- Hamas says it has shared its latest plan with mediators about a potential ceasefire and a deal for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza.
- Israel is examining the offer and “will convey its reply” to the mediators, its spy agency Mossad said in a statement.
- Seven Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a five-storey building near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, days after Israel ordered an estimated 250,000 people to leave the eastern parts of the war-torn city in southern Gaza Strip.
- Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory, said, “Nowhere and no one is safe in Gaza”, which has become a place “where people cannot find a safe refuge, and can’t leave the front line”.
- At least 37,953 people have been killed and 87,266 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.
- Israeli forces arrest 10 people across occupied West BankIsraeli forces have arrested at least 10 people from the occupied West Bank, including a woman from Tulkarem, and former detainees, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.This raises the number of detentions since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7 to 9,520 detainees, they said in a statement.The figure includes those who were detained from homes, through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were held as hostages.The detentions were from the governorates of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarem, and Qalqilya, and were accompanied by attacks against detainees and their families, in addition to widespread destruction of residents’ homes.
- Gaza ceasefire talks show signs of life as Israeli security cabinet meetsA renewed push is under way to end the bloodshed in Gaza as both Israel and Hamas speak to mediators about a long-stalled ceasefire plan.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a meeting of his security cabinet on Thursday to discuss the latest proposal from Hamas, an unnamed source in his office told Reuters news agency.Hamas on Wednesday said it presented new “ideas” to Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators on how to reach a ceasefire and captive exchange deal. Israel confirmed it is “evaluating” Hamas’s “comments”, which it did not detail.Read the story here
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- The development comes as Israel hammers southern Khan Younis city where it ordered 250,000 Palestinians to flee [Eyad Baba/AFP]
- Health Ministry warns of suspension of services at Nasser HospitalGaza’s Ministry of Health warns that in a few hours, the electricity generators at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza will stop working due to a lack of fuel.Nasser Hospital is the only remaining main hospital that provides services to patients in Khan Younis and Rafah after the European Gaza Hospital stopped working, the ministry said.The ministry appealed to all international and humanitarian institutions to intervene urgently to provide the necessary fuel to operate the generators.Play VideoVideo Duration 00 minutes 54 seconds00:54Palestinian house targeted near Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
- Hezbollah says it fired over 200 rockets towards IsraelLebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched more than 200 rockets targeting Israeli military positions, a group’s source has told Al Jazeera Arabic.The volley of rockets came in response to the killing of senior Hezbollah commander Muhammad Nimah Nasser on Wednesday.Nasser, also known as “Hajj Abu Nimah”, was the third high-ranking official in the group to be killed in almost nine months of crossborder fighting.The latest attacks come amid an uptick in fighting and charged rhetoric between Hezbollah and Israeli officials that has sent the US, European and Arab mediators scrambling to prevent a wider regional escalation.
- Biden, Netanyahu to talk amid ceasefire negotiations: ReportNetanyahu and Biden are expected to hold a phone conversation later today amid reports of progress in ceasefire negotiations, according to Israel’s Kan public broadcaster media.Reuters earlier reported that Netanyahu was scheduled to convene his cabinet to discuss a ceasefire plan proposed by Hamas.
- Sirens in northern Israel after attack from LebanonSirens have been sounded at least seven times within 20 minutes across towns and settlements in northern Israel after continuous shelling and drone attacks from Lebanon.Israeli civil defence service reported no injuries or damage so far.Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have escalated after a strike killed the Lebanese group’s top commander Mohammed Nasser in south Lebanon on Wednesday.
- Settlers’ attacks continue in occupied West BankReporting from Ramallah, occupied West BankLocal sources said a large number of [Israeli] settlers overnight attacked several homes that were vandalised. Two were burned down and some livestock stolen across areas in the occupied West Bank.This morning, international activists who provide some protection to these Palestinian communities were also attacked.Israeli settler attacks are averaging four every day, with the UN documenting 1,050 settler attacks since October 7.The UN says more than 20 Palestinian communities, of at least 1,000 people, have disappeared in the Masafer Yatta area and the Jordan Valley since the start of the war.These communities, usually in rural areas, are being pushed away into cities while the land is being cleared of Palestinians.
Israel war on Gaza live: Hamas shares ceasefire plan, Israeli attacks surge
