Death toll in Gaza rises to 67,869
The Palestinian Health Ministry says 63 people have been confirmed dead over the past 24 hours in Gaza, including 60 whose bodies were recovered from earlier Israeli attacks.
The ministry said many victims remain trapped under destroyed buildings and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defence crews continue to face difficulties reaching them.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed 67,869 people and wounded 170,105.
Children wounded in explosion near al-Shifa Hospital
Three children were wounded in an explosion near al-Shifa Hospital, west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian officials.
Gaza’s Civil Defence said an object that was believed to have been left behind by Israeli forces exploded.
Palestinian wounded by Israeli fire in northern West Bank’s Nablus
Israeli forces have shot and wounded a young Palestinian during clashes in the village of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
Separately, confrontations erupted between young Palestinians and Israeli troops in the Dheisheh refugee camp in the city of Bethlehem in the central West Bank.
Israel has stepped up its assault on the West Bank since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, and Netanyahu has advanced a settlement expansion plan that would all but eliminate the possibility of a Palestinian state.
The project, which has been driven by far-right ministers in Netanyahu’s government, covers a 12sq-km (4.6sq-mile) stretch of land and foresees 3,400 new homes for Israeli settlers.
Israel’s settlements are illegal under international law.
