Israel, Hezbollah trade fire; food supplies in Gaza ‘at all time low’
- The UN says “food availability is at an all-time low across the entire Gaza Strip” as Israel’s blockade continues, with some Palestinians in the besieged north reporting completely running out of supplies.
- Israeli forces have renewed attacks on south Lebanon, killing at least 12 people and threatening a ceasefire with Hezbollah that went into effect last week.
Hamas members involved in October 7 attack killed: Israeli army
A military statement claims precise strikes carried out across central Gaza have killed at least seven members of the Palestinian group who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack.
In the message on Telegram, it also said Israeli troops carried out several raids in the Netzarim Corridor area, destroying buildings allegedly used by Hamas and seizing weapons.
Israeli army arrests 18 Palestinians in occupied West Bank: Prisoners’ groups
Israeli forces have arrested at least 18 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since yesterday, according to a statement by prisoners’ groups.
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said the arrests took place across the governorates of Salfit, Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Nablus as well as in occupied East Jerusalem.
The number of arrests by Israeli forces of Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 11,900, the report said.
Palestinian children from Gaza arrive in Chicago for medical treatment
A group of children injured by Israeli attacks in Gaza have arrived in the US for treatment.
It is the largest number of Palestinian youngsters to go to the US for medical attention since the war began more than 13 months ago.
Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle reports from Chicago, US.
Two killed in Israeli attack near West Bank village: Palestinian ministry
Another person has been lightly injured “in lower extremities” after the Israeli army bombed a car near the village of Aqqaba in the northeastern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says.
The brief statement said the bodies and the injured person were transferred to the Tubas Governmental Hospital.
Crew members survived Israeli attack in Rafah: Civil defence
The agency’s spokesperson says an Israeli artillery bombardment targeted its crew when they attempted to rescue and transport injured Palestinians in the city in southern Gaza.
The civil defence previously reported that multiple drone attacks injured “a number of” Palestinians in the areas of al-Geneina and Khirbet al-Adas in Rafah.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, said four “critically injured” Palestinians were taken from Rafah to the Nasser Hospital in the nearby city, Khan Younis.
UN’s Lazzarini puts spotlight on Gaza’s ‘pandemic of disabilities’
Gaza counts the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, according to the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
One in four people injured during the war sustained life-changing injuries and will need rehabilitation services, including care for amputations and spinal cord injuries, Philippe Lazzarini said, citing the World Health Organization.
Lazzarini also shed light on the people needing special care “who have suffered in silence” during this conflict, noting that one in five families surveyed before October 7 had at least one person with disabilities.
Turkish court detains pro-Palestinian protesters over Erdogan speech disruption
Nine suspects have been detained pending trial over interfering with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech at a forum in Istanbul on Friday.
The protesters accused his government of keeping trade relations with Israel despite a publicised embargo, claiming it was failing to uphold its pro-Palestinian rhetoric.
They chanted slogans such as, “Ships are carrying bombs to Gaza!” and “Stop fuelling genocide!”
During the incident, Erdogan responded to protesters, saying: “My child, don’t become the mouthpiece of Zionists here. No matter how much you try to provoke by acting as their voice, mouth, and eyes, you will not succeed.
“Zionists around the world know very well where Tayyip Erdogan stands. But it seems you still haven’t understood,” he added.
Police removed the demonstrators from the event, and prosecutors charged them with insulting the president and participating in an illegal demonstration.
Israel attacks ‘terrorist’ cell in occupied West Bank
Correction, 10:45 GMT: This post originally stated that the attack was on Lebanon’s Aaqbeh village in Bekaa province. It has since been corrected.
Israel’s military says it attacked a “terrorist” cell in the occupied West Bank’s Aqqaba village.
Israel strikes car on Syria’s Damascus airport road: State media
The Syrian state news agency SANA, citing a police source, has reported an Israeli strike on a car on Syria’s Damascus airport road.
The agency did not have information on casualties, but Syria’s Halab Today TV said at least one person was killed in the attack, which took place near the Aqraba town bridge.