The decision is part of a rebuke of Israel by the nations over the Jewish state’s war in Gaza.

“Australia’s recognition of Palestine today, alongside Canada and the United Kingdom, is part of a coordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution, starting with a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages taken in the atrocities of October 7, 2023,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote in a statement on Sunday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted an item on his X social media page showing a photo of himself signing Ottawa’s official declaration granting recognition to a Palestinian state.

“Today, Canada recognizes the State of Palestine,” Carney wrote on X.

“Since 1947, it has been the policy of every Canadian government to support a two-state solution for lasting peace in the Middle East,” Carney said in a statement released by his office on Sunday.

“This envisioned the creation of a sovereign, democratic, and viable State of Palestine building its future in peace and security alongside the State of Israel.”

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Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the Houthis said in a statement on Saturday.

Al-Rahawi, who served as prime minister in areas of the divided country that the group controls, was targeted along with other members of the Houthi-led government during a workshop, the statement said.

The Houthis said “several” other ministers were also killed in the Israeli attack, without offering more details.

The Israeli attack on Sanaa came as tensions in the region continue to escalate amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Health officials in Gaza confirmed the staggering toll, stating that hospitals are overwhelmed by the number of casualties. The renewed hostilities erupted after diplomatic efforts to extend the truce between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants failed, plunging the region back into violence.

“The situation is catastrophic,” said Dr. Ahmed Hamdan, a spokesperson for Al-Shifa Hospital. “We are seeing an unprecedented number of child casualties. Our medical facilities are beyond capacity, and we are running critically low on supplies.”

Eyewitnesses reported relentless bombardments in residential neighborhoods, with many families caught in the crossfire. Parents, aid workers, and human rights organizations have described the devastation as unbearable.

“We have nowhere to go,” said Aisha Mahmoud, a mother who lost two children in the latest attacks. “There are no safe zones, no shelters. Every home, every street, is a target.”

The international community has responded with urgent calls for restraint and renewed peace negotiations. The United Nations has condemned the loss of civilian life and urged all parties to cease hostilities immediately.

“Children must never be the victims of war,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We demand an immediate cessation of violence and the provision of humanitarian aid to those in desperate need.”

The Israeli government has defended its military actions, citing continued rocket fire from militant groups as the reason for its operations. A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that their airstrikes targeted Hamas strongholds but acknowledged that civilian casualties were a tragic consequence of urban warfare.

Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations warn that without urgent intervention, the situation will continue to deteriorate. The Palestinian Red Crescent has called for safe corridors to evacuate the wounded, while UNICEF has demanded an end to attacks on children and infrastructure essential for their survival.

Calls for a new ceasefire intensify, but for many families, the losses suffered in recent days are irreparable.

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At least 16,248 Palestinians killed

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted on December 10, 1948.

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Volker Türk, UN high commissioner for human rights, urged Israel, Hamas, and international actors with influence to prevent “atrocity crimes” as Israel’s advance into southern Gaza leaves displaced Palestinians with nowhere to run.

“Palestinians in Gaza are living in utter deepening horror,” Türk continued, describing the displacement and the systemic deprivation of millions of Palestinians, who are surviving in unsafe, overcrowded and unsanitary conditions with no security.

“My colleagues describe the situation as ‘apocalyptic’. In these circumstances, there is a heightened risk of atrocity crimes,” he stated.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) echoed his words, warning that the situation in Gaza is “getting worse each minute”.

“Another wave of displacement is underway in Gaza”, UNRWA said in a post on X, labelling the enclave “one of the most dangerous places in the world”.

The UN official noted unlawful killings, aggressive settler violence, increases in arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment, sexual violence, and an alarming spike in deaths in custody of Palestinians.

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Wadea al Fayoume, a six-year-old, died in hospital after being stabbed 26 times with a “military-style knife” on Saturday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

A US landlord, 71-year-old Joseph Czuba, has been charged with murder and hate crimes.

The boy’s mother, 32-year-old, is recovering in hospital after suffering “over a dozen stab wounds”.

US President Joe Biden called it an “act of hate” as the FBI said it was on high alert for violence driven by an increased risk of antisemitism or Islamophobia.

Police said they were able to determine that both victims were “targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and Israelis“.

“He knocked on the door and attempted to choke her, and said, ‘you Muslims’ must die,” Ahmed Rehab, Head of Council on American–Islamic Relations Chicago office, told reporters, citing text messages sent by the woman to the murdered boy’s father from her hospital bed.

The attack was “our worst nightmare,” CAIR said in a statement.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s comments came during a series of weekend calls, as world leaders worked to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East.

The Chinese foreign minister said there is a need for all parties to return to the negotiation table and desist from further escalating the conflict.

“It should listen earnestly to the calls of the international community and the UN secretary general, and cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza.

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An Israeli official told CNN, contradicting a previous public statement by the Prime Minister’s office.

“There have been cases of Hamas militants carrying out beheadings and other ISIS-style atrocities. However, we cannot confirm if the victims were men or women, soldiers or civilians, adults or children,” the official said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that people had been beheaded by Hamas in an appearance beside Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, but did not specify if they were children.

US President Joe Biden appeared to confirm that information. In a roundtable with Jewish community leaders on Wednesday, he said: “I have been doing this a long time, I never really thought that I would see… have confirmed pictures of terrorist beheading children.”

A US administration official later clarified Biden’s remarks, telling CNN that neither Biden nor his aides had seen pictures or had received confirmed reports of children or infants having been beheaded by Hamas. The official clarified that Biden was referring to public comments from media outlets and Israeli officials.

Hamas on Wednesday denied the allegations. Izzat al-Risheq, a senior official and spokesperson for the Islamist militant group, said that the international media had “spread lies about our Palestinian people and the resistance claiming that members of the Palestinian resistance beheaded children and attacked women with no evidence to support such claims and lies.”

CNN has pored through hundreds of hours of media posted online attempting to corroborate accounts of atrocities committed by Hamas. In one video, which CNN determined to be authentic but has not been able to geolocate, an assailant attacks an injured man with a garden tool in an attempt to behead him. But CNN has not seen anything that would appear to confirm the claims of decapitated children.

CNN also visited the ransacked ruins of Kfar Aza on Tuesday and saw no evidence of beheaded youths. Israeli officials have not released any photographs of the incident either.

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