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Israeli drone attacks charitable food kitchen in Khan Younis

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that three people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a food pantry run by a charity in southern Khan Younis.

Israeli military shells Gaza City, killing woman

We just reported that three people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a food pantry run by a charity in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues now report that the Israeli military has also shelled as-Sikka Street in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City in northern Gaza, killing a Palestinian woman.

In total, five people have been killed in overnight Israeli attacks across Gaza over recent hours, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground. The location of the fifth victim is not currently clear.

Israeli attacks on Gaza killed over 60 people in 24 hours

The Gaza health ministry said 162 people were also wounded, bringing the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 1,309 since Israel resumed hostilities on March 18.

Families trapped in eastern Gaza City plea for help

The Israeli army continues its aerial and ground attack on the outskirts of Gaza City’s eastern neighbourhood of Shujayea for a second day. Some families trapped in the area are facing difficulty escaping their tents, or what remains of their homes, due to the intensity of shelling.

“We fear leaving our homes and tents due to the intensity and indiscriminateness of the Israeli shelling. Most of the tents have been torn apart by the ongoing artillery shelling,” a resident told Al Jazeera.

“Israeli drones are approaching us, making terrifying sounds and suddenly opening fire,” the person said, adding that dozens of families are calling for urgent rescue.

Israeli forces have also continued their incursion into the western areas of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoon for about 17 days, bulldozing land and destroying homes.

The attacks take place as Israel announced this week a major expansion of its Israeli ground assault on Gaza, planning to seize large areas of the Palestinian enclave and incorporate them into so-called “security” zones.

Israel launches fatal attack on Gaza City

Our correspondent in the Gaza Strip says at least three people were killed in the attack on the city’s Shujayea neighbourhood.

Major water pipeline in Gaza City stops working: Municipality

A statement from the municipality says thirst is ravaging the residents of the city.

Here are some other highlights of the statement:

• [Israel] deliberately targeted water facilities during its aggression on Gaza, causing significant damage to wells and water networks.
• The city is experiencing a major water crisis due to the shutdown of the Mekorot water pipeline that passes through the Shujayea neighbourhood.
• We call on human rights and international organizations to pressure the occupation to allow an inspection of the Mekorot pipeline and its resumption.

Israeli troops deploy to new ‘security corridor’ across Gaza

Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established “security corridor” across southern Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor and suggested it will cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza.

A military statement on Saturday said troops with the 36th Division have deployed in the corridor. Maps published by Israeli media showed the new corridor running the width of the narrow coastal strip from east to west.

Morag is the name of a Jewish settlement that once stood between Rafah and Khan Younis, and Netanyahu suggested it would run between the cities. Critics call it a land grab.

Israel has also reasserted control over the Netzarim Corridor that cuts off the northern third of Gaza, including Gaza City, from the rest of the Strip. The Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors run from the Israeli border to the Mediterranean Sea.


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