Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 50,944
Israel forces evacuation of new areas in southern Gaza
IFRC head calls for end to attacks on humanitarian workers
Israel announces siege of Rafah in southern Gaza
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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that Israel's "deplorable attacks" on health care facilities "must end."
Stressing that Al-Ahli Hospital has been targeted multiple times since the start of the conflict, Lammy said on X that Israel's assaults on medical facilities have "comprehensively degraded access to healthcare in Gaza."
Lasting peace can only be achieved through diplomacy, not continued violence, he added. Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza was targeted Sunday by two Israeli missiles, which hit the hospital's emergency room, surgical operations building, and medical oxygen production station.
The attack is said to have put the area's last operating hospital out of service.
Attacks on healthcare facilities are classified as war crimes.
Israeli air defences intercepted a missile from Yemen, the army said.
A military statement said that an interceptor was launched at the incoming missile.
No injuries were reported.
Israeli media said that air-raid sirens sounded in several areas in central Israel, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The Yemeni Houthi group has not yet claimed any responsibility for the rocket fire.
The Israeli army issued a new evacuation order for Palestinian civilians in several areas in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, ahead of fresh attacks.
Military spokesman Avichay Adraee published a map of around 10 areas that the army ordered its residents to leave in Khan Younis before the military carried out air strikes there.
The warning came shortly after the army claimed to have intercepted a rocket fired from Khan Younis.
Palestine has denounced an Israeli air strike on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City as “one of the ugliest forms of genocide”.
An Israeli warplane fired two missiles into the al-Ahli Arab Hospital, causing damage to the facility, which serves over a million Palestinians in northern Gaza.
“This is a clear contempt for international law, humanitarian principles, and the global community,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry accused Israel of “deliberately destroying 34 hospitals in Gaza since the war began and imposing starvation, thirst, and a blockade on vital medical supplies.”
At least 11 Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli air strikes in Gaza amid relentless attacks on the enclave, medics said.
An Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the central city of Deir al-Balah, killing seven people, including six brothers, a medical source said.
A woman also lost her life in another drone strike in Jabalia in northern Gaza, he added.
Several people were wounded in Israeli shelling of a tent sheltering displaced civilians on the grounds of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
In southern Gaza, two Palestinians were killed when fighter jets struck a home and a tent for displaced people in Khan Younis city, another medical source said.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi departed for Qatar at the start of a Gulf tour for talks on bilateral cooperation and regional developments, particularly mediation efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire.
During his visit to Qatar, Sisi is expected to meet Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors, a presidential spokesman said.
Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed at least 11 more Palestinians, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,944, the Health Ministry said.
A ministry statement said that 111 more wounded people were transferred to hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of injuries to 116,156 in the Israeli onslaught.
“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.
The Israeli army has acknowledged that it carried out an air strike on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas was operating a “command and control centre” within the facility.
In the early hours, Israeli warplanes struck the hospital located in central Gaza, destroying a building and causing massive fires in several sections of the medical complex, effectively putting it out of service.
In a statement, the Israeli army said it targeted the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in northern Gaza.
The Israeli military carried out air strikes on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the central besieged Gaza, according to sources.
The attack destroyed the hospital's admissions and emergency building, which was hit by two missiles, said sources.
Medical staff at the scene confirmed that the hospital was forced out of service and could no longer receive victims of continued air strikes.
The hospital, located in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, has been a vital lifeline for more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza and North Gaza governorates, especially after the destruction of several major hospitals since October 2023.
Demonstrators opposing Israeli policies assembled in Times Square in New York City to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who has been detained, according to a US media report.
Supporters of Khalil showed up despite rainy weather, chanting slogans and holding signs such as “Free Mahmoud Khalil Now!” and “Hands Off Our Students”, among others, the New York Post reported.
Activist Linda Sarsour, known for her outspoken criticism of Israel, addressed the crowd and encouraged solidarity with Khalil, according to the news agency.