Israel war on Gaza updates: Deadly attacks ongoing as strikes intensify

• 5h ago (23:59 GMT)Thank you for joining usRead more about the US court’s decision to allow the deportation case against Mahmoud Khalil to proceed here.You can find more here on the UN’s grim findings on Israel’s war on Gaza highlighting how women and children were the only fatalities in at least three dozen air strikes since mid-March.And you can find all our coverage of the Gaza war here.Click here to share on social media
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• 5h ago (23:40 GMT)Only one-third of Gaza left to live in: UNThe UN warned Israel’s latest evacuation orders are leaving Palestinians with shrinking space to survive in Gaza and further worsening the humanitarian crisis.In a news conference, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Israel on Friday issued “two new displacement orders covering vast areas in northern and southern Gaza”.“Several medical facilities and storage sites containing critical supplies are located within newly designated displacement zones,” he added.Dujarric warned of “life-threatening consequences”.“With this latest development, OCHA reports that more than two-thirds of the Gaza Strip is either under active displacement orders or designated as no-go zones. This leaves Palestinians with less than a third of Gaza’s area to live in, and that remaining space is fragmented.”Click here to share on social media
• 5h ago (23:30 GMT)LISTEN: Why is evidence of  Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing?Many of the images from Israel’s war on Gaza have been seen for the last time.With Gaza under siege from the Israeli military and tech companies censoring and taking down material, the responsibility falls on the people of Gaza to document and archive their own evidence of war crimes and genocide.How will it survive?https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950878Play Video22:15Why is evidence of  Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing?Click here to share on social media
• 5h ago (23:20 GMT)Israeli army targets buildings in southern GazaIsraeli forces are bombing buildings in the northern neighbourhoods of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city.Earlier, we reported one person was killed after Israeli forces bombed a tent in the al-Mawasi area “safe zone” in southern Gaza.The Israeli military ordered all residents of Rafah in southern Gaza to flee. The army has already set up a significant “buffer zone” within Gaza, expanding an area that existed around the edges of the enclave before the war.Click here to share on social media
• 5h ago (23:10 GMT)Iran: ‘Important and implementable proposals ready’ for US talksIran seeks a “real and fair” agreement with Washington on its nuclear programme, a senior aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman.“Far from putting up a show and merely talking in front of the cameras, Tehran is seeking a real and fair agreement, important and implementable proposals are ready,” Khamenei adviser Ali Shamkhani posted on X.He confirmed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Oman “with full authority for indirect negotiations with America”, adding if Washington shows goodwill the path forward would be “smooth”.In advance of the talks, Trump reiterated military action is “absolutely” possible if they fail. Iran responded by saying Tehran could expel UN nuclear inspectors, prompting another US warning that this would be an “escalation”.Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [File: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP]Click here to share on social media
• 6h ago (23:00 GMT)Palestinian teen injured in Israeli raid near BethlehemA Palestinian 17-year-old was wounded in the foot during an Israeli assault on Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, Wafa news agency reports.Israeli forces entered the town and fired live ammunition and sound bombs, witnesses said.Al Jazeera Arabic also reported raids across the occupied West Bank, including in Biddya and Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit.Click here to share on social media
• 6h ago (22:45 GMT)France supports Israel’s security and a Palestinian state ‘without Hamas’President Emmanuel Macron has clarified France’s stance on the Gaza crisis in a statement shared on social media emphasising diplomacy, humanitarian aid, and a long-term political resolution.“Here is France’s position – it is clear: Yes to peace. Yes to Israel’s security. Yes to a Palestinian state without Hamas,” Macron wrote.“The only path possible is a political one,” he asserted, adding there’s an urgent need for “a lasting ceasefire”, the release of all captives, and resumption of humanitarian aid that has been blocked by Israel for more than a month.“I support the legitimate right of Palestinians to a state and to peace, just as I support the right of Israelis to live in peace and security, both recognized by their neighbours,” Macron said.Earlier this week, Macron said France could recognise a Palestinian state “in the coming months”.
