- Fierce street fighting and Israeli bombardment continue in Rafah a day after tanks rolled into the centre of the southern Gaza city sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians. Israeli strikes have killed at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents.
- Israel’s military says it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt – known as the Philadelphi Corridor – signalling it has deepened its ground invasion despite international condemnation.
- The war on Gaza could last another seven months to achieve “the destruction of Hamas’s power”, Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says.
- Israel’s air force bombed and killed two paramedics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society as they attempted to rescue wounded people in Tal as-Sultan, west of Rafah.
- At least 36,171 Palestinians have been killed and 81,420 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attack is at least 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
- Israeli seizure of Philadelphi Corridor a “red line” for EgyptTamer Qarmout, assistant professor in public policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, spoke to Al Jazeera about the Israeli military’s recent announcement that they had taken control of the Philadelphi Corridor.He said this move signals a “red line” for the Egyptian government, adding that they are concerned about how it will impact their Camp David peace agreement with Israel.Israel has crossed many red lines laid out by the international community, he said, and the failure of the United States to stop them has given Israel the “upper hand” in the war.He said the latest seizure of the Philadelphi Corridor “signals a new stage” which will likely lead to “a long presence of Israeli troops in Gaza” and “reoccupation of the Gaza Strip”.
- Trident Pier sent from the Gaza Strip to Israel for repairsThe US Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA) says that over the next 48 hours, the Trident Pier will be removed from its anchored position on the Gaza Strip’s coast and towed back to Ashdod in Israel, where the US Central Command will conduct repairs.The floating pier was built to deliver aid, but it has been criticised by aid groups as a costly and ineffective distraction from the fact that land deliveries are the most efficient way to help Palestinians in the enclave.In a post on X, OPA said the pier was damaged when bad weather caused part of it to separate from another pier situated on the Gaza coast.It is estimated that the pier will take a week to repair before resuming operations.
- Israeli warplanes strike northern Gaza home, kill oneOur colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting more casualties in northern Gaza.According to their reports, Israeli air strikes have hit a home in Shati camp, to the west of Gaza City, killing at least one person and injuring six.In Gaza City’s nearby Zeitoun neighbourhood, as we previously reported, Israel has renewed a ground offensive, invading the area for the fourth time during the war.
- Australian public servants urge government to end arms exports to IsraelMore than 300 Australian public servants have signed an open letter condemning Australia’s complicity in Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza and urging the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to halt all military exports to Israel.“The bombs killing and maiming a population that is nearly 80% refugees and nearly 50% children are dropped by F-35 warplanes with parts exclusively manufactured in Australia,” the letter said.“Rosebank Engineering in Victoria is the only company in the world that makes the mechanism that allows the F-35 to drop bombs,” it said.The letter said Australia has increased arms exports to Israel since the hostilities began, despite countries like Canada, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands having suspended arms exports to Israel.It went on to warn that Australian state officials who fail to stop exporting weapons or munitions to Israel may be criminally liable for aiding and abetting war crimes.
- Palestinian Health Ministry condemns ‘targeted’ killing of paramedicsThe ministry has denounced the Israeli military strike on an ambulance in Rafah that killed two paramedics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) while on duty.The ministry called the attack a “heinous crime” that confirmed the Israeli military’s “intention to annihilate” Gaza’s health system.During the war on Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed at least 493 healthcare workers, including nurses, paramedics and doctors, with many more injured, according to the ministry.
- Three killed by sniper fire in Gaza City: ReportIsraeli snipers have shot dead at least three civilians in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, reports the Wafa news agency.The civilians were shot in the street near the University of College of Applied Sciences (UCAS), Wafa said.We’ll bring you more information on this attack as soon as we have it.
- Nearly all hospitals in Gaza are out of service as Israel assaults RafahAt least 31 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since early on Wednesday, as the Israeli military continues its strikes, ignoring calls from the international community and aid groups to stop its operation.Barely functioning hospitals across Gaza are dealing with an influx of injured people, as they struggle with a shortage of beds, medicine and fuel, all amid the constant threat of Israeli attacks.
Israel’s war on Gaza live: No safe shelter as dozens killed in Rafah
