Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 242nd day, has killed at least 36,550 Palestinians — with 71 percent of them being women, children and infants –– and wounded 82,959 since Oct. 7.A minimum of 7,000 to over 11,000 Palestinian patients need immediate medical evacuations, Hanan Balkhy, the WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has said at a meeting in Geneva with the Association of the Accredited Correspondents to the United Nations.
In comments reported by Hamas media, Abu Zuhri said Israel was not serious about reaching a deal in Gaza and was still manoeuvring under US cover.1317 GMT –– Children unfed all day, thousands for one toilet in Gaza: Oxfam The Civil Defense recovered at least 14 bodies from the roads and under the rubble of destroyed homes in Tel al-Hawa area in Gaza City, according to eyewitnesses.
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called to destroy the Lebanese group Hezbollah amid rising tensions across the border between Israel and Lebanon. According to the Times of Israel news website, the Fire and Rescue Services said its teams brought under control by morning most of the fires which were sparked by rockets and drones launched from Lebanon.The Israeli Army Radio reported a fresh fire in the Biriya Forest near Safad in northern Israel, with two firefighting teams dispatched to the scene to put it out.The UN human rights chief has urged for an end to killings in the West Bank by Israeli forces.
The Israeli army prevented the ambulance teams from reaching the site of the shooting, the witnesses added. The draft"stresses the importance of the parties adhering to the terms of the deal once agreed, with the aim of bringing about a permanent cessation of hostilities."