The border crossing between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Palestinian territory as Israel continues to rain bombs on Gaza on the 16th day of the offensive.
More than 4,741 Palestinians killed and 15,898 wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. / Photo: AAThe United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees said that 29 of its staff had been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of the recent conflict.
Some 1,100 kidney failure patients, including 38 children, are at risk due to lack of fuel in hospitals, the ministry also said. "The fighters bravely engaged with the infiltrating force, destroyed two bulldozers and a tank, compelling the force to withdraw, and they returned to their bases safely," the statement further noted.Civilian evacuations have been suspended in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, local authorities announced, citing a shortage of accommodations.
The Chinese envoy for the Middle East urges for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza as quickly as possible, stressing that responding to violence with further violence will only lead to a vicious circle of revenge in the Israeli-Palestinian conflictThe United States will take"appropriate action" in response to any escalation in the Middle East of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said.
Beijing's envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, met Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the sidelines of the summit. "Without fuel, there will be no water, no functioning hospitals and bakeries. Without fuel, aid will not reach many civilians in desperate need. Without fuel, there will be no humanitarian assistance," Philippe Lazzarini, the UN agency's commissioner-general, said in a written statement.
At least 18 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to a local syndicate. Sunday saw the passage of 17 trucks, a day after 20 trucks carried medical aid, food and water into the Palestinian enclave, according to officials. “We had hoped for more today,” Martin Griffiths told Sky News. “I‘m not sure we’re going to get it. We’re deep in negotiation at the moment with the Israelis, the Egyptians, with a huge amount of help, by the way, from the United States.
A group of 20 expert healthcare professionals are also on board the plane that took off from Ankara Esenboga Airport at 10:45 a.m. local time . The Israeli Health Ministry has said the number of Israelis injured since the start of the armed conflict with the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 has risen to 5,132.
In separate Israeli attacks, two Palestinians were killed in Tubas in the northeastern West Bank. Another Palestinian also succumbed to his wounds and died as a result of the attacks in the region.Israeli forces kill at least four Palestinians in Jenin and Tubas, bringing death toll in West Bank to 89 since October 7 – Palestinian Health Ministry
For Hezbollah, heating up the Lebanon-Israel border has a clear purpose, Kassem said:"We are trying to weaken the Israeli enemy and let them know that we are ready." "As an Israeli tank advanced towards the targeted site, the fighters targeted it with guided missiles," it added. In a statement, Gaza's Health Ministry said,"130 premature babies in Gaza are at risk of death due to the insistence of the Israeli occupation to prevent the delivery of fuel necessary to run hospital generators."
At least 4,385 Palestinians, including 1,756 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, while the figure stands at more than 1,400 people in Israel. It said Israeli warplanes also destroyed the ministry's headquarters, the ministry's Quran radio station and a church.
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