- Israeli officials are “cautiously optimistic” as ceasefire talks on Gaza are revived though key issues remain outstanding for both Israel and Hamas, Al Jazeera’s correspondent Hamdah Salhut reports.
- Israel’s Mossad spy chief David Barnea will travel to Doha as the head of a negotiating delegation and meet with Qatar’s prime minister before the start of talks, sources tell Al Jazeera, amid reports of a “breakthrough” following Hamas’s latest response to a ceasefire proposal.
- Nasser Hospital, the last functioning in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, and the Kuwaiti Field Hospital near Rafah will shut services in hours as generators run out of fuel, medical sources say.
- Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it has launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones targeting Israeli military positions in northern Israel, a day after senior commander Muhammad Nimah Nasser was killed in an Israeli strike.
- At least 38,011 people have been killed and 87,445 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks is estimated at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
- Hezbollah chief Nasrallah meets Hamas delegation to discuss GazaHassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group, has received a Hamas delegation led by a member of the group’s political bureau, Khalil al-Hayya, according to Lebanese television station al-Manar.The allies against Israel discussed recent security and political developments in Gaza, and touched upon the open fronts in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, the report said.They also reviewed the ongoing Israel-Hamas negotiations in Doha, and discussed proposals to “end the aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza”, emphasising the need for a continuous coordination between Hezbollah and Hamas, said al-Manar.Play VideoVideo Duration 01 minutes 39 seconds01:39Hezbollah vows more attacks after Israel kills commander.
- No news coming out of Shujayea after days of Israeli ground invasionReporting from Deir el-Balah, central GazaThere is no news coming out of Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood where an Israeli ground invasion is continuing.The Israeli forces are not letting ambulances, firefighters or journalists reach that area.Heavy shelling and air strikes are being heard. The Palestinians who were trapped there and were requesting evacuation have gone quiet.People are worried for their loved ones.
- Fuel shortage forced closure of six out of seven bakeries in Deir el-BalahReporting from Deir el-Balah, central GazaOnly one of seven bakeries operated in Deir el-Balah yesterday due to the lack of fuel. We are talking about the bakeries that are serving 1.8 million Palestinians who are squeezed in the middle of the Gaza Strip after being displaced multiple times.The World Food Programme (WFP) has been providing those bakeries with fuel, flour, salt and yeast. But there is a shortage of fuel now and the bakeries face the risk of shutting down.So, the humanitarian situation remains dire despite the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.At least five people, including three children, were killed overnight after a bombing of a residential house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.There have also been a couple of air strikes in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis and artillery shelling in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
- Footage shows plumes of smoke after Israel bombs homes in Gaza City’s ShujayeaPlumes of smoke are seen rising from the densely populated Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City, with Palestinian firefighting teams trying to control a blaze after Israel’s air attacks targeted residential homes.
- Four dead identified after Israeli raid on house in West Bank’s Jenin: ReportWe have earlier reported that Israeli military units stormed occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp with multiple military vehicles early today and encircled a house, killing four people inside.The Palestinian media outlets named the dead as Qusay Amjad Shehadeh Hwaiti, Ahmed al-Amouri, Sheikh Yassin from Jalqamous and Fouad al-Ashqar Jaradat.Caption translation: Clashes continue around the house, which is besieged by the occupation forces in the “Harsh al-Saada” area in Jenin amid heavy smoke.
- Palestinian team determined to play World Cup qualifiers in occupied West BankAfter advancing further than ever before in the World Cup, the Palestinian national football team is determined to host a game in the occupied West Bank, the Associated Press (AP) news agency reports.The Palestinian team progressed through the second round of its group qualifying for the first time in its history in June but, because of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, had played its matches in nearby Kuwait and Qatar.The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) has now proposed playing games in the third stage of its Asian qualification campaign in the occupied West Bank and already has support from a number of its opponents, starting against Jordan on September 10, the AP reports.“Playing at a neutral venue isn’t permanent and was never meant to be so,” Susan Shabali, the PFA’s deputy president said.“Faisal Al-Husseini is ready to host,” Shabali said.The 12,500 capacity Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium is situated in the occupied West Bank town of Al Ram.
Israel war on Gaza live: ‘Cautious optimism’ as ceasefire talks revived
