Israel urges Iran Sanctions, Bombs Gaza Mosque

“As a result of the continued evolving situation in Israel, easyJet has now taken the decision to suspend its flights to Tel Aviv for the remainder of the summer season,” a spokesperson for the British low-cost carrier said in a statement.

Following Iran’s attack on Israel, several airlines announced temporary suspensions of their flights to Iran and elsewhere in the region.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported in its latest situation update that the amount of aid entering Gaza has remained relatively stable since April, with an average of 181 trucks reaching the enclave daily.

This volume is far below the operational capacity of Gaza’s open border crossings and fails to meet Israel’s stated goal of facilitating the entry of 500 aid trucks per day, said UNRWA.

Aid flow into northern Gaza, where hunger is most pervasive, is especially strained, with UNRWA unable to reach the area since January 23, the agency added.

Throughout Gaza, “food insecurity” has increased by 80 percent since December, UNRWA said.

Israeli military personnel and civilian officials responsible for the deadly strikes may have “committed crimes” under an international counterterrorism treaty of 1971, UN legal experts say.

“All countries are prohibited from arbitrarily depriving individuals of their right to life in military operations abroad,” said the experts. “Killings in foreign territory are arbitrary when they are not authorised under international law.

“Israel’s attack consequently violated the prohibition on the use of armed force against another state under Article 2(4) of the Charter. Illegal force was used not only against Iran’s armed forces but also against Syrian territory. Israel’s attack was partly launched from the Golan Heights, which is illegally annexed Syrian territory.”

The UN experts said Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel was also a “prohibited use of force under international law”.