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Israeli war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 170th day — has killed at least 32,226 people and wounded 74,518 others.

The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said Israel had informed the UN that they will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to north of Gaza.

“As the backbone of the humanitarian response, any gap in funding to UNRWA will compromise access to food, shelter, primary health care & education at a time of deep trauma.”km²Germany has condemned Israel's decision to seize 800 km² of land belonging to the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank's Jordan Valley region.

"The combined joint operation included Jordanian provided food and a US Air Force C-130 aircraft," with the US aircraft dropping"13,080 meal equivalents, including rice, flour, milk, pasta and canned foods, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance" in northern Gaza, it noted.Palestine has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to “destroy” entire Gaza.

A military statement said around 40 targets were struck in an operation in the al-Amal neighbourhood in the city’s southern part.1346 GMT — Jordan calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza amid Israeli onslaught He also warned of grave consequences from any Israeli ground attack on Rafah, on the southern tip of Gaza, where more than 1.4 million people have taken refuge from Israel’s ongoing offensive on the strip.An Israeli strike on a car near the Syrian border killed a man, a security source said, after overnight fire wounded four people in Lebanon's east, according to an AFP correspondent.

Al Thani, who is also a foreign minister, underlined the importance of the UN's role in supporting efforts “to battle the worsening humanitarian catastrophe and put an end to the suffering of the Palestinian brothers trapped in the Gaza Strip.”Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Following a visit to the gates of the besieged Palestinian territory at the Rafah border crossing, sending in large quantities of aid requires Israel to remove the remaining obstacles and choke points to relief, Guterres said. The new arrests brought to 7,755 Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023.The EU has condemned the Israeli seizure of 800 km² of land in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank.

“Israeli occupation vehicles are besieging both al-Amal Hospital and al-Naser Hospital amidst very intense shelling and heavy gunfire,” the society said in a statement. At least 19 Palestinians killed and 23 others injured in Israeli attack targeting civilians who were waiting for aid southeast of Gaza, says Gaza Media Office. Nizar Sadawi reportsIsraeli police in Tel Aviv have arrested demonstrators for"inciting a riot" after they called on the government to agree to a deal for the release of hostages in Gaza.

It was not immediately clear what was struck. The strike came hours after Hezbollah said it used two drones carrying explosives to attack an Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system in the northern Israeli town of Kfar Blum.

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