  
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• 6h ago (22:30 GMT)Detained Khalil Mahmoud risks missing birth of first childDetained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil could miss the birth of his first child. His wife, Noor Abdalla, was already in her third trimester when authorities from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him in March.“That’s also a fear for him, missing the birth of his child and missing those first hours. But, you know, at this point, unfortunately, it’s out of both of our controls.”A judge has ruled for the US government to deport Mahmoud, a permanent resident, after he played a key role in Columbia’s pro-Palestine student protests last spring. He remains in ICE custody without criminal charges.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIMrj66Tmhk/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com&rp=%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2025%2F4%2F11%2Fisrael-war-on-gaza-live-deadly-attacks-ongoing-as-strikes-intensify#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4138.40000000014%2C%22ls%22%3A2914.3000000000466%2C%22le%22%3A4051.9000000001397%7DClick here to share on social media
• 6h ago (22:20 GMT)One dead as Israeli forces bomb tent in southern GazaOur colleagues on the ground report one Palestinian has been killed when an Israeli drone bombed a tent housing displaced people in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. Several others were injured.Al-Mawasi has been designated by the Israeli army as a “safe zone” for forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza. However, it has repeatedly attacked the tent encampments during the war.Click here to share on social media
• 6h ago (22:15 GMT)Court ruling on Mahmoud Khalil sets ‘dangerous precedent’The decision by a US immigration judge that the deportation case against Mahmoud Khalil can proceed sets a dangerous precedent, with wider implications on freedom of speech, civil rights lawyer Edward Ahmed Mitchell has told Al Jazeera.“[Permanent] residents are almost never deported unless they have committed a serious crime,” Mitchell said. “Now the government is saying that if you are an immigrant of any legal status whatsoever and you say something the government dislikes regarding foreign policy, they can kick you out.”The lawyer said the judge’s decision cited a law from the 1950s that has never been used to deport anyone. “Ironically, it was briefly ruled unconstitutional years ago by Trump’s sister, who was a federal judge at the time,” Mitchell said.“It’s a bad law in itself, but it’s also being enforced in an unconstitutional way by the administration.”Click here to share on social media
• 7h ago (22:00 GMT)‘Breach of trust’: Israeli army official confirms firings of war criticsIsrael’s military has confirmed it will fire air force reservists who signed an open letter that condemns the war in Gaza for only serving political interests instead of bringing the captives home.In a statement to The Associated Press news agency, an army official confirmed there’s no room for any soldiers, including reservists on active duty, “to exploit their military status while simultaneously participating in the fighting”.The official called the letter a breach of trust between commanders and subordinates.The army said it decided any active reservist who signed the letter would not be able to continue serving. It did not specify how many people that included or if the firings had begun.Nearly 1,000 Israeli air force reservists and retirees signed the letter, published in Israeli media Thursday, demanding the immediate return of captives held in Gaza – even at the cost of ending the fighting.Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 7h ago (21:45 GMT)Israeli troops storm occupied West Bank towns: ReportIsraeli forces carried out raids in two towns in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reports.Citing local sources, it said soldiers stormed the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, as troops deployed in the western and central neighborhoods.Israeli forces also fired sound bombs near homes.Elsewhere, in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit, Israeli soldiers detained several Palestinians near the Qarawa Mall.Click here to share on social media
• 7h ago (21:30 GMT)US Muslim group condemns deportation of Mahmoud KhalilThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced the ruling by an immigration judge to deport the permanent resident for his “peaceful political activities” calling it a “dangerous, unconstitutional” decision.“Although today’s ruling is just the first step in a long legal process, it should be alarming to all Americans who cherish the Bill of Rights and basic freedoms like free speech,” said Nihad Awad, CAIR’s national executive director, in a statement.“We are confident that federal courts will see through the Trump administration’s lawless attack on free speech and that the movement against the Israeli government’s genocide will continue to grow in our nation, despite these Orwellian attempts to suppress free speech.”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950880Play Video00:56After Mahmoud Khalil, Trump will be “coming after others”Click here to share on social media
• 7h ago (21:20 GMT)White House has accused Mahmoud Khalil of ‘siding with terrorists’Here are some fast facts on the arrest and planned deportation of US permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil:
  • Khalil isn’t accused of breaking any laws during pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University.
