UN rights chief says standards of war conduct brutally violated in Gaza
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk has said the norms and standards on the conduct of the war had been violated brutally in Gaza.
Speaking in Malaysia, Turk welcomed a US-proposed ceasefire deal for the conflict, calling the Gaza situation “beyond catastrophic”.
Doctors in Gaza say the war has led to a surge of miscarriages
Doctors in Gaza say Israel’s war is leading to an alarming increase in miscarriages. They say up to 10 patients are losing their unborn children each day in the besieged enclave, compared with one or two before the war.
An estimated 60,000 women in Gaza are pregnant, but the horrors of war, malnutrition and a lack of healthcare are worsening their situation.
Israeli attacks kill at least 45 Palestinians in 24 hours in Gaza
The Israeli military has killed at least 45 people over the past 24 hours in attacks across the Gaza Strip. These include:
- Three people killed in a strike on a home in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
- Three people killed in a strike on a home in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza.
- Two people killed in a strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
- Seven people killed in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Smoke and flames rise over a destroyed building following the Israeli attacks on Bureij camp in Deir el-Balah
Gaza death toll rises
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to at least 36,550, including 71 in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory.
At least 82,959 people have also been wounded, including 182 in the past day, the latest figures showed.
