Gaza's largest medical complex, central hospital in Gaza Strip
A UN-brokered effort has reunited 11 toddlers and 29 newborns evacuated from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza with their families in Gaza and Egypt. Parents describe mixed relief and ongoing grief as the group returns amid ongoing conflict and power shortages.
Israeli forces have targeted Hamas operatives in Gaza, killing several including commanders linked to recent hostilities. The strikes follow ongoing clashes and violations of the ceasefire, with casualties reported on both sides. The situation remains tense as Israel continues military operations in response to threats.
Since the ceasefire took effect in October, Israeli airstrikes have killed five Palestinians near Beit Lahia, including three children. Gaza remains volatile with ongoing Israeli violations, including restrictions on aid and military operations, leading to continued civilian casualties and humanitarian distress.
The WHO and aid groups warn that attacks on medical facilities and chronic shortages have brought Gaza and parts of Sudan to the brink of collapse, with thousands awaiting treatment, cancer patients at risk, and cross-border evacuations constrained by security and access limits.
Israeli airstrikes and shootings have killed multiple Palestinians across Gaza this week, including strikes on refugee camps and apartment blocks in Gaza City, Jabalia and Khan Younis. Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have been holding talks in Cairo with Hamas and other factions over a U.S.-backed plan; talks remain deadlocked mainly over disarming Hamas and Israeli withdrawals.
The UN rights office has documented hundreds of extrajudicial punishments in Gaza, including executions and public beatings conducted by Hamas-affiliated forces and police, with some cases filmed. The report links these abuses to an environment created by ongoing Israeli attacks and notes hospital-based punishments; it also highlights violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Three journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Wishah, are killed in a Gaza City airstrike as Israel says Wishah was a Hamas operative. The war’s toll rises, with more civilians and journalists reported dead amid ongoing fighting and conflicting claims.