A surgeon has described the moment a deadly blast happened at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Follow live.
Earlier, Israel agreed to allow limited aid into Gaza, a decision which the families of hostages being held by Hamas militants have decried.Here's a quick rundown of some of the latest developments:The Gaza health ministry says 3,478 people are deadA joint statement signed by more than 74 civil society organisations in Australia is calling on the Australian government to immediately call for a ceasefire and an end to the targeting of civilians in Gaza.
The Australian Palestine Advocacy Network is another signatory to the statement with group president Nasser Mashni saying it was time for politicians in Canberra to stand up and demand an end to the bombardment which was affecting more than 2 million people. "The ambulances that were in that courtyard were on fire and there were two palm trees that had caught fire and the light from the fire had basically lit up the whole hospital and it was just full of bodies."
Many of the organisation's buildings, including schools and warehouses, have been hit or destroyed, with the immediate priority for fuel to be allowed in. "We think that most of the hospital staff are safe, but it is still a developing situation of just exactly who has found safety, where they are," she said.
"People are continuing to treat where possible or there were large numbers of people who were able to be taken to other medical facilities," Ms Knight. The Biden administration issued sanctions on Wednesday, which were aimed at disrupting Hamas' funding, singling out what it says is "a secret Hamas investment portfolio", a financial facilitator tied to Iran and a Gaza-based cryptocurrency exchange.
A woman who said she was a doctor then addressed the gathering and praised the healthcare workers who continued to work in the region despite a warning from Israeli authorities for civilians in northern Gaza to relocate. "It doesn't mean that absolutely there will be no more flights, but what I would say to anyone who is in Israel, if you are planning to leave, please get on this plane."
Dressed casually in jeans and a blue-grey pullover, the president took questions while his press secretary, national security spokesperson and secretary of state looked on.The president said he had been "blunt" with Israel about "everything". Mr Sunak's office says he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, local time, where he's expected to condemn Hamas and express condolences for the loss of life in both Israel and Gaza.
"He was later asked how he could be so sure about that. He said it was due to the information that had been given to him by the Pentagon, and the White House later said that some of that material included aerial vision, also intercepts, and also open-source information.US President Joe Biden says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah Crossing to allow about 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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