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03-01-2025
GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bombed the so-called “humanitarian zone” of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, killing at least 10 Palestinians, as rain, cold and a lack of food worsens the humanitarian crisis caused by 14 months of war.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz warns Hamas that if it does not stop attacks on his country and does not release captives held in Gaza, the group “will receive blows with a force not seen” in a long time.
A Palestinian health official says a seventh infant has died of the cold in Gaza, taking the overall toll from hypothermia to eight, as displaced people reel from days of heavy rain that have flooded makeshift shelters across the territory.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the occupied West Bank, accusing the network of airing “misleading” material. Al Jazeera condemned the decision.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,553 Palestinians and wounded 108,379 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Earlier, we reported the Israeli military said a suspect had been “neutralized” after attacking Israeli forces using a car in the occupied West Bank town of Deir Qaddis, near Ramallah.
The Israeli military has now confirmed that a female soldier was slightly injured in the incident, which it described as a “car bomb attack”.
We will bring you more information when we have it.
At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following the Israeli attack on tents housing displaced Palestinians in the so-called southern “humanitarian zone”, the Media reports, citing medical sources.
Those killed included two women and three children, while at least 15 others have also been wounded, the Shehab news agency reported.
We will bring you further updates when we have them.
Dozens of Israeli settlers who raided the town of Kifl Haris to perform religious rituals at Islamic shrines have also attacked homes and vehicles there, according to the Wafa news agency.
The raid on Kifl Haris, located north of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, took place under the protection of Israeli soldiers, Wafa reported.
Prior to the raid, the soldiers closed the gate to the town, and forced shop owners to shutter their businesses and imposed a curfew there, the agency added.
Israeli forces killed at least 28 Palestinians on New Year’s Day, as Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas to release captives or face “blows with a force not seen in Gaza for a long time”.
The number of infants who have died from the cold in Gaza has risen to seven, as Palestinian health officials warned there are not enough blankets or warm clothes for hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Days of heavy rains and flooding are making life for displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents even more dire, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
Some 632 Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli police, performing religious rituals on its grounds, the Wafa news agency reports.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has issued a ban on Al Jazeera broadcasts, closing the network’s offices in the occupied West Bank, after accusing it of publishing “inciting material” and “interference” in Palestine’s internal affairs. (Al Jazeera)
