Israeli forces continued to bombard north and south of the Gaza Strip as polio vaccines were distributed in central Gaza.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed as the occupational military has stepped up attacks on Gaza City in the north and Rafa in the south as temporary pause in fighting is for the central areas where vaccination is going on, Al Jazeera reported.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the United States announced criminal charges against Hamas’ top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the October 7 “attack” in southern Israel.
The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.
“As outlined in our complaint, those defendants – armed with weapons, political support, and funding from the government of Iran, and support from (Hezbollah) – have led Hamas’s efforts to destroy the State of Israel and murder civilians in support of that aim,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
