Hamas fighters confirm heavy fighting near al-Shifa Hospital
We’ve been reporting all day on intense fighting at and near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, has reported on its Telegram channel that its fighters have been engaged in “fierce clashes” with Israeli forces in the area since dawn.
The group said it targeted “a number of Zionist vehicles, causing deaths and injuries among their ranks”.
Israeli army claims to have killed 20 at al-Shifa Hospital
The military says in a statement that its soldiers have killed 20 Palestinian fighters in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital and apprehended dozens of suspected fighters.
“Twenty terrorists have been eliminated at the al-Shifa Hospital thus far in various engagements, and dozens of apprehended suspects are currently in questioning,” the army said.
The Wafa news agency is reporting an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. It said Israeli forces bombed a house there, killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding several others.
The agency also reported Israeli attacks in the Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City.
Palestinians queue for flour as aid convoy reaches northern Gaza
In Gaza City and Jabalia, large crowds of people gathered to receive food aid on Sunday, as humanitarian convoys managed to reach northern Gaza without incident for the first time in four months.
Humanitarian agencies have warned in recent weeks that northern Gaza is on the brink of famine due to repeated Israeli attacks and restrictions on aid convoys attempting to reach the area.
