- Israel has ordered mass evacuations in northern and southern Gaza, including areas in the south it previously designated as “safe zones”, while at least 15 people were reported killed in an overnight Israeli attack on displaced people in central Gaza’s az-Zawayda.
- Ten people have been reported killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel to continue diplomatic efforts to conclude a Gaza ceasefire deal after mediators Qatar, Egypt and the US have said the latest talks were “serious and constructive”.
- The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 10-month-old baby has been diagnosed with polio in the Gaza Strip, which the United Nations says has been free of the disease for 25 years.
- At least 40,005 people have been killed and 92,401 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.
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- Israeli team stays in Doha following ceasefire talksReporting from Doha, QatarFollowing the two-day ceasefire talks in Doha, there is still an Israeli technical team on the ground trying to iron out details and bridge remaining gaps.We also hear that in the coming days a technical team will travel to Cairo, where mediators said another meeting will take place next week. The hopes are that a final agreement can be reached, either before that meeting or when that meeting occurs.Going into such high-stakes diplomacy, there had initially been low expectations. But there now seems to be forward momentum. The fact that there is a technical team still on the ground here is certainly a positive step.We must remember though, we still need to hear from the parties — from Israel and Hamas — about what exactly is being presented to them, what exactly they are willing to do. But as of now, mediators seem to indicate that [the talks] have exceeded their expectations.
- Six killed near Nuseirat: ReportAn Israeli air raid has struck a house near Nuseirat refugee camp, reports the Wafa news agency.The attack, to the west of the camp, killed at least six people, including two children, and injured others, according to the agency.The victims have brought to al-Awda Hospital, it said.The attack comes after another series of deadly air strikes we have been reporting on in az-Zawayda area, located a few kilometres south of Nuseirat camp. Click here to share on social media
- Scenes from the funeral of az-Zawayda attack victimsWe’ve been reporting on Israel’s bombing of a warehouse sheltering displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda, central Gaza, that wiped out an entire family.At least 15 people were killed by Isralei bombs, including children.
- Displaced families pack up belongings after new evacuation ordersReporting from Deir el-Balah, central GazaProgressively, the military is expanding its operations in central Gaza.It just issued new evacuation orders for the residents of Maghazi refugee camp. specifying a number of blocks to be completely emptied. The evacuation orders have extended to Salah al-Din Street, which is the main road linking northern and southern Gaza and even linking different central governorates.Families have started to pack what they have to flee to Deir el-Balah, which is already overwhelmed with displaced families. The “humanitarian zone” is shrinking. People are now crammed into the western side of Deir el-Balah.
- Israeli evacuation orders no longer prelude to ground operations: MonitorsIsrael’s mass evacuation orders for areas of the Gaza Strip are “no longer a reliable indicator” that an Israeli ground operation is imminent, war monitors report.Addressing the most recent orders for people to flee Beit Hanoon city in the north of Gaza, US-based think tanks the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and Critical Threats Project (CTP) said Israeli forces had already issued evacuation orders for the area on August 7.But Israeli ground forces did not advance on Beit Hanoon despite the earlier order for people to leave, and they have “not conducted clearing operations in all of the recent evacuation zones”, according to the latest ISW-CTP joint report.The ISW-CTP also said that Palestinian fighters launched rockets and mortar shells targeting Israeli forces deployed on the Netzarim and Philadelpi corridors on Friday, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades snipers targeted Israeli forces to the east of Khan Younis, and the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement used a “barrel bomb” against an Israeli armoured personnel carrier in Rafah city.Hamas fighters also launched two separate rocket barrages targeting Israeli territory on Friday, including five missiles fired at Israel’s Nirim area, east of Khan Younis.
