shocking that there is no ceasefire in Gaza despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding one. Albanese said politicians have failed to respond to public demands for action against Israel. She said the worldwide reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza has gone quieter in recent weeks after anti-Israel protests were repressed, including in the West. 

France key runoff

French citizens are casting their votes in the second and decisive round of snap legislative elections after President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance suffered a heavy defeat in the first round. A total of 5011 seats, out of 577, are up for grabs in the second round. The far-right National Rally dominated last week’s first round, winning about a third of the vote. Left-wing and centrist parties have since consolidated forces in an effort to block National Rally from gaining an absolute majority. The voter turnout has been record-breaking. So far, 59.7% of voters had cast their ballots, the highest since 1981. Polls stay open till 18:00 GMT in major cities. Exit polls will be out as soon as all the polls close. More than 49 million people are supposed to vote.