Here’s what happened today in Gaza.
7 killed in Israeli attack on northern Gaza’s Jabalia
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that the Israeli bombardment struck a house and a kindergarten housing displaced people.
Here’s a recap of the day’s major developments:
- Israel has continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip while maintaining a blockade that has pushed the enclave to the brink of famine, killing at least 63 people, including a journalist.
- Gaza’s Government Media Office has said the Israeli army killed 10 people trying to get aid in the past two days when its soldiers opened fire at an aid distribution centre run by the newly formed, Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
- The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed its warehouse in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah was broken into by hungry Palestinians in search for food supplies, where at least four people were killed.
- The Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area has come under Israeli fire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which said the incident sowed panic among patients and visitors, resulting in several injuries.
- Twenty-two out of Gaza’s 38 hospitals are out of service, the Health Ministry has said, with those still operating facing a “catastrophic” shortage of supplies.
- Israel has carried out four air strikes on Sanaa International Airport, targeting the runway and a Yemeni Airlines plane, destroying the last remaining civilian aircraft.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a strike on Gaza has killed Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar, but the group has yet to comment.
WATCH: Can the new US and Israeli-backed aid foundation in Gaza work?
Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel for nearly three months. Aid agencies have been stopped from delivering the most basic of supplies, leaving 2.3 million people starving.
Now, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is delivering food packages, but it is backed by Israel and the US. Its first attempt turned into chaos.
The foundation has also faced strong criticism from the UN and other aid agencies. They say it does not follow humanitarian principles and appears to be ‘weaponising’ aid.
So, why has Israel decided to let in some aid, yet only under an agency it backs?
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