Israel war on Gaza live: 16 killed in Israeli attack on UNRWA-run school
- Our correspondent reports “decapitated” bodies arrive at Al-Aqsa Hospital after Israel bombs a UN school in Nuseirat. The strike killed “more than 16” people, according to the Government Media Office. The majority of those injured are children.
- Gaza’s Ministry of Health has said that 29 people were killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours as reports emerge that five Palestinian journalists were among those killed.
Clashes between police and demonstrators in Tel Aviv
Israeli media is reporting that clashes have broken out in Tel Aviv between police and demonstrators demanding a deal that will secure the release of the Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza.
Social media video from the streets of Isreal shows police arresting demonstrators.
Israeli warplanes target Gaza City
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip that Israeli strikes have hit the Sheikh Radwan and Zeitoun neighbourhoods in Gaza City, in the north of the Strip.
We will update you on any casualty reports from these strikes as soon as we have more information.
Israeli army claims attack on Nuseirat school that killed 16 people
The army has taken responsibility for today’s bombing of a UN school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza that caused the deaths of at least 16 people, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
The army said in a statement that the attack took place “in the area” of the al-Jaouni school, and targeted “terrorists”.
The statement added that the army tried to minimise harm to civilians.
Our correspondent said earlier that the majority of the more than 75 wounded in the attack were children, as they reported from Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
More details on Israel’s attack on Nuseirat UNRWA school
We’ve been reporting on an Israeli attack that hit a school run by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees in central Gaza, which the Government Media Office says killed at least 16 people.
Israeli military names individual it killed in Lebanon strike
The Israeli military claims that its attack near Baalbek killed Meitham Mustafa al-Attar, who it says was a “key operative in Hezbollah’s Ariel Defence Unit”.
It stated that al-Attar had taken part in the planning and execution of “numerous” attacks on Israel and had travelled to Iran “multiple times”.
The Israeli military said in Iran he “gained knowledge and assisted in building up” Hezbollah’s military capabilities and “arsenal of Iranian weapons”.
Hezbollah announces death of fighter
The Lebanese group says on X that Maitham Mustafa al-Attar, also known as “Hadi”, was killed today.
It said he was born in 1991, and was from the town of Shaath in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
As usual, Hezbollah made no mention of where and when this fighter was killed, but his hometown is near the city of Baalbek, where earlier an Israeli drone raid on a car killed one person, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Israeli army radio reported that the target of the attack was a senior engineer for Hezbollah’s air defence unit, but this is so far unconfirmed.
UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza: UK foreign secretary
The UK’s new foreign secretary, David Lammy, has told the news agency Reuters that the government will seek a balanced position in the war on Gaza and will use diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire is reached and the captives held by Hamas are released.
Lammy is on a visit to Germany, his first international trip following the Labour Party’s thumping victory in the UK’s election on Friday, which ended 14 years of Conservative government.
“I want to get back to a balanced position on Israel and Gaza. We’ve been very clear that we want to see a ceasefire … We want to see those hostages out.”
He added, “The fighting has to stop, the aid has got to get in, and I will use all diplomatic efforts to ensure that we get to that ceasefire.”
The Labour Party suffered significant election setbacks in areas with large Muslim populations in the election on Friday amid discontent over its position on the war on Gaza, despite a landslide victory in the parliamentary vote.
