• 250 people were killed and 500 others injured in the past 24 hours in central Gaza.
• The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to almost 21,000, with more than 20,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, killed in the relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza since October 7.
• Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza is expected to last “for many more months,” according to Israel’s army chief.
• The Israeli military intensified its strikes on Gaza, hitting “100 targets in 24 hours.”
• A humanitarian pause in Gaza is considered the “bare minimum” that needs to happen, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
• Dozens of Palestinian bodies, previously seized by Israel from Gaza, are being laid to rest today in a mass grave in Rafah.
• The US has delivered over 10,000 tons of military equipment to Israel through 244 transport planes and 20 ships during the ongoing war, as reported by Israeli TV channel 12. According to the same source, Israel’s Defense Ministry has made additional purchases of nearly $2.8 billion from the US. Reports from Channel 12 confirm the continuous operation of Israel’s military production lines and dismiss concerns of ammunition shortages, citing no instances of a lack of firepower during the conflict.
