Occupied Al-Quds: Medical workers say 22 people were killed since dawn in the enclave as the Israeli military stepped up operations in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza and Khan Younis in the south.
Thousands of Palestinians fled parts of Deir el-Balah as the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, and its forces advanced deeper into the overcrowded central city.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees decried a “horrific attack” on another school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza City.
At least four people were killed in the Israeli assault on Salah al-Din School.
US President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and emphasised the “urgency” of reaching a truce amid reports of an impasse in the ongoing talks.
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank’s Tulkarm camp, ministry says
A drone strike during an Israeli military operation in the volatile West Bank city of Tulkarm on Thursday killed three Palestinians, the Palestinian health ministry said.
At least 40,265 people have been killed and 93,144 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.