  • The government, however, says non-citizens who participate in such demonstrations should be expelled from the country for “anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas” views.
  • Khalil, a 30-year-old international affairs graduate student, served as a negotiator and spokesperson for student activists at Columbia who took over a campus lawn to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
  • Khalil is not accused of participating in the occupation and wasn’t among people arrested in connection with the demonstrations.
  • The White House accused Khalil of “siding with terrorists” but has yet to cite any support for the claim.
    Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media [File: Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
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• 7h ago (21:10 GMT)WATCH: 36 recent Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women, children – UNUN investigators examined three dozen recent Israeli bombing raids on Gaza and found the only people killed were women and children. “What we found was indeed very shocking,” they said.Watch the video below:https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950879Play Video01:51UN: 36 recent Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women, childrenClick here to share on social media
• 8h ago (21:00 GMT)Khalil’s wife says ruling doesn’t reflect ‘truth, justice or will of the American people’The court’s decision to deport her husband “feels like a devastating blow to our family” but she pledged not to stop advocating for his return to the US.“My husband is a political prisoner who is being deprived of his rights because he believes Palestinians deserve equal dignity and freedom. There is nothing the government can say about my husband that can silence this truth,” Noor Abdalla told a news conference.“This ruling is an indictment of this country’s immigration system and does not reflect truth justice or the will of the American people. In less than a month, my husband and I will welcome our first child. Until we are reunited, I will not stop advocating for my husband’s safe return home.”Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 8h ago (20:55 GMT)Three killed, Israeli officer injured in southern GazaThe Israeli army has issued a statement saying its troops responded to gunfire in southern Gaza, killing two people.One more person was killed by the Israeli air force, the statement said, without specifying the exact location. An Israeli officer was taken to hospital after being lightly wounded.Israel has restricted Palestinians’ access to roughly two-thirds of Gaza. Among the restricted areas is a large swath of southern Rafah, where Israel’s military issued a displacement order on March 31.Click here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:45 GMT)Mahmoud Khalil: A political prisoner for speaking out against genocide in Gaza
  • Shihab Rattansi
  Reporting from Jena, LouisianaMahmoud Khalil is removable, in the opinion of the judge, who said the letter Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent to the court, detailing the justifications for the removal, was reasonable.His legal and support team say he’s a political prisoner for speaking out against genocide in Gaza.The Department of Homeland Security has met its burden, said the judge. However, Khalil is open to a relief application on April 23, and there’s a discussion of whether he should be deported to Syria or Algeria.We’re told Khalil was calm throughout the proceedings and he addressed the court. He said nothing is more important than due process and fundamental fairness, and neither principle was present at court.Khalil added, “This is where the Trump administration sent me to this court, thousands of miles from my family.”Click here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:35 GMT)‘Blatant violation of the first amendment’A spokesperson for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has delivered a message after a judge ruled he can be deported for threatening US national security.“Despite the government’s failure to prove that he broke any law, the court has decided that lawful permanent residents can have their status revoked for pro-Palestine advocacy. This is a blatant violation of the First Amendment and a dangerous precedent for anyone who believes in freedom of speech and political expression,” she told reporters in Jena, Louisiana.“But this decision should not pacify you, it should embolden you. Those who know Mahmoud know about his commitment to justice and his refusal to back down from even the steepest of challenges. It is Mahmoud’s fighting spirit that we must embrace in the coming days.”Click here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:25 GMT)Egypt again rejects plan to displace Palestinians from GazaEgypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has reiterated Cairo’s rejection of any plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza.