Israel kills dozens in ‘barbaric massacre’ in Nuseirat
- The Gaza Government Media Office says Israel killed at least 33 people in a “barbaric and heinous massacre” in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
- Israeli attacks kill at least 71 Palestinians, including children, across the Gaza Strip, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.
At least three people killed in Israeli attack on Khan Younis
At least three people were killed in Israeli shelling on tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, our correspondent on the ground reports.
Several people were also injured in the incident.
Nuseirat attack kills and injures dozens
As we reported earlier, the Israeli bombardment of central Gaza has killed 33 Palestinians and injured many more.
The Reuters news agency has published a few photos from the aftermath of the attack.
Will Biden’s final push for a ceasefire in Gaza succeed?
Efforts to end Israel’s war on Gaza are picking up pace again, a month after being stalled.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are both in the region to drive the negotiations. Qatar has resumed its mediation along with other stakeholders to try and halt Israeli bombardments and seek a deal on swapping captives and prisoners.
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story speaks to experts on what is behind this push in the final days of the Biden administration.
Lebanese woman dies of injuries after Israeli air strike
Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that a woman, identified as Amal Dhaher, has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike on the southern village of Dibbine that had killed her husband and mother.
Israel bombed Dibbine earlier this week in violation of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah that went into effect in November.
Israeli settlers fill water well with rubble in Jordan Valley
Israeli settlers have set fire to a room and filled a water well with rubble in the Jabaris area of the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that settlers targeted a home belonging to the Faqih family.
The Jordan Valley has witnessed an increase in violent attacks by Israeli settlers, including physical assaults, evicting Palestinians from grazing lands and burning of property.
Blinken, Erdogan discuss ‘urgent need to conclude’ Gaza ceasefire deal
While it appears that the situation in Syria dominated the meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Washington said the two also discussed the possible ceasefire deal in Gaza.
During the talks in Ankara, Blinken “discussed the urgent need to conclude a ceasefire agreement in Gaza that secures the release of hostages and surges humanitarian assistance to vulnerable Palestinian civilians”, the US State Department said.
