- Israel’s military has bombed the United Nations-operated al-Jaouni school in central Gaza for the fifth time since October, killing at least 18 people. Witnesses say “women and children were blown to pieces” in the assault.
- Six of the victims were UNRWA staff, including the shelter’s manager. The agency’s chief condemned the “endless and senseless killing” as the number of its staff killed since the start of the war rises to at least 220.
- Hamas has told mediators it is ready to implement the United States-proposed, UN-backed truce plan without any new conditions from any party.
- At least 41,118 people have been killed and 95,125 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. In Israel, the number of those killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 is at least 1,139, while more than 200 people were taken captive.
- Four killed in bombing of residential building in Khan Younis: ReportFour people have been killed and several injured following an Israeli air raid on a residential building in Khan Younis, central Gaza, the Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.Medical sources told the agency two brothers were killed in the strike, which happened in the eastern part of the city.
- Turkey investigating killing of US-Turkish activist in West BankTurkey will conduct its own investigation into the killing of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank, the country’s justice minister has confirmed.“Turkey has opened an investigation,” Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said. “We will continue to defend the right of our sister Aysenur and our Palestinian brothers.”Tunc also said Turkey would bring Aysenur’s case before the United Nations and push for the body to launch an independent inquiry.“We will work to ensure that the (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial and arbitrary executions takes immediate action, and that an independent commission of inquiry is established and prepare a report,” he said.On Tuesday, Israel’s military said it was “highly likely” its forces shot Eygi “indirectly and unintentionally” while they were aiming at a “key instigator” of a protest she was taking part in, near the West Bank city of Beita.However, a Washington Post investigation revealed that Egyi was shot “more than a half-hour after the height of confrontations” and more than 200 yards (182 metres) away from Israeli forces, where she and other demonstrators posed no apparent threat.
- Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions riseSeveral international airlines have suspended flights to the Middle East due to security concerns.
- Air France – KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26.EasyJet stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson told Reuters.Lufthansa resumed flights to Tel Aviv on September 5 while flights to Beirut will remain suspended through September 30.Swiss International Air Lines, also a part of the Lufthansa Group, separately said it had suspended flights to Beirut until the end of October.Ryanair cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until October 26.
- Qatar calls for UN investigation into Israeli attack on UNRWA schoolQatar’s Foreign Ministry has “strongly condemned” Israel’s bombing of the UNRWA-operated al-Jaouni school.In a statement shared on X, the ministry called the attack a “horrific massacre” that confirms Israel’s “criminal approach and its disregard for the principles of international humanitarian law”.“We reiterate the call for an urgent international investigation, including the dispatch of independent UN investigators to ascertain the facts regarding the occupation’s continuous targeting of schools and shelters for displaced persons,” said the ministry.
- Palestine demands international protection after UN school strikeThe Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s strike on the al-Jaouni school in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, calling it a “horrific massacre”.In a statement, it called on the international community to provide Palestinians international protection and stop the “war of extermination and displacement against our people”.The ministry also called for UNRWA employees and other humanitarian workers to be protected from “the brutality of the occupation”.
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Deadly attack on UN school condemned
