Rights monitor says Israeli army’s ‘Netzarim Corridor’ has cut Gaza in two
Muhammed Shehada, chief of communications for rights group Euro-Med Monitor, says the Israeli army has “demolished every single building” within 4km (2.5 miles) of the “Netzarim Corridor” it created to cut the Gaza Strip “in two halves”.
“Nothing’s left,” Shehada wrote in a post on X. “Israel continues to openly turn Gaza into a wasteland and a howling wilderness”.
The Israeli army separated the north and south of the Gaza Strip after it invaded the besieged enclave in October 2023, later describing the cleared, east-west route – located just south of Gaza City – as the militarily strategic “Netzarim Corridor”.
Along with the Philadelphi Corridor, on Gaza’s border with Egypt, the Netzarim Corridor has become a sticking point in Gaza ceasefire talks as Israel insists on maintaining control over both areas into the future.
A satellite image shows an area the Israeli military has completely cleared to dissect the Gaza Strip and has called the ‘Netzarim Corridor’
This is the same area from Google maps, before the war
Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City
The Palestinian Civil Defence said rescue teams have recovered the bodies of nine Palestinians after Israeli forces bombed two separate locations in northern Gaza City in the early hours of this morning.
Five of the victims were killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Taj building on Yarmouk Street, the Civil Defence said on Telegram. Several others were also wounded in the attack on an apartment belonging to the Al-Naasan family.
The remaining four were killed in an Israeli attack on Jaffa Street in the city’s Tuffah neighbourhood, it said. The victims included children.
“The search is ongoing for missing persons,” it added.
Earlier, the Civil Defence reported retrieving the bodies of three people, including two children, after Israeli forces attacked a residential building in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Four killed in Israeli strike on Khan Younis home
Israel’s military has bombed a house in Khan Younis, killing at least four Palestinians and injuring others, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report. The attack comes after two early-morning strikes on residential buildings in northern Gaza City, which together killed at least nine people.
Palestinian killed in Israeli attack on vehicle near Rafah
Israeli forces have bombed a vehicle near Rafah in southern Gaza, killing at least one person, our colleagues on the ground report. It is unclear if there are any other casualties from the strike, which occurred to the north of the city.
One person killed as Israel bombs central Gaza
Al Jazeera’s correspondent on the ground in the Gaza Strip reports that a woman was killed and several others were wounded in an Israeli attack on al-Musaddar area, in the east of Deir el-Balah.
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises
Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed 41 people and injured 113 in the last 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. The latest casualties bring the total number of people killed in the war to 40,476 and 93,647 injured, the ministry said.
Family homes targeted ‘without warning’
Bombardment continues to target families in residential homes without warning. In Maghazi, for example, an entire family was killed inside their home early this morning. We saw the same pattern in Gaza City’s Yarmouk district, where another family was targeted and killed, and in Khan Younis, where two neighbouring homes were targeted.
On top of those reported killed and injured, there are more people still trapped under the rubble.
Three killed in Gaza City’s Zeitoun
An Israeli attack in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood has killed at least three people, report our colleagues on the ground. It is the third lethal attack in northern Gaza City today, with earlier strikes hitting residences in the Yarmouk district and Tuffah neighbourhood.
In total, Israel’s attacks throughout Gaza have killed 20 people since this morning, according to the enclave’s civil defence.
