Israeli air attacks on two houses and an apartment in Rafah have killed at least 14 people and injured several more, Wafa news agency reports.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for immediate action to prevent famine in northern Gaza, a disaster that he described as “entirely” man-made.

Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul has been freed after 12 hours in Israeli custody. Israeli forces beat him up severely when they detained him during a raid on Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital.

Al-Ghoul described being forced to lie on his stomach for 12 hours blindfolded with hands tied, as Israeli forces opened fire near detainees to cause fear.

Israeli officials have told US and Israeli media that indirect talks with Hamas have begun in Qatar.

At least 31,726 Palestinians have been killed and 73,792 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139 with dozens taken captive.

Source: Al Jazeera 

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