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Evening recap

13 February 2024 23:49 GMT

Hello MEE readers. Israeli forces on Tuesday attacked the Nasser Hospital complex in southern Gaza, with snipers killing at least three Palestinians according to the Palestinian health ministry.

The Israeli military has been calling on the hospital to evacuate as many inside fear an Israeli raid on the medical complex. A surgeon told MEE that the situation inside the hospital was horrible, with Israeli forces bombing the building for three straight days.

In one situation, the Israeli military sent a formerly detained Palestinian man to persuade the people inside the hospital to evacuate. The man was then shot dead by an Israeli sniper as he left the hospital.

Meanwhile in the US, the Biden administration appears to be taking some actions to assess a litany of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The State Department announced that it was conducting an assessment of whether Israel violated international humanitarian law.

It is not clear at what stage that investigation is, or what the results will be. Still, the US administration continues aiding Israel's military campaign, and President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to pass a funding bill that includes $14bn for Israel.

Here's what else you need to know from today:

  • The House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced that Columbia University is under investigation for its handling of antisemitism and “failure to protect Jewish students” on campus. Since October, many pro-Palestinian activities on university campuses have been labelled antisemitic by pro-Israel groups.

  • Axios reported that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is blocking a US-funded flour shipment to Gaza because its recipient is Unrwa.

  • South Africa made an urgent request to the ICJ to consider whether Israel's military operations in Rafah required that the court use its power to prevent further breaches of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza.

  • The leader of Yemen's Houthi movement said the group had been able to prevent Israeli-linked ships from passing through the Gulf of Aden over the past week. Abdul Malik al-Houthi labelled it a "victory".