Israel’s war on Gaza updates: 25 killed in Gaza today, including infant

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Here’s a quick look at the latest news:

• The US confirmed that the Gaza aid pier is again out of operation due to poor weather.
• The UN has urged restraint amid intensifying clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on the northern Israeli and southern Lebanese border.
• The World Health Organization expresses concern over the escalating health crisis for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
• Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, say that two Israeli captives were killed in an Israeli air attack on Rafah several days ago, according to a post on the group’s Telegram channel.

The Israeli army earlier stormed the occupied West Bank city, leading to confrontations between Palestinians and the Israeli forces, footage shared online and verified by Al Jazeera showed.

Israeli raids have intensified since the war in Gaza broke out on October 7, with more than 9,100 people arrested since then.

The Indonesian Hospital, now the sole medical facility in northern Gaza, is tasked with serving over half a million residents after it has reopened.

However, its operations remain severely constrained by Israel’s blockade on medical supplies and fuel.

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Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report an infant has been killed many more injured following Israeli raids on two homes in the Tuffah neighbourhood.

Earlier, they reported Israeli attacks on one house in the neighbourhood, as well as an attack near the vicinity of al-Bastaat Market in the Shujayea neighbourhood, also in Gaza City.

Israeli security officials say Israel’s military operation in Rafah will end in about two weeks, according to the country’s public broadcaster KANN.

KANN cited the unnamed officials as saying that if no agreement on a ceasefire deal is reached before ending the operation in Rafah, Israel must decide the next steps in Gaza. They added that the war is close to the end of its second phase.

On May 6, the Israeli army invaded Rafah, in Gaza’s south, despite international warnings. It also captured the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing, a vital route to humanitarian aid into Gaza, worsening the already difficult humanitarian conditions in the besieged strip.

Footage shared online shows Israeli forces raiding the town of Rummana, west of Jenin.

The videos, verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad, showed Palestinians throwing stones at the Israeli occupation vehicles during their incursion into the occupied West Bank town.

In a post on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the aid pier in Gaza had again been relocated – the third time it has been out of commission since it became operational in May.

“The safety of our service members is a top priority and temporarily relocating the pier will prevent structural damage caused by the heightened sea state,” CENTCOM said.

“The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future,” it said.

“After the period of expected high seas, the pier will be rapidly re-anchored to the coast of Gaza and resume delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza,” it said.

The Palestinian refugee agency of the United Nations (UNRWA) must be allowed to work unhindered in Gaza, Group of Seven (G7) leaders say as the wealthy nations wrapped up day two of their annual summit in Italy.

“We agree it is critical that UNRWA and other UN organisations and agencies’ distribution networks be fully able to deliver aid to those who need it most, fulfilling their mandate effectively,” the G7 nations said in their final communique.

They called for all parties to facilitate “rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for civilians in need” in Gaza, particularly women and children.

“Securing full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access in all its forms – consistent with international humanitarian law and through all relevant land crossing points, including the Rafah crossing, through maritime delivery routes, including through Ashdod Port – throughout all of Gaza remains an absolute priority.”

UNRWA, which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza, has been repeatedly targeted by Israel since the war on Gaza began on October 7.

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Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues say Israeli forces have targeted the vicinity of al-Bastaat Market in the al-Shujayea neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.

Moreover, they said an Israeli raid also struck a house in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.

In a post on X, the aid organisation marked the anniversary of Hamas’s rise to power in Gaza on June 14, 2007, which was swiftly followed by an Israeli land, air and sea blockade that has defined a generation.

For 17 years “an entire generation has known nothing but the harsh reality of this blockade and multiple brutal wars,” the group said.

“Let this day serve as a powerful reminder to the world: The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza can only end by a permanent [ceasefire],” it said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in part to discuss the war in Gaza, according to a statement by Turkey’s Communications Directorate.

“The pressure on Israel must be increased and sustained in order to end the oppression,” the statement quoted Erdogan as saying.

Earlier today, Lula said in a post on X, “In Gaza, we see the legitimate right to defense transform into the right to revenge. We are faced with the daily violation of humanitarian law, which has victimized thousands of innocent civilians, especially women and children.”

The pair met at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy.

Erdogan and Lula have both been outspoken against Israel’s actions in Gaza, with Brazil supporting South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The video shows World Food Programme official Carl Skau’s visit to the enclave, and details the shortage of food, medical supplies and clean water.

“We find nothing to eat,” Um Mohammed, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, tells Skau in the video. “We find no bed to sleep in.”

The WFP has said increased fighting has hindered aid delivery, with its warehouses hit twice by attacks in June.

A great proportion of Gaza’s population is facing catastrophic hunger across the Strip, in particular the northern and central areas, as the Israeli army continues to prevent the flow of aid.

This contradicts what the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to do – to guarantee and ensure the delivery of basic humanitarian needs and aid to Gaza.

Every day, the situation is getting much worse, especially with a steep rise in malnutrition cases.

The ongoing operation in Rafah has been a big blow to humanitarian relief operations.

Israeli warplanes have launched an air raid targeting the Abu Tawil neighbourhood in the town of Aita al-Shaab, local news outlets report.

Smoke and flames were seen after the attack, videos verified by Al Jazeera showed.

Translation: 3 Israeli raids on the town of Aitaroun and the vicinity of the town of Ramyah and a raid on the town of Aita al-Shaab.

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy died from starvation in northern Gaza where more than 200 children are at risk of death.

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The UN has called for calm in response to Israeli soldiers allegedly attempting to start fires in southern Lebanon by launching fireballs with catapults.

“We are encouraging all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any action or statement,” deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference.

Moreover, Haq told reporters that the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continues to carry out its duties in the field and is working to reduce tensions.

He warned that “the danger of a wider conflagration is very real.”

Josep Borrell says he, together with the US, is also concerned by the withholding of funds by the Israeli government to the Palestine Authority.

“A solution shall be found within the existing mechanism. The weakening of the Palestinian Authority has to stop.”

Earlier this week, Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order to deduct $35m of Palestinian tax revenues and transfer the funds to Israeli families whose members were killed in Palestinian attacks.

Israel collects Palestinian tax as part of the 1994 Paris agreement between the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organisation) and it deducts 3 percent of the amount as a collection fee. The total revenue is estimated to be approximately $220m a month, making it the main source of income for the Palestinian Authority.