• It is the 147th day of the war: Since October 7, over 30,000 people have been killed and 71,533 injured in Gaza.
• Duilio ship shoots down drone in Red Sea. Crosetto: “Houthis violate international law.”
• The USA launches emergency humanitarian aid in Gaza.
• Protests against Netanyahu in various Israeli locations.
06:26 a.m. – Media Gaza: 4 more dead in Israeli airstrikes
Medical sources cited by Palestinian news agency Wafa say at least four people died and several others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a house north of Gaza City this evening. Meanwhile, according to Wafa, the number of victims of last night's raid east of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, has risen to 14 victims. Six children were among the victims.
3:51 a.m. – Media, Gaza: 12 dead in Israeli attack east of Rafah
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, at least twelve people, including six children, died last night in an Israeli shelling that hit a house east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. There were also dozens of injured and several missing.
A three-story residential building in Al-Salam neighborhood was reportedly bombed. Casualties are also reported in the Jabalia refugee camp north of the city of Gaza. In recent hours, heavy bombings have been recorded in the Khan Yunis area, in the south of the Palestinian enclave. According to the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry, the death toll in Gaza since October 7 is at least 30,330 dead and 71,550 injured.
3:29 a.m. – Biden: “The aid arriving in Gaza is not enough”
“The amount of aid arriving in Gaza is far from enough and we will continue to make every possible effort to increase it,” Joe Biden wrote in a post on X.
2:58 a.m. – Humanitarian aid from three countries is arriving in Gaza today
The humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip took place yesterday in three different phases: Egyptian planes carried out in the morning, American planes in the afternoon and then Jordanian planes. This was announced by military radio, according to which the flights here were “coordinated to the minute with the Israeli Air Force”. The broadcaster reported that planes from the United Arab Emirates and France had also carried out similar takeoffs in recent days. This growing air traffic “makes the Israeli Air Force’s operations in Gaza more complex.” Today's intervention by the US Air Force, the radio added in a commentary, was “a clear sign of Washington's dissatisfaction” with Israel over the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza.
02:11 – Crosetto: “Houthis violate international law”
“The Houthis' terrorist attacks represent a serious violation of international law and an attack on the maritime security on which our economy depends.” These attacks are part of a hybrid war that uses all options, not just military, to harm some countries and to help others.” Said Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on the attack on Nave Duilio in the Red Sea.
1:40 a.m. – The Italian ship Duilio shoots down a drone in the Red Sea
Yesterday afternoon, Nave Duilio, implementing the principle of self-defense, shot down a drone in the Red Sea. The drone, with similar characteristics to previous attacks, flew in the direction of the Italian ship about 6 kilometers away. This was announced by the defense.
1:08 a.m. – Protests against Netanyahu last night in various Israeli locations
“Last night in Israel, protests were organized in various locations across the country against the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu and against the call for early elections. The main protests will take place in Tel Aviv, Haifa and in Caesarea, near Netanyahu's private residence. The demonstrations come amid unrest in the executive branch after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that he did not plan to submit to the Knesset the controversial conscription law, which exempts yeshiva students from military service, without the consent of all coalition parties.
00:28 – Eloni: Working on the G7 declaration on de-escalation
Regarding the situation of the crisis in the Middle East, “the dialogue must continue and also the humanitarian aid, of which Italy is not lacking.” There is a very important diplomatic effort, not only on the part of the USA. “I'm thinking about making a G7 statement in the hope that it can contribute to de-escalation,” said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, answering questions from reporters in Toronto.