By Desmond Nleya
In day 324 of the Israel war on Gaza, Israel issued evacuation orders for the city of Deir el-Balah causing patients and displaced Palestinians to flee Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital – the last functioning medical facility in central Gaza.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres appealed for “immediate de-escalation” after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire across Lebanon’s southern border.
Hamas rejected new Israeli conditions in ceasefire talks in Egypt and insisted that Israel be bound by the terms of a proposal laid out by United States President Joe Biden and the UN Security Council.
At least 40,334 people have been killed and 93,356 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7.
Source: Aljazeera
