Dozens killed as Israeli air raids continue to target Gaza overnight, according to Palestinian and Arab media reports, as residents mourn the deadly strike at al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

Biden praises Egypt’s el-Sisi for agreeing to open the Rafah crossing to allow 20 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Global protests over deadly strike at Gaza hospital continue with arrests of Jewish anti-war demonstrators reported inside US Congress.

Palestinian Mission to the UN in Geneva denounces Israeli “disinformation” and propaganda after deadly Gaza hospital explosion.

Almost 3,480 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’s October 7 attack inside Israel, which killed more than 1,400 people.

Source: AL Jazeera 

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