- Hamas says ceasefire negotiations are ongoing but ‘the ball is in the Israeli court.’
- Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 97 Palestinians have been killed and 123 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
- Al Jazeera cameras have captured Israeli forces firing on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City in the second such attack since Monday.
- An Israeli air attack on a home in Khan Younis in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, Wafa reports.
- The head of the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, tells the UN General Assembly that it is in “uncharted territory” with “serious” consequences for global and regional security if more funding is not secured.
- At least 30,631 Palestinians have been killed and 72,043 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.
- ‘The ball is in the Israeli court’: ReportThree days of negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza held in the Egyptian capital Cairo have ended without a breakthrough, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Jihad Taha, a Hamas spokesperson, said the negotiations were ongoing, but “the ball is in the Israeli court.” He told the Associated Press news agency that Israel had refused Hamas’ demands for people who fled northern Gaza to be allowed to return and for guarantees of a ceasefire and full withdrawal.“Hamas is open to proposals and initiatives that are consistent with its position calling for a ceasefire, withdrawal, the return of the displaced, the entry of relief convoys and reconstruction,” Taha said.Two Egyptian officials told AP that Hamas presented a proposal that mediators would discuss with Israel in the coming days.Hamas sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that the group is aiming to obtain a ceasefire and allowing humanitarian aid to enter without restrictions in exchange for the release of a number of Israeli and foreign captives held in Gaza.Click here to share on social media
- Rights lawyers and Palestinian Canadians to sue FM Melanie JolyHuman rights lawyers and Palestinian Canadians who lost loved ones in Gaza plan to sue the Canadian foreign affairs minister to block exports of military equipment and technology to Israel, according to The Toronto Star.The group is arguing that exporting to Israel is in breach of domestic and international law, the newspaper reports.Canada’s domestic export law requires Joly to suspend military exports if there is a “substantial risk” the goods or technology can be used to commit serious violations of international law — in this case, genocide.Last month, an International Court of Justice (ICJ) tribunal issued a provisional ruling that Israel must take all possible measures to prevent genocidal acts and ensure its military does not carry them out.Play VideoVideo Duration 04 minutes 07 seconds04:07‘We are ashamed and disappointed in our elected officials’: Palestinian-CanadianClick here to share on social media
- Exchange of fire continues at Israel-Lebanon border
- Rocket sirens sounded in Manara, northern Israel, the Times of Israel reported, in the fifth such incident in the past three hours.Al Jazeera correspondents say Israel has bombed an area in proximity of the Wazzani village, southern Lebanon.Residents of Khiam and Aita al-Shaab reported shelling in the outskirts of their towns, Lebanese media said.The Israeli army targeted the vicinity of the road between Burj al-Muluk and Khaim, southern Lebanon.A missile exploded midair above Lebanon’s southern town of Aita al-Shaab.Hezbollah claimed responsibility for an attack on an Israeli military convoy at the Birket Riche site.Sirens sounded in Snir, an Israeli town near the border with Lebanon.
- Jordan says 8 planes carried out air drops into GazaAccording to Petra, Jordan’s official news agency, this marks the largest such operation to date.The agency says that three Jordanian planes, three US planes, and one each from France and Egypt air-dropped aid to various locations around the besieged coastal enclave.The planes also dropped relief supplies, including food provided by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP), to areas in northern Gaza.Jordan says that it has carried out 28 airdrop missions since the war on Gaza began – in addition to 15 others conducted in collaboration with allies.Play VideoVideo Duration 28 minutes 30 seconds28:30Are airdrops an effective way to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza?Click here to share on social media
- Photos: The aftermath of Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese village of Odaisseh
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[Hassan Fneich/AFP]Click here to share on social media - PRCS video shows aftermath of raid at Nuseirat refugee campThe Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is providing first aid at the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip.A video posted on X shows its staff rescuing people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building.Al Jazeera correspondents say Israeli raids in the area caused several casualties.
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