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US-Israel Gaza genocide

More Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, continue to lose their lives in Israel’s indiscriminate strikes across the blockaded Gaza Strip. One of the latest attacks killed at least eight people in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. An earlier attack on two houses sheltering displaced Gazans in the same region killed over 15 people. Seven Palestinians were also killed in multiple Israeli airstrikes in northern and central Gaza, while an airstrike in southern Gaza killed a woman and injured several others. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes on Kamal Adwan Hospital damaged its electricity generators, oxygen network and water tanks, endangering the lives of patients. The UNRWA chief has issued a stern warning about humanitarian conditions in the territory, saying there are no words left to describe the situation in Gaza. A senior UN humanitarian official also described the situation in Gaza as “utterly devastating.” The regime’s genocidal war has claimed the lives of over 45,000 Palestinians so far, leaving more than 107,000 injured. 

Israel use of banned weapons

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs condemns Israel’s use of internationally banned heavy bombs in the Gaza Strip, causing the bodies of victims to vaporize. Georgios Petropoulos drew parallels between the Israeli attack on Gaza’s al-Mawasi area and the US attack on the Japanese city, Nagasaki. Petropoulos said around a dozen bodies were vaporized by the intensity of the blast after the Israeli attack on al-Mawasi, but It is not clear exactly which attack Petropoulos was referring to. Earlier in September, in one Israeli attack on the area, at least 22 people were reported missing, assumed to have been vaporized. US-made MK-84 bombs was reportedly used in the attack.

Iran peaceful nuclear program

Tehran reiterates that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program has no military objectives and its development is in line with the country’s technical needs. Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs made the remark in response to IAEA chief’s latest comments on Iran’s nuclear program, saying Iran approaching the status of a nuclear state. Kazem Gharibabadi said it is expected that Rafael Grossi should speak based on facts and technical reports from the Agency's inspectors. He said reading intentions based on hypothetical scenarios is not part of the Director General's duties and is contrary to the letter and spirit of the Agency's statute. Also in a separate statement, Iran’s nuclear chief called on Grossi to maintain neutrality and behave professionally.

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