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Report that Israel to launch attack on western Rafah in coming 24 hours: Monitors
Palestinian armed group hit the Israeli 99th Division with rockets and mortar fire along the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza on Wednesday, while fighters in southern Rafah attacked Israeli forces there with rocket-propelled grenades and mortar shelling.
The latest battlefield update from US-based defence think tanks, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP), also reports that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was told that western Rafah would be the next target of Israeli attacks.
Israel’s military has not issued new evacuation orders in Rafah, the ISW/CTP report, but a Palestinian activist has reported that the Israeli military issued a warning to people in western Rafah’s “al-Alam of a military operation in the next 24 hours”.
Three Palestinian groups also conducted “indirect fire attacks” on Israel from Gaza on Wednesday, according to the ISW/CTP report.
NEW | Hamas issued new demands in the ceasefire negotiations with Israel. Hamas portrayed its new demands as technical iteration rather than an outright rejection of the proposal likely to frame Israel as the party that is obstructing ceasefire talks. pic.twitter.com/S1NdL5ddP4
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Al-Mawasi under attack from ‘air, land and sea’; Israelis demolish buildings in Rafah city
We are receiving reports of intense attacks from Israeli “air, land and sea” forces on the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza that stretches from Rafah city to Deir el-Balah in the central area of the territory.
Thousands of displaced people have sought shelter in the al-Mawasi area where the attacks are taking place, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.
Israeli ground forces operating in the centre of Rafah are reported to be using explosives to destroy buildings in the city’s centre, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Israel targeting education institutes ‘erodes foundation for sustained societal growth’
Israel’s deliberate ploy to target education institutes in Gaza has not only “disrupted immediate educational activities but also eroded the foundation for sustained societal growth and development”, according to Talal al-Hathal, Director of the Al Fakhoura Programme at Education Above All foundation in Qatar.
“Targeting critical educational infrastructure dismantles hope for many Palestinians in Gaza where education is an important and critical tool for survivability and equality, contributing to better outcomes for Palestinians in their future life,” al-Hathal told Al Jazeera.
“Education serves as a critical tool for survival, empowerment, and long-term development in the region, offering a pathway to a more stable and prosperous future.
“By targeting educational facilities, the aggressors strip away the prospects of enlightenment, opportunity and progress, deepening the cycle of despair and deprivation in the region.”
In April, UNICEF said eight out of 10 schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed with an estimated 620,000 children out of school.
Nearly half of Gaza’s population is under 18, and its education system was already struggling after five wars in 20 years.
In April, UNICEF said eight out of 10 schools in the Gaza Strip are damaged or destroyed
Al-Aqsa Hospital needs fuel to keep its only generator running
Al-Aqsa Hospital has been relying on electricity from generators for more than eight months. Now, it’s relying on only one generator. It has been calling every single day for fuel and medical supplies.
The hospital still has a dialysis department and incubators. But all its patients will be at risk if the hospital does not receive fuel and the sole remaining generator stops working.
Besides, it has not received medical supplies for months now.
