Gaza is in great need of basic medical supplies, which have dwindled since the recent intensified aerial attacks by the Israeli army, killing at least 20 people and injuring 200 individuals, including children.
On a brief visit to the Gaza Strip, Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has denounced Israel's attacks on the Palestinian territory and said Cairo would try to secure a ceasefire. President Mohammed Mursi said he would not leave Gaza on its own and condemned Israel's "blatant aggression", hours after his prime minister visited Gaza.
Air raid sirens on Thursday, sent residents running for shelter in Tel Aviv, a Mediterranean city that has not been hit by a rocket since the 1991 Gulf War, when it was targeted by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.Two more rockets were fired on Tel Aviv on Friday.
Iran urged the United Nations and European Union on Thursday to stop Israel's "barbaric" offensive against armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, calling the operation "organised terrorism." "Immediate and serious action by international (organisations) is needed to end the military campaign against the people of Gaza," Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a statement.
Hatem Shurrab, Media Manager at Islamic Relief Palestine (IRP), said that medical aid had become humanitarian aid organisations' highest priority. There is shortage of medical supplies in Gaza, and it has worsened after the attacks.
Fighting reportedly continued along the Israel-Gaza border during Qandil's three-hour visit, although Israel had announced it would hold its fire while Qandil was in the enclave on the condition that Hamas fighters did the same. The fighting has left 235 wounded, Palestinian officials said. Israeli officials reported no new deaths Friday, saying a total of three have died from rocket fire since fighting broke out.
The Israeli army began an initial draft of 16,000 reservists on Friday, after the government authorised the call-up of 30,000. Rumours have been swirling that a ground attack is imminent. Al-Qassam Brigades – the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, which recently lost ranking member Ahmed Al-Jaabari – announced it had downed an Israeli surveillance plane with a surface-to-air missile.
If true, this would indicate a marked shift in Hamas' defensive capacity. According to Hamas spokesman Mohamed Abu-Shaar, the Iranian-made Fajr-5 missile (which boasts a range of 70 kilometres), along with the Russian Kornet and Saray Al-Quds missiles, which are being launched from platforms for the first time, are sending a "strong message" to Israel, AhramOnline reported.
On a brief visit to the Gaza Strip, Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has denounced Israel's attacks on the Palestinian territory and said Cairo would try to secure a ceasefire. President Mohammed Mursi said he would not leave Gaza on its own and condemned Israel's "blatant aggression", hours after his prime minister visited Gaza.
Air raid sirens on Thursday, sent residents running for shelter in Tel Aviv, a Mediterranean city that has not been hit by a rocket since the 1991 Gulf War, when it was targeted by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.Two more rockets were fired on Tel Aviv on Friday.
Iran urged the United Nations and European Union on Thursday to stop Israel's "barbaric" offensive against armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, calling the operation "organised terrorism." "Immediate and serious action by international (organisations) is needed to end the military campaign against the people of Gaza," Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a statement.
Hatem Shurrab, Media Manager at Islamic Relief Palestine (IRP), said that medical aid had become humanitarian aid organisations' highest priority. There is shortage of medical supplies in Gaza, and it has worsened after the attacks.
Fighting reportedly continued along the Israel-Gaza border during Qandil's three-hour visit, although Israel had announced it would hold its fire while Qandil was in the enclave on the condition that Hamas fighters did the same. The fighting has left 235 wounded, Palestinian officials said. Israeli officials reported no new deaths Friday, saying a total of three have died from rocket fire since fighting broke out.
The Israeli army began an initial draft of 16,000 reservists on Friday, after the government authorised the call-up of 30,000. Rumours have been swirling that a ground attack is imminent. Al-Qassam Brigades – the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, which recently lost ranking member Ahmed Al-Jaabari – announced it had downed an Israeli surveillance plane with a surface-to-air missile.
If true, this would indicate a marked shift in Hamas' defensive capacity. According to Hamas spokesman Mohamed Abu-Shaar, the Iranian-made Fajr-5 missile (which boasts a range of 70 kilometres), along with the Russian Kornet and Saray Al-Quds missiles, which are being launched from platforms for the first time, are sending a "strong message" to Israel, AhramOnline reported.
