Sirens sound across central Israel as missile fired from Yemen
The Israeli military has said it is investigating after a missile was fired towards Israel from Yemen, causing sirens to sound across the centre of the country.
No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
Israeli military carries out several deadly attacks across Gaza
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues are reporting several deadly Israeli military attacks that have taken place across the Gaza Strip in recent hours, including:
- Four people have been killed by an Israeli air strike on a house in the as-Saftawi area near Gaza City, northern Gaza.
- One person has been killed and others injured after Israeli forces bombed an area northwest of Gaza City.
- Two people have been killed after Israeli fighter jets bombed a tent housing displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.
- One person has been killed and others injured after the Israeli military bombed a warehouse housing displaced Palestinians south of Deir el-Balah.
- One person has been killed and others injured after the Israeli military bombed a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza.
UN says 90 aid trucks reach Gaza distribution points
The facts, as we know them from the United Nations, they are confirming within the last hour that 90 trucks have got to their distribution points in Gaza and some aid is starting to be distributed.
Now what aid is that? The UN most recently, in the last information we are hearing, they are not giving specifics.
However, we’ve heard from UN officials in the last 24 to 36 hours – before these trucks arrived – who say that they believe it will be flour, some medicine, nutritional supplies and some baby formula. But in terms of details on how much flour; when and where, exactly, it is being distributed – the UN is simply saying they do not have that information at this hour.
What we can tell you is the UN is saying that no petroleum or gasoline is being allowed into Gaza by Israeli authorities. That is important because that means there is no gasoline to power generators for hospitals or even bakeries to keep ovens running and things like that.
Palestinian workers unload sacks of flour from an aid truck at a bakery, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on May 21, 2025 as aid trickles into the war-torn territory
It is very important to point out that while 90 trucks might seem like a big number, it is really not. Before October 7, 2023 – before Israel began its bombardment of the Gaza Strip – about 500 to 600 aid trucks were going into Gaza every day.
Again. that’s before Israel began its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. So 90 trucks simply, in the words of UN officials, is a “drop in the ocean”. Particularly since it’s now been 11 weeks that Israel had a total and complete blockade on all aid.
UN officials are certainly not celebrating … because they say they will take any aid they can to get in, even to save one life. But, clearly, this is nowhere even close to the amount that is needed.
If you just take the days since the total blockade, 80, at 500 trucks a day, that's a deficit of 40,000 trucks to make up to get back to a daily 500 avg. However there already was a large deficit and 500 was based on Gaza still having agriculture, fishing and water sanitation, which is all destroyed now.
At the start of the ceasefire 800 to 1000 trucks went in daily to revive the population somewhat, which already dropped off quickly during the ceasefire as Israel never lived up to phase 1 of the ceasefire. So indeed, 90 is a drop in the ocean for 2.1 million starving people.
