How US-Israel war on Iran deepens Gaza crisis
Al Jazeera
Expanding regional conflict shifts global attention as Gaza faces border closures, inflation and ‘ceasefire’ violations.
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – As soon as the first US-Israeli attacks hit Iran on February 28, concerns began to surge in the Gaza Strip over how the latest conflict might affect a population already suffering from a genocidal war that has lasted for more than two years.
With tensions expanding across the region, the situation in Gaza has been growing increasingly complex. Israel has tightened its grip on the territory’s crossings, further restricting the entry of vital humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, violations of a “ceasefire” agreement reached with the Palestinian group Hamas in October continue unabated.
But as global focus turns to the unfolding regional war, many fear that Gaza will be relegated to a secondary issue – even as more than two million Palestinians in the besieged territory remain trapped in an extremely fragile humanitarian and political situation.
“The war with Iran has given Israel broader space to intensify its crimes in Gaza, while the humanitarian situation has deteriorated rapidly due to severe restrictions on the crossings,” Ramy Abdu, head of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, told Al Jazeera.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have reportedly consulted with the US in recent days about whether to attack Iran.
US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war’s success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.
A funeral for the country’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid explosions.
Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Lebanon’s south as Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire area.
UN migration agency warns that escalating violence on Afghanistan-Pakistan border risks further displacement.
Such a plan could further destabilise Iran rather than promote peace in the country, experts say.
Iranian retaliatory strikes continue with drone and missile attacks as conflict spreads through Gulf nations.
Gulf states face an impossible choice after Iranian attacks: remain passive, or risk being seen as fighting with Israel.
Hezbollah says its attack is in response to the killing of Iran’s Khamenei and ‘in defence of Lebanon and its people’.
President Masoud Pezeshkian condemns killing of Iran’s supreme leader as ‘a great crime’, according to his office.
Iran confirms targeting US bases across the Middle East.