Pressure mounts for immediate Gaza truce
China DailyPalestinians shop at a makeshift market set up next to buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. Moroccan Ambassador to the United Nations Omar Hilale was among the latest to renew calls for an immediate cease-fire to end "Israeli massacres" targeting civilians in the besieged enclave, the Morocco World News reported. Despite international and domestic pressure, Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting Hamas to "ensure what we have seen tonight never happens again" as more bombardment rained down overnight on targets in the devastated Gaza Strip. Abdul Wahed Jalal Nori, an analyst and lecturer at the Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia, called the decisions by more countries to recognize the State of Palestine "a significant political move" as it enhances international legitimacy, reinforcing support for a two-state solution. Heavy fighting Following the announcement by the three Western countries, Gaza woke up to another "bloody morning" involving bombardment and artillery shelling, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.