Gaza Health Ministry says over 200 Palestinians were killed in a hospital explosion it claims was caused by Israeli airstrike, reports AP.
Several Palestinians have been killed and wounded when an Israeli air strike hit the yard of a hospital in central Gaza, the Interior Ministry says.
The first estimates of people killed are between 200 to 300, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
An Israeli strike killed at least six people Tuesday who were sheltering in a UNRWA school in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said.
"At least six people were killed this afternoon when an UNRWA school was hit in Al-Maghazi refugee camp", in central Gaza, the agency said.
Around 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
More than 12,500 others have been wounded since Israel started bombarding Gaza on October 7, following a shock Hamas assault on Israel that killed around 1,300 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians.
Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, says that an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip has killed one of its top militant commanders, AP reported.
Ayman Nofal is the most high-profile Hamas militant to be killed so far in Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip.
On the Israel-Hamas conflict, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann says, "The German Chancellor will travel to the region. I think today he met the King of Jordan, that was the first step in the regional initiative. I think the German Chancellor will pay respect to the victims of the horrific and despicable attacks Hamas did on Israeli soil. He will talk with Israeli leadership but also with neighbouring countries like Egypt, in order to develop possibilities to contain the situation...Our thoughts are with the Israeli victims, our position is very clear - we stand with Israel..."
235 passengers, including 18 Nepalese citizens, were brought home safely from Israel today under the banner of 'Operation Ajay.
The United Nations human rights office said that Israel's siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible transfer of civilians and be in breach of international law, Reuters reported.
Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the UN human rights office, said Israel seemed to have made no effort to ensure the civilians temporarily evacuated in Gaza were provided with proper accommodation, as well as satisfactory conditions of hygiene, health, safety, and nutrition.
"We are concerned that this order, combined with the imposition of a complete siege of Gaza, may not be considered as lawful temporary evacuation and would therefore amount to a forcible transfer of civilians in breach of international law," she said.
The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip has forced people to dig wells near the sea to fetch water as Gaza – home to 2.3 million people – is facing a shortage of water as well as food. Generators are powering hospitals after Israel cut electricity following the Hamas attack that killed around 1,400 Israelis. The hospitals have few hours of fuel left, reports Al Jazeera.
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday warned of a dire situation in the Middle East if the conflict between Israel and Hamas is allowed to spread to other countries.
"The whole region is on the brink of falling into the abyss," Abdullah said after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. "All our efforts are needed to make sure we don't get there," he added.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says at least 15 journalists have been killed since the war broke out on October 7, including 11 Palestinians, three Israelis, and one Lebanese.
Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli air raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said "no one can stop resistance forces" if Israel keeps up its bombardment of Gaza in response to the shocking October 7 attack by Hamas.
The Israel Defense Forces says it carried out a series of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip this morning, targeting Hamas headquarters, military sites where members were gathered, and hideout apartments.
The strikes took place in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, the northern part of Rafah, Jabaliya and Khan Younis, according to the IDF.
Hospitals in Gaza received 110 bodies from different areas of southern Gaza overnight Tuesday, Dr. Mohammad Zaqout told CNN.
The hospitals' director said 40 bodies were received at al Nasser hospital, while 60 victims of air strikes in Rafah were received at al Najar hospital. Another 10 bodies had arrived at the European hospital, he said.
In a significant development, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Tuesday that the displacement of Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt is a "red line," and said there would be no refugees in Jordan and no refugees in Egypt.
A look at the latest death toll:
Gaza
Killed: 2,808
Injured: 10,859
Occupied West Bank
Killed: 57
Injured: 1,200
Israel
Killed: 1,400
Injured: 3,500
The World Health Organization is unable to get aid and supplies to Gaza, potentially putting 84,000 pregnant women at risk, a spokesperson told CNN.
The humanitarian aid is stalled at Rafah border crossing.
The Israeli army says it has killed four fighters who were trying to cross the fence from Lebanon and plant an explosive device.
