2 children among the dead in overnight Israeli attacks

Intense Israeli attacks continue to hit the war-battered Gaza Strip, killing and wounding Palestinians in its northern and central areas.

According to medical sources, the victims include:

Israeli army announces ‘temporary transit route’ on Salah al-Din St

Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesman, Avichay Adraee, has announced that civilians fleeing besieged Gaza City can use sections of Salah al-Din Street to travel south for several hours today.

In a post on X, he shared a map marking areas designated for the forced displacement, saying the “temporary transit route” would remain open until 12pm (09:00 GMT).

Traffic, meanwhile, has been at a near standstill on the parallel al-Rashid Street as more Palestinians continue fleeing south while trying to avoid the deadly Israeli military assault.

_{Traffic jam on al-Rashid Road as people head south from Gaza City}

Traffic at standstill as thousands of Palestinians move south

Vehicles on the al-Rashid coastal road leading south are not moving now because of a huge traffic jam.

Frightened people fleeing Gaza City and northern Gaza are taking whatever possessions they can with them. Trucks are filled with forcibly displaced families and their belongings, including water tanks.

What was once a 50-minute drive from the heart of Gaza City to al-Mawasi – described by Israel as a “humanitarian zone” – now takes up to seven hours.

It is very draining trip for everyone, including elderly people and young children. The most vulnerable are those with health complications. Many of those who fled hospitals in Gaza City had to be carried out on animal-drawn carts.

The weight of displacement and uncertainty is taking its toll on everyone.

‘Completely helpless’: Palestinians suffer amputations, sepsis due to Israeli medical aid curbs

Al Jazeera has met Noor Faraj at al-Shifa Hospital – a 10-year-old girl whose legs were amputated after an Israeli strike tore through her home in a neighbourhood west of Gaza City.

She looks at her bandaged legs and asks her mother in pain, “Mum, why are they like this?” Her mother, Rabab, tries to comfort her, but her own voice trembles with sorrow. “Don’t worry, one day you will travel and heal,” she tells her.

“Noor just came out of surgery, and she is still under anaesthesia. I keep asking every doctor and nurse who passes by what I’ll give my daughter once she wakes up, and they all tell me there are no antibiotics because Israel has banned them from entering. Things are extremely difficult, and right now, I feel completely helpless,” Rabab said.

Dr Hassan al-Shaer, the medical director at al-Shifa Hospital, told Al Jazeera that deaths among amputees are increasing due to the sepsis caused by severe wounds and the lack of antibiotics.

_{The number of dead and wounded continues to surge during Israel’s major assault on the north}

Israel vows to use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City attack

The Israeli military has warned it will deploy “unprecedented force” in Gaza City, urging hundreds of thousands of residents to flee southwards.

“From this moment, Salah al-Din Road is closed for southbound travel. The [army] will continue to operate with unprecedented force against Hamas and other terrorist organisations,” said Avichay Adraee, the army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, addressing Gaza City’s beleaguered population.

The only possible escape route south is via al-Rashid Street, he added, telling Palestinians to “take this opportunity and join the hundreds of thousands of city residents who have moved south to the humanitarian area“.


_{The scene of an Israeli attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City}

_{Forcibly displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza from Israeli attacks}

Armed assailants steal vital UNICEF aid in devastated Gaza City

The UN children’s agency says trucks carrying food for starving children were commandeered by gunmen in Gaza City, depriving 2,700 children of life-saving nutrition.

“Yesterday, armed individuals approached four trucks outside our compound in Gaza City that were getting ready to transport desperately needed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food [RUTF] for malnourished children enduring famine,” UNICEF said in a statement.

“This theft has denied at least 2,700 severely and acutely malnourished children of life-saving vital supplies at a time when famine has been declared in the north of Gaza, and the ongoing military operation is creating further displacement and adding to the devastating impact on children.”

The UN agency urged all parties in Gaza to “respect and protect humanitarian aid”.

“Children are bearing the heaviest burden. Ultimately, a sustainable ceasefire is essential to create an environment where such incidents no longer occur, and aid can reach those who need it most – safely, quickly, and effectively.”

Four Palestinians including child die from malnutrition in the past 24 hours

At least 33 Palestinians have been killed and 146 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry says.

