Israel kills over 56 in Gaza, aid airdrop kills health worker

Aid agencies tell Al Jazeera that without an immediate cessation of hostilities, Gaza is “spiralling into an irreversible humanitarian collapse”, as at least 56 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Monday, including 27 aid seekers.
A medical source has told Al Jazeera that a nurse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah was killed when he was hit by an air-dropped box dropped from the air.Nurse killed in airdrop operation in Gaza
A medical source tells Al Jazeera that one Palestinian man has been killed when an aid box dropped from the air fell in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

The victim was identified as Uday al-Quraan, a nurse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.

Humanitarian organisations have long warned that airdrops are dangerous.

Beyond putting lives in danger, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said last week that airdrops were a “distraction” and smokescreen, urging Israel to allow the UN and its partners to operate at scale “without bureaucratic or political hurdles”.US House speaker visits illegal settlement in occupied West Bank
Mike Johnson has visited the illegal settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom published a picture of the speaker of the US House of Representatives and his wife, Kelly Lary, next to Ariel Mayor Yair Chetboun. The publication said the image was taken after the two planted a tree.

According to Axios, it was a private visit organised by a pro-Israel advocacy group.