- Israeli forces have withdrawn from areas of eastern Khan Younis after a 22-day military operation, leaving destruction in their wake. At least nine bodies have been recovered by the Palestinian Civil Defence there so far.
- As Israel’s massive raid on the occupied West Bank continues for a third day, its army claims that it killed Hamas commander Wissam Hazem in Jenin.
- The World Health Organization has announced that Israel has agreed to limited “humanitarian pauses” to allow for vital polio vaccinations in Gaza, adding that more than 1.2 million vaccines are already in the Strip with an additional 400,000 on the way.
- China condemns Israel at the UN Security Council meeting, saying: “We must never allow the same humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza to happen in the West Bank, which will turn the West Bank into another hell on earth.”
- At least 40,602 people have been killed and 93,855 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7.
- Humanitarian pauses will be critical for polio vaccination campaign: UNRWAIn a post on X, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) says that the deteriorating conditions caused by the war on Gaza have “fuelled the spread of disease across the Gaza Strip”.The UN agency and its partners are preparing to launch a vaccination campaign for 640,000 children after the poliovirus was detected in the besieged enclave.
- Photos: Pro-Palestinian rally in Sanaa, Yemen
- Children raise their fists as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 30, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]
- Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen August 30, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]
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- If you’re just joining usHere are some of the main developments over the past day:
- The armed wing of Hamas says its commander, Wissam Ayman Hazem, was killed in an aerial bombing after clashing with Israeli forces in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
- Israeli forces have shelled a group of Palestinians on a street in Jabalia, killing at least four people.
- Israel’s military has bombed a home in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, killing at least one person, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence.
- The American Near East Refugee Aid humanitarian organisation says that yesterday, a missile struck its convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital and killed several people employed by a transportation company that the group was using.
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel leaves bodies in wake of Khan Younis exit
