• It is the 146th day of the war: Since October 7, over 30,000 people have been killed and 70,325 injured in Gaza.
• In Gaza massacre on the aid line, Israel: “Shots only in the air, deaths caused by crowds”
• Israel releases 50 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas announces the deaths of seven hostages “in Israeli raids.”
• Rockets from Lebanon hit Galilee, Israel hits Hezbollah targets.
• Erdogan: “The West is complicit in the bloodbath in Gaza.”
6:38 a.m. – Gaza, Hamas: Number of victims of aid massacres rises to 115 dead
According to the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry, three more bodies were found in connection with the massacre, which occurred near the city of Gaza during the humanitarian aid rush, bringing the total number of victims of the incident to 115. Around 760 people were injured.
6:04 a.m. – Gaza, Doctor: Shots hit 80% of injured in aid massacre
The acting director of al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, Mohammed Salha, says around 80% of the wounded brought to his health facility in the massacre during the humanitarian aid line in Gaza had gunshot wounds. This is reported by the Arabic broadcaster Al Jazeera. Of the 176 wounded who were brought to al-Awda Hospital, 142 suffered gunshot wounds, while the other 34 had injuries resulting from a hasty escape, Salha said, specifying that he did not provide any information on the cause of death of the victims of the incident could do because the… Their bodies were transported to other facilities.
05:28 – Yemen, USA: Houthi surface-to-air missile destroyed and ready to launch
The US military said it destroyed a ready-to-launch surface-to-air missile belonging to Houthi rebels in Yemen in the early hours of today. US Central Command (Centcom) forces “identified the missile and determined that it posed an imminent threat to US aircraft in the region,” Centcom said. There was no impact or damage to the ships.
4:45 a.m. – West Bank, media: 16-year-old killed in Israeli army raid
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, a 16-year-old boy died today after being hit in the head by Israeli army bullets during a night raid in the village of Kafr Ni'ma, west of Ramallah in the West Bank. According to the latest figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll in the West Bank has been at least 417 dead and over 4,600 injured since October 7.
4:43 a.m. – Gaza, the United States will begin delivering food and aid
The United States will begin providing emergency humanitarian assistance to Gaza. President Joe Biden said Friday, announcing the move after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Thursday, as witnesses reported Israeli troops opening fire opened as a huge crowd flocked to collect goods from a humanitarian convoy. Biden said airdrops would begin soon and the United States was looking for additional ways to facilitate the arrival of urgently needed aid to the war-torn territory and ease the suffering of Palestinians.
4:14 a.m. – Gaza, media: 17 dead in raids in Deir Balah and Jabalia
According to the Palestinian agency Wafa, at least 17 people died and dozens more were injured in Israeli bombings in the last few hours on three houses in Deir al-Balah and Jabalia, in the center and north of the Gaza Strip, respectively. Dozens of people were killed in Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip yesterday, according to Wafa. According to the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry, the death toll in the Palestinian enclave is at least 30,228 dead and 71,377 injured since October 7.