- Rescue teams search for survivors as local authorities say 30 people were killed in Israeli air attacks on “safe homes” and a mosque in central Gaza.
- Health workers, patients and displaced Palestinians trapped inside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City are “completely terrified”, reports Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum as videos show Israeli snipers killing at least seven Palestinians nearby.
- Houthi spokesperson rejected US’s dismissal of a link between the Gaza war and Red Sea attacks, as the US launches more strikes on Yemen.
- At least 27,365 people have been killed and 66,630 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.
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Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for drone strike in Syria
The umbrella group that includes militias such as Kataib Hezbollah says it was behind the drone attack on a US Base in Al Omar oil field in Syria’s Deir Az Zor province.
The group said in a statement that the attack was a continuation of their approach to “resisting the occupation”, a show of support to the people of Gaza, and a “response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women, and the elderly”.
“The Islamic Resistance confirms that it will continue to destroy enemy strongholds” it added.
The group were also behind last week’s drone attack that killed three US military personnel in northeastern Jordan, near the Syria border.
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‘From the river to the sea’: What does the Palestinian slogan really mean?
The slogan calling for freedom for Palestinians from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea have been widely used around the globe since Israel’s war on Gaza started in last October.
There have been attempts to curtail its use in pro-Palestinian protests across the Western world since then.
Read more about what it means here.
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Jordan carries out aerial drops of humanitarian aid in northern Gaza
The Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Dutch Air Force have made the aerial drops in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital 77 in northern Gaza, according to the Jordanian army.
“The aid that was dropped contained relief, humanitarian and medical materials by means of special boxes equipped with parachutes guided by the GPS system, with the aim of delivering them to the specified locations and within the necessary timings,” the army said in a statement.
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At least six killed in drone strike on SDF training base in Syria
We are getting reports that a drone struck a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) facility overnight killing at least 6 of its members.
Sources told Al Jazeera the target was a training base in Syria’s Deir Az Zor province, and the drone hit a dormitory. US forces are also stationed at the training base.
Reuters news agency also reported the incident, citing two local sources who say the drone had come from an area where Iranian-backed proxies are active and regularly launch strikes.
The SDF has said that they have a right to an appropriate military response to the source of the attack.
More information to follow…
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At least 540 Israeli soldiers wounded in ‘friendly fire’ since ground invasion
Citing the Israeli army, Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting that at least 540 soldiers have been wounded since October 27.
The total Israeli army death toll since October 7 stands at 562.
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WHO says 1,243 wounded evacuated from Gaza through Rafah crossing
The World Health Organization says that 1,243 medical cases have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing.
At least 1,025 other Palestinians accompanied the patients as medical chaperones.
The WHO chief has previously pointed to reports from the organisation’s employees in the Gaza Strip that indicate that the risk of famine is increasing every day in Gaza’s hospitals.
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Al-Quds says it struck Israeli soldiers in central Gaza, Khan Younis
We are getting more information on the operations of al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, in the Gaza Strip.
It said on Telegram that it used mortars to shell a group of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the east of the Maghazi camp in central Gaza.
It also said that its fighters bombed another group of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles with Grad missiles in the al-Amal neighbourhood, in the west of Khan Younis.
Earlier, al-Quds Brigades said it attacked two separate groups of Israeli soldiers and vehicles around Khan Younis.