It also recorded four deaths caused by malnutrition in the last day, including one child, which brings the total number of deaths from hunger since Israel’s war on Gaza began to 440, including 147 children.

Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza, 162 deaths have been recorded, including 32 children.

Israeli forces carry out arrests, blow up home in West Bank raids

Israeli forces have carried out another early morning round of arrests in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Wafa news agency, troops detained five Palestinians in Nablus city, including a former prisoner, after raiding their homes.

They also surrounded a home in the town of Surda, near Ramallah, and opened fire with small arms at it until its inhabitant “surrendered”. Afterwards, the forces “blew up large parts of the house”, according to Wafa.

Houthi drone crashes into hotel in Israel’s Eilat

A drone crashed into a hotel in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, causing a fire but no casualties. Yemen’s Houthi group, which has been launching drones and missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Israel threatens Houthi leader: ‘Your time will come’

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has issued a menacing threat to Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi after a suspected missile attack on Israel launched from Yemen.

In a post on X, Katz said al-Houthi would be “sent to … the depths of hell” and the Houthi militia will lose its hold on the capital, Sanaa.

“Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, your time will come. You will be sent to meet your government plenary and all the eliminated members of the axis of evil who are waiting in the depths of hell,” wrote Katz.

“The slogan ‘Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews’ written on the Houthi flag will be replaced by the Israeli blue-and-white flag that will fly over the capital of a united Yemen.”

In late August, an Israeli air strike killed Ahmed al-Rahawi, prime minister of the Houthi-led government, along with other ministers.

Four protesters arrested at Israel-Gaza boundary: Report

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz says four protesters, including Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov, have been arrested at a protest against the war on Gaza near Re’im, located near Israel’s boundary with the Strip.

Demonstrators held signs that read “Stop Zionist terror” and “Isolate Israel,” it said.

Other demonstrations attended by dozens of people, including retired fighter pilots, are also reported to have been held near the Ramat David and Tel Nof air force bases.

UN peacekeepers call on Israel to halt attacks, fully withdraw from Lebanon

Lebanon remains on edge after Israel launched a series of air attacks on the south in defiance of a ceasefire agreed on last November.

The UN’s peacekeeping force in Lebanon has denounced the Israeli attacks.

“Last night’s strikes by Israel in south Lebanon are violations of Security Council resolution 1701 and put the fragile stability that has been built since November of last year at risk,” UNIFIL said in a statement. “They further undermine civilians’ confidence that a non-violent solution to this conflict is possible.”

It noted UN troops and the Lebanese army are on the ground “working to restore stability to the south and along the Blue Line”.

“Peacekeepers in two positions in Deir Kifa, near Burj Qalawieh, moved to shelters for safety. The strikes put the lives of Lebanese soldiers, UN peacekeepers, and civilians in danger. We call on the Israel [military] to refrain from any further strikes and to fully withdraw from Lebanese territory.”

One killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon

The Lebanese Ministry of Health is reporting that one person has been killed and three wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Tebnin in southern Lebanon.

‘Britain planted the seed of this catastrophe’

UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese delivered a powerful speech at the Together For Palestine event in London’s Wembley Arena, calling out the UK’s role in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

“Such cruelty did not start 700 days ago. For nearly a century, the Palestinian people have lived under the weight of a brutal settler colonial project,” said Albanese.

“Britain planted the seed of this catastrophe with the Balfour Declaration, promising away a land that was not theirs to give.”

Dozens of artists and speakers attended the event, which raised more than $2m for Palestinian relief organisations.

Starmer gets pat on back from Trump for criticising Hamas

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking at a joint news conference in Chequers, got a pat on the back from US President Donald Trump when saying Hamas is a “terrorist” organisation that can have no place in Palestinian governance.

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Palestinian President Abbas to address UNGA via video

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video after the United States said it would not give him a visa to travel to New York.

The resolution received 145 votes in favour and five votes against, while six countries abstained.

Washington said last month it would not allow Abbas and other Palestinian officials to travel to New York, where several US allies are set to recognise Palestine as a state.

The General Assembly speeches are scheduled to begin on Tuesday after leaders gather on Monday for a summit – hosted by France and Saudi Arabia – that aims to build momentum towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

Nearly 250 US state legislators from all 50 states have traveled to Israel this week as part of “50 states, one Israel".

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