Israeli forces launch attacks on Rafah, Nuseirat
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic say Israeli forces have launched attacks on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza and on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central part of the enclave. The overnight attacks come as Palestinians in Gaza prepare to observe the first fast of Ramadan.
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are now saying that at least three people have been killed and several more wounded in that bombing.
Al-Mawasi, a ‘safe zone’ in Gaza, attacked for a third time by Israel
Despite widespread devastation and dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, attacks show no sign of easing, with every part of the besieged enclave hit in the last 24 hours. Of concern is Israel’s heavy bombardment of al-Mawasi evacuation zone, where residents were previously ordered to relocate by the Israeli army. Among the dead are at least eight Palestinians who were sheltering in a tent.
This assault on what was deemed a safe area has shattered any remaining sense of security for Gaza’s traumatised population.
Casualties reported as Israeli forces attack Gaza City
The Wafa news agency is reporting a number of casualties after Israeli forces launched new air attacks in and around Gaza City. The agency said several people were killed in an assault on the Zeitoun neighbourhood, while a number of others were wounded in an attack on the Sabra neighbourhood.
The assaults came after an earlier Israeli attack on Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, which is also in Gaza City, killed at least 10 people.
Wafa also reported Israel shelling in the southern city of Khan Younis.
At least 16 killed after Israeli military bombs home in Gaza City
The Israeli military has bombed a home in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens more, the Wafa news agency reports. Most of those killed were women and children, according to the report.
Two more children in northern Gaza die from starvation
Local sources say that two more children have died due to severe malnutrition and dehydration at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. This brings the total number of mostly children who have starved to death to 27.
Northern Gaza in particular is on the brink of famine as Israel continues to block vital humanitarian and food assistance. At least one in six children in the north are malnourished, according to the World Health Organization.
Khan Younis city, Gaza City see surge in Israeli attacks
In the past few hours, there has been a surge in attacks in the eastern part of Khan Younis city and Gaza City. A residential home was attacked, with people from one family reported killed and multiple other injuries transferred to al-Najjar Hospital in central Rafah.
In Khan Younis, there is not only an intense bombing campaign, but there is an ongoing systematic, controlled demolition of residential homes, to the point that entire areas in the eastern part of Khan Younis have been completely cleared from all physical structures of residential homes or infrastructure.
Renowned Palestine footballer Barakat killed in Khan Younis
Barakat was killed by Israeli forces on March 11 in Khan Younis
Gaza death toll rises
At least 31,112 people in Gaza have been killed and 72,760 wounded by Israeli attacks on the enclave since October 7, according to the Health Ministry. In the past 24 hours, 67 Palestinians have been killed and 106 wounded in Israeli attacks.
