Israel continues to block Gaza aid; heavy rains flood tent camps

By Staff Reporter The United Nations has accused Israel of continuing to “systematically” hinder aid to Gaza as local authorities say a seventh forcibly displaced Palestinian has died of hypothermia amid plummeting temperatures.
The family of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the detained director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, has pleaded for his release as Palestinian authorities announce that five more detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli custody.
Israeli forces have killed four Palestinians in an attack on besieged Jabalia in north Gaza after a day of bombings that killed at least 27 people across the Strip.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,541 Palestinians and wounded 108,338 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.