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Gaza death toll rises
At least two bodies and five injured people have been received by Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
Since the October 10 ceasefire came into force, Israel has killed 260 Palestinians and injured 632, the ministry said in a statement. The bodies of 533 Palestinians have also been recovered from the rubble of previous Israeli attacks, the ministry added.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a total of 69,187 people and injured 170,703 since October 7, 2023, it said.
One more Israeli captive’s body to be handed over at 18:00 GMT: Hamas
The Palestinian group says al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, will hand over one more Israeli captive’s body at 8:00pm Gaza time (18:00 GMT).
Hamas said in a statement published on Telegram that the body was found today in the Morag area, north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamas appeals for support for Gaza’s war-battered education system
The Palestinian group has urged global support for students in Gaza, whose education it says is “an integral part” of the Palestinian struggle for “freedom, independence and building a brighter future”.
In a post on Telegram, Hamas congratulated high school graduates in Gaza who recently received delayed exam results for achieving “excellence despite the harsh and horrific conditions they endured during the war”.
The group also called upon all “countries, institutions, and organisations concerned with education worldwide to provide sustained support to our students, universities, and schools in the Gaza Strip, enabling them to continue their educational and national mission”.
Israel violated Gaza ceasefire 282 times: Media Office
Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel’s “blatant and systematic” truce deal violations have resulted in the killings of 242 Palestinians and injuries of more than 620 others since October 10.
“We condemn in the strongest terms these repeated acts of aggression and hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for their humanitarian and security repercussions,” its statement said.
“We emphasise that their continuation constitutes a clear threat to the spirit of the agreement and a violation of the occupation’s obligations to the international community and the guarantor states.”
The office called on “US President Donald Trump, the guarantor states, and the mediators to assume their responsibilities and exert real pressure on the occupation force to compel it to immediately cease its violations and respect its signed commitments”.
As we have reported earlier, Gaza’s Health Ministry gave a higher updated death toll since ceasefire, putting the number of those killed at 260 and wounded at 632.
Israel keeps Zikim crossing closed despite announcing its reopening for aid trucks
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, says despite announcing the reopening of the Zikim crossing for aid trucks, Israel has kept the crossing closed and no trucks have been allowed through.
He says the situation underscores a “misleading” Israeli narrative suggesting conditions in Gaza are improving, while the reality on the ground remains dire.
While commercial goods have been trickling into the Strip, essential supplies including medicines and food at scale remain largely absent from the market.
UN bodies and rights groups have repeatedly urged Israeli forces to allow unimpeded access into Gaza, calling for all border crossings to open immediately so aid can reach the many who need it as needs continue to grow amid displacement and a battered healthcare system.
