Red Cross, Hamas search for bodies of remaining Israeli captives in Gaza’s Shujayea
The Red Cross and members of Hamas are continuing the search for the bodies of Israeli captives in Gaza City.The remains of eight captives are still under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
Heart-warming scenes in Gaza as freed detainees reunite with families
We have received five prisoners who were unexpectedly released by Israel. They were transferred to Al-Aqsa Hospital for medical checkups. There were heart-warming scenes here as family members reunited with the former detainees and hugged them.
But there were also Palestinians who went home heartbroken, as they did not find their loved ones among those who were freed.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli authorities also handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians who had been held by the Israeli military. The process to identify them is going to start tomorrow.
Despite these developments, Israeli forces are also continuing to attack different areas across Gaza. They’ve targeted a school in the Shujayea neighbourhood of northern Gaza City that has been sheltering thousands of displaced families. There was a wedding at the school, and three Palestinians, including a child, were injured.
In southern Rafah, three more Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, who are also continuing attacks on eastern parts of nearby Khan Younis, including by demolishing and destroying residential houses.
Palestinians say they know they will continue to be targeted wherever they go in Gaza, despite a ceasefire being in effect.
Overcrowded shelters in Gaza leave thousands struggling for ‘dignity, safety, basic hygiene’
Nearly 75,000 displaced Palestinians are sheltering in UNRWA-run buildings, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says, adding that many of those structures are “damaged and overcrowded”.
“Overcrowded shelters in Gaza leave little space or privacy,” it said.
“For many displaced women and girls, daily life means coping without dignity, safety, or adequate hygiene. Limited access to healthcare and basic hygiene supplies makes each day a struggle,” UNRWA said in a social media post.
Displaced Palestinians shelter in tents in Gaza City
