Israel's war on besieged Gaza, now in its 218th day, has killed at least 34,971 people — 70 percent of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 78,641.
Israel's war on besieged Gaza, now in its 218th day, has killed at least 34,971 people — 70 percent of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 78,641.In Rafah, at least 14 Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a house and two civilian gatherings. / Photo: AAIsraeli strikes hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where Israel expanded an evacuation order and the UN warned of an"epic" disaster if an outright invasion of the crowded city goes ahead.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that “four members of the Shaeer family, killed by Israeli air strikes targeting a gathering of civilians in the eastern areas of Rafah city, south of Gaza, were brought to al-Kuwaiti Hospital.” The army added, “The air defense fighters managed to intercept one rocket, and the rest fell in an open area, with no injuries reported.”Israeli forces operating in Jabalia in northern Gaza are preventing Hamas from re-establishing its military capabilities there, Israel's military spokesperson said.
Israeli strikes kill at least four Palestinians and injure several others in Gaza's Deir al Balah, to where Palestinians have been evacuated from southern city of Rafah. Ashraf Shannon has moreMore than 520 bodies were found in seven mass graves at hospitals in Gaza, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
“Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.Hamas says reports on Israel's secret detention centers ‘only scratch surface of atrocities’ The latest evacuation order, which some residents said they had received via text and audio messages to their phones, comes days after Israeli tanks and troops entered Rafah, the Palestinian territory's southernmost city, and seized a key crossing on the Egyptian border.
UAE condemns Israel's PM Netanyahu for naming the Gulf country in its proposal to rule the Gaza under Israeli occupationThe US ambassador to the UN has said they “hope Israelis will hear our views” on Rafah, the southern Gaza city where the Israeli War Cabinet authorised to conduct military offensive earlier this week.
In a statement, the group said its fighters directly hit “a building where enemy soldiers were positioned in the Metula settlement with appropriate weapons. Palestinian news agency Wafa said, “Israeli fighter jets targeted several areas in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of at least 24 persons.”
The Israeli army launched attacks on locations in the northern and central parts of Gaza, according to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA. Health teams retrieved at least three bodies from a targeted house in the Sabra neighbourhood, while civil defence and health teams faced difficulties reaching the Zeytun neighbourhood, which is occupied by the Israeli army.
"Much of our region and many of our partners also voted yes," Wong told a press conference in Adelaide."We all know one vote on its own won't end this conflict - it has spanned our entire lifetimes - but we all have to do what we can to build momentum towards peace."Israel has intentionally harmed Palestine's social fabric with attacks on Gaza since Oct. 7, according to a Palestinian researcher.
The report said detainees are “placed under extreme physical restraint and a field hospital where wounded detainees are strapped to their beds, wearing diapers and fed through straws.”Türkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iraq have welcomed the passing of a resolution by the UN General Assembly that calls for a reassessment of Palestine's UN membership bid, according to separate statements.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said it"reveals the great international support for the Palestinian people in obtaining their legitimate rights, and enhances the privileges of the State of Palestine throughout the world due to the importance of the historic decision.
Belgium, Denmark and Spain have welcomed a UN resolution calling for the reevaluation of Palestine's UN membership bid. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares wrote on X that his country"has co-sponsored and voted in favour, along with 142 countries, of the resolution for Palestine to be a full member @UN."
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