Death toll in Israel’s war on Gaza rises
The death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has risen to 54,880 killed and 126,227 injured since October 7, 2023, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. Israel has killed 4,603 Palestinians and injured 14,186 since breaking a ceasefire on March 18, it added.
At least 108 Palestinians have been killed and 393 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry said.
Five killed, 70 injured by Israeli gunfire near aid sites in Gaza
A medical source at al-Awda Hospital has told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that four Palestinians were killed and 70 injured by Israeli gunfire near a US-backed aid distribution site west of Rafah in southern Gaza.
Meanwhile, a source at Al-Awda Hospital reported that a Palestinian was killed and others were injured by Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
People carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private US- and Israeli-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system
GHF says aid distribution completed at Gaza aid point
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says on its Arabic Facebook page that aid distribution at its “Gaza Valley” site has been completed, warning Palestinians not to come near the site.
It also says a second site will open at 12pm local time (09:00 GMT) for aid distribution in Rafah.
Violence has continued at these US- and Israel-backed aid sites, with Israeli troops opening fire on crowds of hungry Palestinians as recently as this morning.
Israeli drone strike kills 5 Palestinians, including 2 girls, in southern Gaza
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, citing a source at Nasser Medical Complex, say five Palestinians, including two girls, were killed in an Israeli drone attack on tents in the al-Mawasi "safe zone" area of Khan Younis.
Death toll mounts as Israeli army hits residential buildings across Gaza
At least 11 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza this morning, a medical source tells Al Jazeera. Our colleagues on the ground report that Israeli forces have hit buildings east of the Jabalia camp.
They also said an Israeli helicopter fired at several homes east of Gaza City.
