- At least 45 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn including 12 people bombed while waiting for food aid in southern Khan Younis city as hunger and desperation spread.
- Three aid workers from World Central Kitchen die in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis as the US-based NGO suspends all food distribution in Gaza.
- Almost 100 Palestinians have been reported killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 24 hours, including 75 killed in air strikes on two homes in the northern town of Beit Lahiya.
- Hunger and suffering among Palestinians in Gaza have reached “catastrophic” levels, the besieged territory’s Government Media Office says.
- As the ceasefire in Lebanon enters a fourth day, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem declared a “divine victory” in his movement’s war with Israel.
- Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 44,363 Palestinians and wounded 105,070 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 3,961 people have been killed and 16,520 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.
Palestinian killed by Israeli drone attack in northern Gaza
An Israeli drone has carried out an attack near the Halimah al-Saadiyah School in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, killing at least one person, our Al Jazeera Arabi reports.
The target of the attack is not currently clear.We will bring you more information when we have it.
London police warns protesters that expressing support for Hamas, Hezbollah is a crime
London’s Metropolitan Police has issued a warning in advance of a major pro-Palestine rally that expressing support for either Hamas or Hezbollah is a criminal offence.
Issuing a statement in the run-up to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) rally today in the UK capital, the police said it is a “criminal offence to invite or express support for a proscribed organisation through chanting, wearing clothing or display articles such as flags, signs or logos”.
There will be a “highly visible” police presence at the scheduled rally – the 21st pro-Palestinian protest march in London since October 2023 – which will be faced with counter-protesters from Stop the Hate, a group who say that pro-Palestinian protesters should “stop supporting terror”.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jon Savell, who is leading the policing operation, said “regular discussions” have taken place with the PSC, Stop the Hate, as well as faith and community groups – particularly the Jewish community in the city.
“Officers will be highly visible along the protest route and wider area to ensure the events take place safely and will deal with any offences,” he said.
Israeli army targets Beit Lahiya, Jabalia, Nuseirat
Israeli forces have targeted northern areas of Beit Lahiya while also launching an air strike on western areas of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian media have reported.Israeli army artillery also shelled areas north of Nuseirat refugee camp and targeted agricultural land in central Gaza.
We will bring you more on these attacks as information emerges
UNICEF says attacks on Gaza hospitals must stop as 3-week-old baby dies from pneumonia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported the death of a three-week-old Palestinian baby – born prematurely – from pneumonia.
UNICEF said the baby’s mother, Hala, did not name the child for fear of losing him and that attacks on Gaza’s hospitals prevented the baby from receiving the neonatal intensive care he needed.“
The violence must stop. Ceasefire now,” UNICEF said in a post on social media.