Israel announced expanding its military campaign on Gaza with the aim to seize more territories in the course of its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave.

In a statement, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed that the army is expanding its offensive against the Hamas group, under which he said the army will clear areas "to capture extensive territory that will be added to Israel’s security areas."

Katz added that the military campaign will expand and include wide-scale evacuations of Palestinians in the areas of the army's operations.

Eight Palestinian farmers have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, medics said.

A medical source said the bodies of the victims were transferred to the European Hospital after the attack that targeted the Al-Salam neighbourhood in southeastern Khan Younis.

At least 24 more Palestinians have been in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, bringing the overall death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,423, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement said that 55 more injured people were also transferred to hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of injuries to 114,638 in the Israeli onslaught.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he will appoint the Shin Bet deputy chief as an interim leader of the security service.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was dismissed by Netanyahu’s government last month, but Israel’s Supreme Court froze the decision until it reviews all petitions against the dismissal on April 8.

Spain condemned the killing of 15 humanitarian workers whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave in Gaza.

According to the UN, Israeli forces killed eight clearly identified aid workers from the Palestine Red Crescent Society, six from the Palestinian Civil Defense and one from the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) earlier this month.

In a statement, Madrid called for a full investigation into the killings and demanded justice, accountability and reparations for the victims and their families.

Palestinian paramedics killed by Israeli army forces in Rafah in southern Gaza had their hands tied with gunshot wounds on their heads, the Civil Defense Agency said.

“They were found buried 200 meters from the site of the destroyed Civil Defense and Red Crescent vehicles, and they were wearing their standard orange uniforms typical of relief work,” spokesperson Mahmud Basal told a press conference in Gaza City.

“Some crew members were found buried with their hands and feet tied, and bullet wounds were visible on their heads and chests, showing that they were executed at close range,” he said.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Hungary to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in the country.

“Hungary should deny entry to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or arrest him if he enters the country,” the New York-based rights group has said.

Last November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

"As an ICC member country, Hungary is obligated to cooperate in securing the arrest and surrender of any suspects who enter its territory. Without its own police force, the ICC relies on states to assist in arrests," the HRW said.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said the United Nations is “at the tail end of our supplies,” forcing the UN World Food Program to close all 25 of its bakeries in Gaza because of a lack of flour and cooking fuel.

“WFP doesn’t close its bakeries for fun,” Dujarric said.

He said the food situation remains “very critical” since Israel closed all crossings into Gaza a month ago, cutting off all humanitarian deliveries.

Germany has rejected Israel’s suggestion that it took part in the “voluntary departure” of Palestinians from Gaza to third countries.

The Israeli Interior Ministry said hundreds of Gaza residents, accompanied by German diplomats, were flown from southern Israel to the German city of Leipzig on Tuesday.

It said Interior Minister Moshe Arbel visited Israel’s Ramon Airport “with the aim of examining the process of voluntary departure of Gazans to a third country.”

“This is wrong,” the German Foreign Office said on the social platform X in response to a post that summarised the Israeli statement.

Yemeni Houthis have said that overnight air strikes on Hudayda province killed four people in an attack they blamed on the United States.

"The casualty toll of the American aggression targeting the Water Management building in... Hudayda governorate... rose to four martyrs and three wounded," said Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi, updating an earlier toll of three dead.

Houthi media had reported US strikes on areas controlled by the Iran-backed forces, including water infrastructure in Hudayda and three strikes in the northwestern region of Hajjah.