“Such acts are considered a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and undermine peace efforts and threaten regional peace and security,” said Abdelatty, speaking at the Arab-Islamic ministerial committee meeting on Gaza.Abdelatty said Egypt continues to engage in negotiations and called for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement to be implemented.Click here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:20 GMT)Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on central IsraelYemen’s Houthi group says it carried out a drone attack in central Israel’s Tel Aviv area in “a specific military operation” in support of Palestinians.Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attack targeted two Israeli military targets. There was no immediate response from Israel’s military.Meanwhile, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV network reported two US air strikes in the area of Hodeidah in Yemen.Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 8h ago (20:15 GMT)LISTEN: Why does Syria matter to Israel and Turkiye?Israel and Turkiye have held talks over Syria in a bid to avoid clashes there. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says Turkish military bases in post-al-Assad Syria is a “red line”.But what if that line is crossed?https://omny.fm/shows/the-inside-story-podcast/why-does-syria-matter-to-israel-and-turkiye/embed?style=coverClick here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:10 GMT)Photos: Palestinians flee eastern part of Gaza City after evacuation orderPeople flee the eastern part of Gaza City after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]The Israeli army told residents of Shujayea district and five other areas to immediately leave [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]Shujayea has been the focus of the Israeli army’s renewed offensive in the north of the Strip in recent days [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] Click here to share on social media
• 8h ago (20:07 GMT)Judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deportedThe decision was made based on the federal government’s argument that Khalil poses “a national security risk”.Immigration Judge Jamee Comans made the determination at the end of a nearly two-hour hearing. Khalil can appeal the ruling.Khalil, who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school, was detained by federal immigration agents on March 8 in New York and transferred to an immigration detention centre in Jena, Louisiana.Khalil’s lawyers have challenged the legality of his detention, saying the Trump administration is trying to crack down on free speech. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he can deport Khalil because his presence in the US threatens the country’s foreign policy.Protesters attend a demonstration in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil [Yuki Iwamura/AP]Click here to share on social media
• 9h ago (19:55 GMT)WATCH: What stands in the way of new US nuclear deal with Iran?President Trump withdrew the United States from the original Iran nuclear deal in 2018.On Saturday, he’s sending a negotiating team to Oman to discuss the possibility of a new agreement. Al Jazeera’s Maziar Motamedi explains the obstacles below:https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950881Play Video03:10What stands in the way of the US reaching a new nuclear deal with Iran?Click here to share on social media
• 9h ago (19:40 GMT)‘All options on table’ for Iran over nuclear programme: White HousePresident Donald Trump wants Iran to know “all options are on the table” for it from developing nuclear weapons in advance of talks on Saturday between US and Iranian delegations.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s “ultimate objective is to ensure that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon”, although the president does believe in diplomacy.“But he’s made it very clear to the Iranians and his national security team will as well, that all options are on the table and Iran has a choice to make. You can agree to President Trump’s demand, or there will be all hell to pay, and that’s how the president feels. He feels very strongly about it,” she said.US talks with Iran will be direct despite denials from Tehran, as the two sides prepare for the diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman.“These will be direct talks with the Iranians, and I want to make that very clear,” Leavitt told reporters. “The president believes in diplomacy, direct talks, talking directly in the same room.”Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 9h ago (19:30 GMT)Israeli army kills at least 20 in Gaza since dawnMedical sources say at least 20 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the early hours.Earlier in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, at least 10 people were killed, including seven children in an Israeli strike.Also in the enclave’s south, one Palestinian was killed and four others were wounded following the bombing of a group of civilians in Rafah.Palestinians are brought from Nasser Hospital for burial in Khan Younis on Friday [Hani Alshaer/Anadolu]Click here to share on social media
