UN warns of health hazards as waste piles up
Displaced Palestinians living next to a makeshift toilet near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip
A woman carries water among waste accumulated near southern Khan Younis city
More than 1.7 million Palestinians are currently living in makeshift shelters amid ‘heaps of uncollected waste’, the UN says
Qassam Brigades claims attacks on Israeli troops
Hamas’s armed wing says on its Telegram channel that its fighters:
- shot an Israeli soldier with sniper fire east of Jabalia
- attacked a group of 15 soldiers with anti-personnel devices and then used light weapons and hand grenades while they were inside a house in al-Tanour neighbourhood, east of Rafah
- targeted a Merkava tank with a Yassin-105 rocket in the same neighbourhood
- shelled Rafah crossing
- targeted an “Apache” Israeli military helicopter with an anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile (SAM-7)
- blew up an Israeli military bulldozer east of Rafah
Israeli military claims over 130 Palestinian fighters killed in east Rafah
The Israeli military has provided a combat report from its 162nd Division that is currently invading eastern Rafah in southern Gaza. It claims soldiers with the Givati Infantry Brigade killed “more than 80 terror operatives”, located dozens of rifles, grenades and ammunition, and located tunnel networks.
The Israeli military said its 401st Armored Brigade has also been raiding sites in the area and engaging in gun battles with Palestinian fighters. It claimed its tank forces have killed more than 50 fighters and demolished dozens of sites, including rocket launchers and tunnel shafts.
Body of another captive found Gaza, Israeli army says
The Israeli army says troops retrieved the body of hostage Ron Benjamin after he was “murdered” during the October 7 offensive by Hamas.
Military spokesperson Rear-Admiral Daniel Hagari said Benjamin’s body was found during the same operation that saw troops recover the remains of three other hostages, which was announced on Friday.
The bodies of the other captives were also recovered in a tunnel in Gaza, according to the Israeli military.
Israeli army orders more evacuations in northern Gaza
Israel’s military ordered the immediate evacuation of additional neighbourhoods in northern Gaza. Army spokesman for Arab media Avichay Adraee said the areas include the al-Atatra and al-Karama areas on the coast.
At least 900,000 people – most displaced several times since the October start of the war – have now been on the move over the past week as Israel steps up its ground incursions in Gaza.
