Nocturnal Israeli Airstrikes Claim 62 Lives in Southern Gaza

Gaza, The Gulf Observer: Israel bombarded southern Gaza overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt for more talks aimed at containing Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian territory.

Gaza’s press office said early Thursday that 62 people had been killed in strikes overnight, including around Gaza’s main southern city of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, the US diplomat was set to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi in Cairo, a day after talks with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

The Middle East trip, his fourth aimed at preventing the conflict’s spread, coincided with a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday demanding an “immediate” end to attacks in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels carried out in solidarity with Palestinians.

It also comes as Israel was set to face accusations brought by South Africa at the UN’s top court that it has committed “genocidal” acts in Gaza.