• 9h ago (19:25 GMT)Timeline of Israel’s weaponisation of aid to GazaIsrael has repeatedly used food and international humanitarian aid as a tool of collective pressure against Palestinians over the 17 months of its devastating war on the Gaza Strip.Civilians in the enclave have been subjected to extreme food shortages and famine-like conditions throughout the war. Dozens of children have died of starvation, and countless others have succumbed to wounds or preventable illnesses during a deteriorating man-made humanitarian disaster.Here’s a timeline of Israel’s weaponisation of aid to Gaza:Click here to share on social media
• 9h ago (19:10 GMT)Qatar condemns Israel’s weaponisation of aid in GazaPrime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has condemned Israel’s “starvation and weaponisation of aid in Gaza,” calling it a “crime violating humanitarian values and international law”.Speaking at the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit meeting in Antalya, Turkiye, he said the lack of accountability threatened the international system’s stability and he urged decisive action.The prime minister also reiterated Qatar’s commitment to the Palestinian cause and to the establishment of an independent state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani [File: Karim Jaafar/AFP]Click here to share on social media
• 10h ago (18:55 GMT)Israeli forces escalate attacks, displacement in TulkaremThe Israeli military has intensified its assault on the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its two refugee camps, forcibly evicting residents and carrying out large-scale bulldozing operations.The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the army deployed reinforcements to Nablus Street following Friday prayers, raided several buildings, and kicked out residents.Families were given between five minutes and one hour to vacate their homes, the news agency said. Several shop owners in the area were also evicted from their businesses.Israel has staged repeated raids and home demolitions in Tulkarem for the past 75 days. Since the beginning of the year, it has expanded its military assault across the occupied West Bank while preparing for troops to remain in some refugee camps for the next year.Click here to share on social media
• 10h ago (18:40 GMT)Casualties as Israeli army bombs central GazaTwo Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli forces bombed a house in the Maghazi camp.At least 17 people have been killed and many wounded since dawn, according to medical sources who spoke to Al Jazeera.The death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has risen to 50,912, with 115,981 injured since October 7, 2023.Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 10h ago (18:25 GMT)Israeli reservists’ petitions aim to send message to Trump
  • Nour Odeh
  Reporting from Amman, JordanAl Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because it has been banned from Israel and the occupied West Bank.The fact that hundreds of retired and current reserve officers have signed a petition calling on the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza shows there is a sizeable portion of the Israeli society that simply doesn’t believe Netanyahu’s decision to break the ceasefire has anything to do with the goal of bringing the captives home.They believe he is vying for his political survival, but at the same time, they don’t really think their protest can change his mind. The Israeli prime minister has already lashed out at these expressions of protest, calling them “bad weeds” motivated and funded by liberal Zionists abroad who are opposed to his government.The noise is aimed at US President Donald Trump at the White House. Many believe he is the only person who can compel Netanyahu to stop the bombing and reach a deal so the 59 captives can be returned home.This is not about the war really, but about Netanyahu’s politics and the fact that many Israelis are simply fed up with it.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and military chief Eyal Zamir [File: Sebastian Scheiner/Reuters]Click here to share on social media
• 10h ago (18:10 GMT)Danish court throws out lawsuit on arms sales to IsraelA Copenhagen court has rejected a lawsuit filed by four humanitarian organisations accusing Denmark of violating international law by exporting weapons to Israel.Al-Haq, Amnesty International, Oxfam, and ActionAid Denmark argued there was a risk that “Danish military materiel [F-35 components] was being used to commit serious crimes against civilians in Gaza”.Danish media outlets Danwatch and Information revealed in 2023 that Israel’s F-35s were equipped with parts made by the Danish group Terma.The organisations said they would appeal the decision to Denmark’s Supreme Court.“As human rights organisations … if we cannot try this case, then there is no one in Denmark who would be granted a legal interest,” said Tim Whyte, the secretary-general of ActionAid Denmark.A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft [File: Joseph Barron via Reuters]Click here to share on social media
• 11h ago (17:55 GMT)Gaza faces fifth stage of famine as pneumonia cases surgeDr Ahmed al-Farra, head of the paediatrics department at Nasser Hospital, spoke to Al Jazeera about the dire healthcare situation throughout the war-battered Gaza Strip.Here are his translated comments:
  • Gaza has reached the fifth stage of famine.
