By Desmond Nleya, Daily Times
The Israel war with Gaza has clocked 316 days and here are the key highlights f the past 24 hours:
Israel’s military said its soldiers are operating in central Deir el-Balah, which has so far largely been spared from ground fighting, further forcing Palestinians into just 11 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces wounded a Palestinian journalist covering the expanding ground invasion of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, after shooting her in the back.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel continues to insist on remaining in the Philadelphi Corridor – the entire border area between Gaza and Egypt – a point of contention in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
At least 40,099 people have been killed and 92,609 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.
With Inputs from Aljazeera
