- At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in recent Israeli attacks across Gaza, including in Jabalia in the north and Khan Younis in the south, Gaza’s civil defence reports.
- Siege of Jenin city by Israeli forces leaves Palestinian residents without food, water, electricity or internet access, as the most intense military raid on the occupied West Bank in decades continues.
- UNRWA – the UN agency for Palestinian refugees – says 20 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israeli incursion on Wednesday, including a person with disabilities and several children.
- A polio vaccination campaign due to begin in Gaza on Sunday comes as aid groups express concerns that ongoing Israeli attacks are limiting their ability to deliver food and healthcare.
- 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.
- Hebron tense as Israeli forces erect checkpoints, look for possible attack accomplicesReporting from Huwara in the occupied West BankThe southern area of the occupied West Bank, Hebron in particular, is the largest district of the territory. About one million people live there.What we’ve been hearing from residents there is that Israeli forces have set up several checkpoints, inspecting cars and not really allowing a free flow of traffic out. They are still searching for [people who may have aided] two suspected attackers involved in a car explosion in a gas station in the settlement of Gush Etzion, as well as an overnight attack in the settlement [of Karmei Tzur].The situation in Hebron is quite tense as there is a large deployment of forces.
- No aid, medics entering Jenin during raidReporting from Huwara in the occupied West BankThe raid in Jenin is continuing. There have been several gun battles or exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters. Videos emerging from the refugee camp show extensive damage, including to a mosque.Palestinian residents continue to plea for access to food, water and paramedics, all of which are being obstructed. Residents of the refugee camp have pretty much no access to outside help.
- Two killed near RafahAn Israeli bombardment has killed at least two people in the Shakoush area, west of Rafah, our colleagues on the ground are reporting.It comes after a series of deadly attacks in Gaza’s south, particularly Khan Younis, where several homes were struck.We’ll bring you more information on the latest attack as we have it.
- Hezbollah claims it struck Israeli army siteThe Lebanese group says on Telegram that its fighters targeted “al-Marj” military outpost in northern Israel with rockets.Hezbollah added it carried out the attack at 8:50am (05:50 GMT) and hit the site directly.This is the first attack it has announced today.
- Israeli forces beat child, take bicycle near Ramallah: ReportArmy troops have beaten a child while carrying out a raid in the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, leaving him bruised, reports Wafa.The child was stopped by Israeli forces while riding his bicycle, which they also confiscated, said Wafa.Children are regularly targeted in Israeli military raids across the occupied West Bank. Since October 7, Israeli forces have arrested 700 children, 250 of whom are still in Israeli custody, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel bombards Gaza, besieges West Bank’s Jenin
