1:55 p.m
Haaretz: Jabalia refugee camp hit again
The Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza was again hit by Israeli airstrikes. Haaretz reports that numerous deaths have been reported.
12:31 p.m
New Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp
New airstrike by the Israeli armed forces on the Jabalia refugee camp. There were numerous casualties, Al Jazeera reported, describing the bombing as “intense and indiscriminate”. Hundreds of people would be trapped under the rubble of the razed buildings. Before the raid, leaflets were dropped urging civilians to leave the area.
half past twelve
46 wanted people were arrested in the West Bank, 30 by Hamas
The army said it had arrested 46 wanted Palestinians in the West Bank, 30 of whom were Hamas operatives. According to the military spokesman, 4 of those wanted were arrested in the village of Tubas and 11 in the village of Bidu. Since the start of the conflict, around 1,180 wanted people have been arrested in the West Bank, including at least 740 members of Hamas.
12:20 p.m
American base in Syria attacked
A US military base in southern Syria on the border with Iraq and Jordan was attacked by at least two armed drones. This was reported by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iranian Iraqi armed groups close to the Lebanese Hezbollah, according to which the unmanned aircraft hit the Tanf military base, southeast of Damascus.
12:05 p.m
South Lebanon: 15-year-old killed by Israeli fire
A 15-year-old boy in southern Lebanon has been killed by Israeli fire in recent hours. Lebanese medical sources report that the boy, Hussein Kurani, was shot dead in an Israeli bombing in the Bint Jbeil area, near the demarcation line between the two countries.
12.00
According to media reports, the Israeli army is exerting pressure on Gaza City from three sides
The Israeli army captures Gaza City from the three sides of the earth: north, center and south. Kan public broadcaster reported this, adding that the encirclement was carried out as part of the policy of expanding the ground offensive. The military is busy searching Hamas positions and neutralizing its militiamen. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari reported that the army was stationed on the outskirts of the city.
11:58
Tajani, Rafah opened, I hope the first Italians come out soon
“Amidst many misfortunes, the Rafah corridor was opened this morning and the first people began to appear, and I hope that the first Italians can come out today. Our embassy in Cairo is already ready to welcome our compatriots who will be leaving the country». Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this during his speech at the inauguration of Lucca Comics&Games in Lucca. “The trucks carrying humanitarian aid will arrive soon,” he added, “and I hope so.” even those sent by the Italian state which were handed over to the Red Crescent”.
11:29
BBC: The seriously injured will leave Gaza first, then the foreigners
First, 88 seriously injured people will leave the Gaza Strip and then the foreigners, 500 per day, writes the BBC, citing five Palestinian passport control officers, ahead of the opening of the Rafah border crossing announced for today. There are 7,000 Palestinians with dual citizenship in Gaza. Egypt must approve the list of all people willing to leave on the other side of the border before they can begin the move.
11:06
Kim Jong-un orders aid for Palestinians
Kim Jong-un has directed his officials to develop measures to provide comprehensive assistance to Palestine. “It seems that Pyongyang is trying to exploit the war between Israel and Hamas in various ways,” MP Yoo Sang-bum of the People Power Party told Yonhap after the South Korean intelligence parliamentary hearing. Last week, Israeli Ambassador to Seoul Akiva Tor said Israelis knew Hamas was using Pyongyang’s weapons. “Unfounded rumors,” replied North Korea’s UN Ambassador Kim Song: “The USA wants to shift the blame for the war onto third countries.”
10:30 a.m
Netanyahu: “It is the fairest war, forward to victory”
“Our soldiers fell in a war that could not be fairer: the war for our homeland,” said the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahucommented on the deaths of 12 soldiers in yesterday’s fighting in Gaza.
“It will be a hard and long war,” he noted, expressing condolences to the families of the fallen. “I promise the citizens of Israel: we will complete the work and continue until victory,” he stressed.
09:57
Gaza: 450 people with dual citizenship left the Rafah border crossing
Around 450 people leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing. According to pan-Arab media reports, the evacuation took place following an agreement by Qatar.
Hundreds of people are crammed into the Rafah terminal waiting to cross into Egyptian territory. This was reported by local sources, according to which these are people, whether Palestinian or non-Palestinian, who have foreign citizenship.
At the same time, trucks are seen arriving from Egypt with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip. On the Egyptian side, ambulances are ready to pick up wounded Palestinians leaving Gaza.
09:31
US command in Israel helps free hostages
Dozens of U.S. commandos have arrived in Israel in recent days to assist in operations to free the 240 hostages captured by Hamas and held in Gaza. Kan public television reported yesterday evening, citing sources in the Pentagon. The broadcaster added that the FBI, State Department and US hostage negotiation experts were already in contact with their Israeli counterparts to give them advice.
08:22
Qatar agrees to release more hostages
Qatar has reached an agreement with Egypt, Israel and Hamas – in coordination with the United States – to release an unspecified number of dual nationality hostages and others in serious health conditions from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. Pan-Arab media reported this, citing sources close to the ongoing negotiations between the parties.
07:24
Eleven Israeli soldiers killed in northern strip
Eleven Israeli soldiers died when an anti-tank missile exploded in the northern Gaza Strip. The victims are 18 to 24 years old. Also yesterday, two more Israeli soldiers were killed in operations in the Gaza Strip, details of which were not disclosed.
06:15
Gaza without internet again
Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel said on
“Dear citizens of our beloved homeland,” we read in the post, “we regret to announce the complete suspension of all communications and internet services with the Gaza Strip due to the renewed disruption of previously reconnected international routes.” Gaza lost access last Friday to the Internet, but the lines were later restored.
06:14
“Israeli troops south of Gaza City”
South of Gaza City, Israeli troops are still trying to cut off Gaza’s main road and the parallel road along the Mediterranean coast. According to the Guardian, this is what some witnesses report. Zaki Abdel-Hay, a resident of the area, told the Associated Press that people were afraid to venture there. “People are very afraid. “The Israeli tanks are still nearby,” he said by phone, adding that “artillery fire was constantly heard” near the road. The Israeli army then published photos of the ongoing ground operation on Telegram.