By Desmond Nleya
The war in in Gaza is entering its 115th day and here are the highlights of the past 24 hours:
-Israel has ordered mass evacuations in northern and southern Gaza, including areas in the south it previously designated as “safe zones”, while at least 15 people were reported killed in an overnight Israeli attack on displaced people in central Gaza’s az-Zawayda.
-Ten people have been reported killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel to continue diplomatic efforts to conclude a Gaza ceasefire deal after mediators Qatar, Egypt and the US have said the latest talks were “serious and constructive”.
-The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 10-month-old baby has been diagnosed with polio in the Gaza Strip, which the United Nations says has been free of the disease for 25 years.
At least 40,005 people have been killed and 92,401 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.
Source: Aljezeera
