According to the Qatari-mediated agreement, Hamas would release 50 Israeli captives in exchange for 150 Palestinian children and women prisoners. Meanwhile, Israel airstrikes on Gaza Strip continue, killing at least 200 people overnight.
Israeli forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in north Gaza. Meanwhile, two Lebanese journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, and Palestinian prisoners continue to face humiliation, abuse and torture inside Israeli prisons.
A Doctors Without Borders convoy was targeted by Israeli fire as Palestinians describe the “humanitarian” route to flee south as a “corridor of death and humiliation.” Israeli forces raid Jenin and Bethlehem.
Israeli forces took dozens of Palestinians captive inside Al-Shifa and bombed their way into floors and rooms. The Palestinian health minister warned of a massacre to be committed in the complex.
Al-Shifa Hospital medical staff forced to dig a mass grave to bury 170 bodies as the hospital can’t refrigerate bodies without electricity. Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says “voluntary migration” is the only solution for Palestinians in Gaza Strip.
Thousands of lives are at risk as Al-Shifa Hospital becomes non-operational, with ICUs and incubators shutting down due to lack of fuel, and medical staff and patients trapped waiting to die. Israeli forces continue to shell hospitals in north Gaza.
Almost 160 children are killed every day in Gaza as doctors are forced to operate without anesthesia and health centers run out of medical supplies. Meanwhile, G7 countries fail to call for ceasefire, confirming support of Israel
South Africa recalls ambassador from Tel Aviv, and Jordan warns expelling Palestinians is “declaration of war”. Nearly one million Palestinians are still living in northern Gaza where fighting intensified between resistance fighters and Israeli forces.
Hundreds of thousands protested in the Washington D.C. and around the world, calling for a ceasefire. Israel continues to target civilian infrastructure, using the “equivalent of two nuclear bombs,” says rights group.
Just one day after Israel carried out a massive bombing attack on Gaza’s largest refugee camp – Israel bombed the densely packed area again. Countries around the world offered condemnation and are beginning to take diplomatic action.