UN aid operations paused amid evacuation orders
The United Nations’ humanitarian aid operations in Gaza have been halted after Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, Reuters news agency reported, citing a senior UN official.
“We’re unable to deliver today with the conditions that we’re in,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We’re not leaving [Gaza] because the people need us there. We’re trying to balance the need of the population with the need for safety and security of the UN personnel.”
The official said the UN had relocated its main command operations for the Gaza Strip and most UN personnel to Deir el-Balah after Israel ordered the evacuation of Rafah in the south of Gaza.
“Where do we move now?” said the official, adding that UN staff had to be moved so quickly that equipment was left behind.
Patients flee Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of nearby areas
Israeli military confirms expanding into Deir el-Balah
The Israeli military has confirmed that it is expanding a ground invasion of the outskirts of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
It released footage of its soldiers and armoured vehicles pushing deeper amid increasing evacuation orders, reporting that it has launched over 100 air strikes in the enclave in the past two weeks.
The Israeli army also said its forces destroyed a 700-metre (2,300-foot) tunnel and claim to have found weapons, including anti-tank shells.
Gaza-based journalist killed in Israeli attack
A Palestinian journalist, Ali Nayef Ta’ima, has been killed in Gaza, according to the Government Media Office. This brings the total number of journalists killed since the conflict began to 171.
Several people killed in Tulkarem during Israeli raid
The Palestine Health Ministry says five people have been killed in an attack by Israeli forces at the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem governorate in the occupied West Bank. Wafa news agency says four loud explosions were heard after an Israeli drone targeted a house in the camp.
The bodies were transported to the Tulkarm Governmental Hospital, the ministry added in a statement on its Telegram channel.
Videos shared online and verified by Al Jazeera show smoke billowing from the area.