  • Symptoms of vitamin deficiency are appearing in children.
  • All residents of Gaza are suffering from anaemia.
  • Severe cases of pneumonia are spreading across the coastal enclave.
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• 11h ago (17:40 GMT)Israel using Passover to increase troops in West Bank: PAThe Palestinian Authority (PA) has accused Israel of using the Passover holiday as a “pretext” to boost its military presence in the occupied West Bank.The comments come after Israeli said six additional companies were deployed to the area “to boost security” during the holiday.“This decision aims to fragment the West Bank and transform it into isolated centres, geographically disconnected except by roads under the occupation’s control,” the PA’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.“This decision is part of the plan to accelerate the annexation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.”The ministry blamed the UN Security Council for Israel’s impunity and continued disregard for Palestinian rights.Israeli troops in Ein Beit el-Ma refugee camp near Nablus [File: Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]Click here to share on social media
• 11h ago (17:25 GMT)‘If this is not barbarism, I ask you what is?’More than 1,500 people in Gaza have now been killed since Israel resumed its attacks on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. Israel also cut off the supply of all aid more than a month ago.Earlier, 10 people, including seven children, were killed in a home by an Israeli air raid in southern Khan Younis. Footage of the aftermath showed bodies wrapped in white shrouds and blankets, with the house reduced to mangled concrete slabs and twisted metal.A vocal critic of the war on Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Israel, saying: “If this is not barbarism, I ask you what is?”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950882Play Video01:35’Values of the West are dying’ in Gaza, says ErdoganClick here to share on social media
• 11h ago (17:10 GMT)Warnings of polio resurgence if vaccination campaign preventedDoctors have warned of the risk of polio spreading in Gaza along with other diseases, such as measles and cholera, as Israel continues a total blockade of the Strip.The fourth round of a polio vaccination campaign was scheduled to take place this week. But because of Israel’s refusal to allow medicine to enter Gaza, the Health Ministry said 600,000 children will not be immunised.“If the vaccines are not allowed in the campaign will fail, which could lead to the renewed spread of the disease,” Dr Ola al-Najjar, one of the campaign supervisors, told Al Jazeera.In July, polio was detected in Gaza’s wastewater for the first time in decades. It has since been detected in a 10-month-old baby who was paralysed as a result.A Palestinian child receives a polio vaccination at a UNRWA clinic [File: Ashraf Amra/Anadolu]Click here to share on social media
• 12h ago (16:55 GMT)Netanyahu threatens to dismiss soldiers demanding Gaza ceasefireIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to “immediately dismiss” the military personnel who signed petitions calling for an end to the war on Gaza as a means of securing the release of Israeli captives.Hundreds of soldiers and reserve officers from various Israeli military branches, including the air force and navy, signed letters in recent days advocating for a ceasefire in exchange for the return of those held in Gaza.In a statement issued by his office, Netanyahu warned any military staff involved in “encouraging rebellion” or refusing to serve will be “fired immediately”.The Israeli army renewed its war on Gaza on March 18, shattering the January 19 ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement.People take part in a rally against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv [Shir Torem/Reuters]Click here to share on social media
• 12h ago (16:40 GMT)Israel-Hezbollah war cost Lebanon farms $700m: UNThe conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah caused more than $700m in agricultural damage and losses.“The agriculture sector in Lebanon has incurred an estimated $118 million in damages and $586 million in losses,” said the assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization with Lebanon’s Agriculture Ministry and the National Council for Scientific Research.The most affected areas are southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, said the report, which covered the period from October 2023 to November 2024.“The most affected subsector is crops followed by livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.”The agricultural sector needs an estimated $263m “for reconstruction and recovery”, with $95m “prioritised” for this year and next.“Immediate support is needed to restart farming, livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture activities.”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.692.0_en.html#fid=goog_1938950883Play Video21:38 Will Lebanon’s fragile peace hold after Israel’s strike on Beirut?Click here to share on social media
