Israeli attack kills child in southern Gaza
Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting on a second deadly Israeli attack in the Khan Younis area. The air raid on a house in the town of Bani Suheila, to the east of Khan Younis, killed a girl and wounded five other people.
Community kitchen in central Gaza closes amid Israeli blockade
Staff at the kitchen, run by the Wefaq Association for Women and Childcare (WEFAQ), say they have been forced to stop preparing hot meals for displaced Palestinians because they have no means to cook with.
“We have returned to a more difficult situation than before… Nothing has entered Gaza, neither food supplies, gas, nor flour: nothing at all. Many organisations have stopped working because there is basically no gas or firewood [to use] as fuel for cooking,” Buthaina Subeh, director of WEFAQ, said in a statement.
“There are calls from women and families who are now suffering from hunger; children screaming from hunger because there is no food,” she added.
The closure of WEFAQ’s kitchen comes as the UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, announced that at least 10 kitchens across Gaza have been forced to shut down because of depleted fuel supplies as well as danger from Israeli attacks.
Children killed in al-Mawasi attack
I can hear the sound of Israeli choppers right now opening fire in eastern areas of Deir el-Balah.
Just 30 minutes ago, the Israeli military struck a tent camp in al-Mawasi area, a few kilometres from our location. Four civilians have been confirmed killed, including children.
A whole family has died. This area has been designated by Israel’s army as a “humanitarian safe zone”. This morning has brought more agony and grief to Palestinian families.
Death toll from morning attacks rises to 20
Israeli military attacks in Gaza have so far killed 20 people, our colleagues on the ground report citing health authorities.
The victims include at least five children. Three young girls killed in an air raid on al-Mawasi are seen in footage verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit bloodied and apparently wearing new clothes for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
