By Staff Reporter
Israeli forces intensify attacks on Gaza, killing at least 51 Palestinians since midnight, medics say. Victims include 45 who were killed in north Gaza.
Russia, China and the UK have rejected a US-Israeli plan for distributing aid in Gaza, instead urging Israel to lift its two-month blockade on Gaza.
US President Donald Trump, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, says he is working to end the conflict in Gaza as soon as possible, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that “there will be no situation where we stop the war”.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 52,908 Palestinians and wounded 119,721, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
