Israeli forces bomb Gaza’s Nasser hospital, killing a journalist

By Desmond Nleya
Israeli forces bomb the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, assassinating journalist Hassan Eslaih, a day after killing at least 39 people in attacks across the Strip.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, after the world’e leading hunger monitor says the entire population of the enclave face the risk of famine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll send mediators to Qatar for truce talks after Hamas releases a US-Israeli soldier, while his office says Israel will hold off on plans to expand the war on Gaza until after US President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 52,862 Palestinians and wounded 119,648, 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 taken captive.