- At least 26 people, including six children and five women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, the Wafa news agency reports.
- Gaza’s civil defence said the Indonesian Hospital came under Israeli attack in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya.
- Elsewhere in the city, at least 29 people were reported killed in a series of air strikes on and near the Kamal Adwan Hospital.
- The Ministry of Health says Israel targeted at least one ambulance at the hospital, and a rights group says the Israeli army used human shields in an attempt to evacuate patients and medical staff.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 44,664 Palestinians and wounded 105,976 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
- In Lebanon, at least 4,047 people have been killed and 16,638 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.
Israeli military says it struck ‘Hezbollah fighter’ threatening troops in southern Lebanon
Israeli military says it has struck a “Hezbollah fighter” in southern Lebanon who posed a threat to its troops, adding it was operating within ceasefire agreements while remaining deployed to address threats to Israel and its citizens.
As is typical, Israel did not offer additional information on this alleged “fighter”.
Israel has carried out dozens of attacks on Lebanon since a ceasefire between it and Hezbollah went into effect less than two weeks ago.
US special Middle East envoy 22nd edition of the talks in Qatar.
- The top Biden diplomat, who helped broker the ceasefire in Lebanon, hailed the shaky truce and discussed what this means for the country going forward.
- In order for the truce deal to have come about, “there had to be a de-linkage between Gaza and Lebanon,” said Hochstein. “I think the vast majority of Lebanese never accepted the linkage,” he claimed. Prior to Israel’s escalation of attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah had said it would not accept a ceasefire with Israel before a ceasefire in Gaza was achieved.
- “The flow of weaponry coming in from Syria” is also key to the ceasefire holding, Hochstein said, adding that current events in Syria will therefore affect Lebanon as well.
- “If you’re Lebanese, this is your [moment], to stand up and just say, we want to take Lebanon back. And not do it at the dinner parties, but to do it, you know, on the street and in politics and … in parliament,” the diplomat said, adding that Hezbollah is now weakened after Israeli attacks.
- “The Israelis will be making their withdrawal out of Lebanon completely,” Hochstein also said, a “great indicator” of the ceasefire’s success.