Israeli tanks and drones push into Rafah’s western neighbourhoods as an attack on people waiting for aid trucks killed at least nine Palestinians and injured 30 near the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing in Rafah, southern Gaza.
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) estimates just 65,000 people remain in Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians had been seeking shelter before fleeing the Israeli military’s advance on the southern city.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warns that “no place” would be spared from attacks in a full-scale war with Israel after Israel said operational plans for a Lebanon offensive had been approved.
A United Nations commission reports that Israeli authorities are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
At least 37,396 people have been killed and 85,523 injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
