- Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Far’a refugee camp. Wafa news agency reported that soldiers “fired several bullets at the child, abused him and prevented ambulance crews from reaching him”.
- Hamas says Netanyahu is thwarting a ceasefire deal by refusing to withdraw forces from Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor.
- Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza kills at least 18 Palestinians in the latest attacks on Wednesday.
- Palestinian officials say 4,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes at gunpoint in east Jenin, as the UN says Israeli forces are using “war-like tactics” against civilians in the occupied West Bank.
- At least 40,861 people have been killed and 94,398 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7.
- Israeli army says five rockets launched from LebanonThe Israeli army says about five rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon.It added that some of them were intercepted by air defences while a “fallen projectile” was found in the area of Ramat Naftali. No injuries have been reported.In western Galilee, two aerial targets were identified crossing from Lebanon, and at least one target had fallen near Ya’ara.
- If you’re just joining usHere are the day’s major developments so far:
- An Israeli attack near northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital killed at least three people. The wounded, including several children, were being evacuated from the area.In the city’s Rimal neighbourhood, an Israeli attack hit a residential apartment killing at least one person and injuring six.Video footage suggests Israeli forces are paving a road along southern Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu has pushed for it to be kept under Israel’s control, a major hurdle in ceasefire negotiations.The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Israeli army is refusing to coordinate the entry of medical teams affiliated with the emergency polio vaccination campaign into some areas as inoculation efforts kicked off in southern Gaza.Israeli soldiers stormed the West Bank’s Tulkarem refugee camp again after briefly withdrawing earlier today, leading to armed clashes.
- Israel’s former PM slams Netanyahu in October 7 inquiryIsrael’s former PM Ehud Barak has slammed Netanyahu while testifying before an independent civilian commission of inquiry into October 7.According to local media reports, Barak accused the government of strategic failures in preventing the attack and of weakening Israel by launching contested judicial reforms in the lead-up to the October 7 attack.
- Egyptian army chief visits Gaza borderEgyptian army’s chief of staff, Lieutenant General Ahmed Fathy Khalifa, made an unexpected trip to the border with Gaza to review security measures, according to an army spokesperson cited by Egyptian state television.Egypt and Gaza share a 12km (7.5 mile) border, divided by a 100-meter-wide buffer zone – the Philadelphi Corridor.Egypt views prolonged Israeli presence along the corridor, which Netanyahu has insisted on, as a violation of the Camp David Accords.Hamas also opposes Israeli security control of the corridor, making it a key sticking point in ceasefire negotiations.
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