The Israeli military does not expect a planned visit by US President Joe Biden to complicate or delay any ground invasion of Gaza, a spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday.
Rocket sirens sound in a Gaza border community after a lull of some 11 hours.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 people in Rafah early Tuesday, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, reports CNN.
Relief convoys that had been waiting in the Egyptian city of El Arish are heading towards the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, aid officials say, as per Times of Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces says it struck more than 200 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip overnight.
UN Security Council has rejected Russian resolution on humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza that fails to condemn Hamas, reports CNN.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has announced on Tuesday that Tokyo will provide $10 million in assistance for civilians in Gaza.
Kamikawa told reporters in a press conference that she also informed her Israeli counterpart that Tokyo hopes that the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories will calm down as soon as possible, as per AL Jazeera.
More than 100 trucks full of humanitarian aid are currently at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, waiting to be allowed into Gaza, The Times of Israel reported citing Al Arabiya.
At least 54 people, including women and children, have been killed following another Israeli air raid in the Gaza Strip, reports Al Jazeera. According to the latest information, the bombardments hit targets in the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah.
The head of US Central Command arrived in Israel to meet with the chief of staff of the country’s military, according to a statement from US Central Command. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla’s goal is to better understand Israel’s defense requirements and outline US support during the conflict, the statement said.
Colombia lashes out at Israeli envoy amid spat over war with Hamas.
Foreign minister calls Israeli envoy "rude" and says he should leave for criticising the Colombian president's comparison of Israeli attacks on Gaza with the Nazi persecution of Jews
A group of people demonstrated in support of Palestine outside the UN office in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show 'solidarity' with the Jewish country. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Biden will also visit Jordan.
Two Canadian residents were confirmed to have died in the October 7 Hamas attack, according to Canadian officials and news agencies, reports CNN.
The United States is not putting “any conditions” on the military systems that it’s providing to Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza, White House National Security Council chairman John Kirby tells reporters during a phone briefing.
“They have a right to defend themselves. They have a right to go after this terrorist threat, and we’re going to continue to do everything we can to help them do that,” Kirby says.
Nearly 1,000 US citizens and their immediate family members ave departed from Israel on US government-chartered transport, a State Department spokesperson told CNN.
The spokesperson added the US government had offered “more than 4,000 seats on US government-chartered transport by air and sea to US citizens and their immediate family members” since last Friday.
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The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is proving to be a catastrophe for people in the Gaza Strip as they struggle for resources after Israel cut electricity, food and water supply here. Israel has been asking the residents in northern Gaza to move south so that the Israeli military can go full offensive in the region to disarm Hamas target areas.
Over 4,000 have been dead so far in the war which is expected to intensify more in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip faces an escalating humanitarian crisis as water, power, and medical supplies approach exhaustion, and dwindling food provisions strain hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The crisis unfolds amidst relentless Israeli airstrikes, a response to last week's violent attacks initiated by Hamas. Hospitals in Gaza are on the brink of collapse due to the impending exhaustion of generator fuel, with just 24 hours remaining, according to the United Nations.
Calling for "unobstructed access for humanitarian aid", the World Health Organization stated that "Gaza is running out of water. With limited water: Public health crisis imminent, compounding desperate situation for civilians. Lives of 3500+ inpatients in 35 hospitals at immediate risk."
Israel's closure of essential supply routes more than a week ago has placed the spotlight on the Rafah crossing, where aid trucks have been waiting for days to gain access, news agency Associated Press reported. The Rafah crossing, the sole connection between Gaza and Egypt, was forced to shut down due to Israeli airstrikes.
Four hospitals in northern Gaza have ceased operations, while 21 others have been instructed by Israel to evacuate. Doctors have refused, arguing that it would result in the death of critically ill patients and newborns relying on ventilators, as per AP's report.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to target those responsible for the recent violence through numerous airstrikes, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) stated.
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