Summary of the day …
Israel bombed a UN school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in central Gaza in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing at least 33 people including 23 women and children, according to hospital records and an eyewitness
Missiles hit the second and third floors of the al-Sardi school in Deir al-Balah, where the UN said about 6,000 people were living. Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, called for an investigation into the attack, with scores also reported injured. CNN has reported that US-made munitions were used in the Israeli strike
The Israeli military said it targeted “20 or 30” Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters who took part in the 7 October attack and were using the school as an operations centre. The military spokesperson Lt Col Peter Lerner said he was not aware of any civilian casualties
The White House has issued a statement on behalf of a number of nations calling for Hamas to agree to a deal with a ceasefire and a release of hostages. Signatories include the US, UK, Germany, France and Spain
Spain will ask a UN court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Foreign minister José Manuel Albares said “We take the decision because of the ongoing military operation in Gaza. We want peace to return to Gaza and the Middle East, and for that to happen we must all support the court”
Yemen’s Houthi group says it has it launched two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance against ships at Israel’s Haifa port. Israel denied the attacks had taken place
Israel’s military has reported that one soldier was killed in a drone attack in northern Israel yesterday
Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that an Israeli military court has today extended the detention of its journalist Rasha Harzallah for five days. She was detained on Sunday
Israel’s military spokesperson Lt Col Peter Lerner has denied claims by Yemen’s Houthis they had attacked ships in Israel’s northern Haifa port.
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