• 12h ago (16:25 GMT)Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing of GazaAn estimated 15,000 people attended the demonstration organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, whose head Naeem ur Rehman called on all Muslim nations to announce a holy war to defend Gaza.Pakistan maintains no diplomatic ties with Israel and has consistently called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Karachi on Friday [Rizwan Tabassum/AFP]Click here to share on social media
• 12h ago (16:10 GMT)Women, children dying in large numbers as Israel pounds Gaza
  • Hind Khoudary
  Reporting from Deir el-Balah, GazaWe are here in Al-Aqsa Hospital and we see the ambulances transferring those injured and killed every day. As the UN human rights office said earlier, many of the dead are women and children.Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence agency, told Al Jazeera at least 500 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza since the war resumed on March 18.Many people also remain trapped under the rubble and rescue teams are unable to get to them. Earlier, a Palestinian girl who was wounded alongside her family had her arm amputated. She later died.There are many stories like this during the ongoing mass displacement that is squeezing people into smaller areas of Gaza. Palestinians are starved, drained, and exhausted as no single truck carrying food has entered Gaza for weeks.Click here to share on social mediaAdvertisement
• 13h ago (16:03 GMT)More deadly Israeli attacks on northern ShujayeaMedical sources say at least three Palestinians were killed and many others wounded in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood in the north.Israel’s army shelled Shujayea, east of Gaza City, earlier in the day and issued more forced evacuation orders for the area.On Wednesday, multiple Israeli strikes destroyed an entire residential block in the district, killing at least 35 people and leaving 80 more missing under the rubble.A man carries an injured child at the site of the Israeli attack on the Shujayea district on Thursday [Reuters]Click here to share on social media
• 13h ago (15:55 GMT)Red Cross calls situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’The president of the Red Cross has warned its field hospital will run out of supplies within two weeks in the coastal enclave.“We are now finding ourselves in a situation that I have to describe as hell on earth … People don’t have access to water, electricity, food, in many parts,” said Mirjana Spoljaric at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.No new humanitarian supplies have entered the Palestinian enclave since Israel blocked the entry of all aid trucks on March 2.“For six weeks, nothing has come in, so we will, in a couple of weeks’ time, run out of supplies that we need to keep the hospital going,” she said.Spoljaric also raised concerns about the safety of humanitarian operations. “It is extremely dangerous for the population to move, but it’s especially also dangerous for us to operate.”Children wait in long queues to receive food at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza [File: Mahmoud İssa/Anadolu]Click here to share on social media
• 13h ago (15:43 GMT)At least 15 killed in Gaza since dawnAt least 15 people have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn. Here’s a breakdown:
  • Ten members of one family, including seven children, are killed in the bombing of the al-Farra family home in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
  • One person is killed and four injured in an air strike on civilians in Rafah, the southernmost city.
  • Two people are killed and others wounded in the al-Atatra area of Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza.
  • Israeli drones strike a group of civilians in Deir el-Balah in the central area. The casualties were transferred to Al-Aqsa Hospital.
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• 13h ago (15:39 GMT)A recap of recent developments
  • The United Nations has decried the toll of ongoing Israeli attacks across Gaza on civilians, finding “a large percentage of fatalities are children and women”.
  • Hundreds of retired and current reserve officers from Israel’s Intelligence Unit 8200 have joined colleagues in the Air Force in calling on the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza.
  • The Israeli military says it “deepened ground activity” in the “Morag Corridor”, which separates the Gaza Strip between Khan Younis and Rafah, and killed several Palestinian fighters above and below ground.
  • The army also issued a warning to residents of the Shujayea district and at least five other areas in the east of Gaza City, ordering them to displace to the west.
  • Israel and Egypt have reportedly exchanged draft documents on a ceasefire-for-captives deal.
  • Doctors Without Borders has warned that Palestinians are facing a “slow death” with shortages of food and water leading to a loss of weight and medical issues.
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