US top diplomat Blinken meets Abbas, discusses Palestinian statehood
- Israeli bombing near Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, kills at least eight people, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Government Media Office says 40 have been killed and wounded.
- Latest attack comes as Israel has intensified bombing and ground incursions in central and southern Gaza, with at least 147 people killed in the past day.
Photos: Rally in Ramallah in support of South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel
Palestinians carrying flags and banners have gathered at Nelson Mandela Square in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to demonstrate in support of the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
