Gaza’s Government Media Office has confirmed the identities and affiliations of the five journalists killed by Israel across the enclave in the past 24 hours.
Amjad Jahjouh – the Palestine Media Agency – killed in Nuseirat
Wafa Abu Dabaan – the Islamic University Radio in Gaza – killed in Nuseirat
Rizq Abu Ashkian – the Palestine Media Agency – killed in Nuseirat
Saadi Madoukh – Deep Shot Media Production Company – killed in Gaza City
Ahmed Sukkar – Deep Shot Media Production Company – killed in Gaza City
One person was killed as a result of an Israeli bombing of a police car in Gaza’s al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah.
Law enforcement personnel were also targeted by Israeli forces in Tal as-Sultan, in western Rafah city. The forces were protecting residential homes after residents were evicted.
The “continuous cycle” of mass displacement of civilians in Gaza and people being in “survival mode” and “despair” must stop, the director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, has said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that gaps remain between parties after Israel’s Mossad chief left Doha following a meeting with mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks, adding that the talks will resume next week.
At least 38,098 people have been killed and 87,705 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks is estimated at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.
Israeli forces have shot and injured a young Palestinian man on al-Quds Street of the Balata refugee camp, east of the Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
Red Crescent spokesman Ahmed Jibril said that ambulance crews treated a 30-year-old who was shot in the thigh by Israeli forces, the Wafa news agency reported. Jibril said the man was transported to hospital.
In the video clip below, the young man is seen being rushed into an ambulance:The armed wing of Hamas says its fighters detonated an antipersonnel bomb targeting Israeli forces in the eastern Gaza City neighbourhood.
The group said on Telegram that the attack left troops “dead and wounded”, without elaborating on the numbers.
Fierce fighting has been reported in the Shujayea neighbourhood for several days.
