A Palestinian man walks through the rubble of a destroyed building due to Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on March 12, 2024. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Doha, Qatar: Dozens of casualties were reported after Israeli forces launched attacks across the Gaza Strip, reported Wafa news agency.
The agency also reported the killing of young Palestinians near Jerusalem, and Jenin in the West Bank.
Meanwhile, UNRWA revealed that the number of children killed in Gaza exceeds the toll from four years of worldwide conflicts.
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[3:16pm Doha Time] Germany joins operation to airdrop aid into Gaza
Germany says it is joining an air bridge operation along with several other countries to drop humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, as Israel continues to refuse to allow most food and medicine to enter Gaza by land, even as famine stalks the enclave.
The operation, initiated by Jordan, already has the participation of several other countries including France and the US.
Germany’s Defence Ministry said it would deploy the German part of a joint German-French air transport squadron to participate in the mission.
The team is equipped with C-130J Hercules transport planes, said the ministry, adding that Germany’s operation could begin as soon as the end of this week.
“The people in Gaza are lacking the most basic necessities. We want to do our part to ensure that they get access to food and medicine,” said Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
Humanitarian groups insist that aid workarounds such as airdrops are a distraction from Israel’s blocking of aid through land routes.
[1:45pm Doha Time] Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 31,272
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday that at least 31,272 people have been killed in the territory in more than five months.
The latest toll includes at least 88 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 73,024 people have been wounded in Gaza since the onslaught began on October 7.
[11:00 am Doha Time ] Morocco secures land route to deliver aid to Gaza
This handout picture taken on March 11, 2024 by the Maghreb Arabe Presse shows humanitarian aid shipped from Morocco to the people in gaza being handled at the Israeli Ben Guiron Airport in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Maghreb Arabe Presse / AFP)
Morocco has sent 40 tonnes of humanitarian supplies for gaza, a diplomatic source said Tuesday, the latest bid to diversify aid routes into the war-battered territory.
The food aid has arrived at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv before being transferred to the Palestinian Red Crescent at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and gaza, the Moroccan diplomatic source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Read more
[9:50 am Doha Time ] Israeli raid on Jenin camp ends, leaving behind death and devastation
Israeli forces have withdrawn from the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after killing two Palestinians and destroying homes and infrastructure.
Health officials identified the two men as Rabi’ al-Noursi and Mahmoud Abu al-Heija.
Footage shared online shows bulldozed roads, destroyed homes and downed electric poles as well as burst water pipes.
According to a Quds news report, verified by Al Jazeera, an Israeli military force opened fire towards Jenin Government Hospital.
Israeli soldiers targeted a group of citizens standing in front of the hospital’s emergency department, injuring a number of them. Two of them succumbed to their wounds later.
Israeli bulldozers wreaking havoc on infrastructure of Jenin city, in the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/Z0zsaw3Tpo
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[8:00 am Doha Time] Dozens killed, wounded in overnight attacks on Gaza
The Wafa news agency is reporting dozens of casualties after Israeli forces launched attacks across the Gaza Strip.
In central Deir el-Balah, the death toll from an attack on Tuesday evening went up to 10, while in Gaza City, two people were killed and four children wounded in an attack in the Daraj neighbourhood.
Wafa said a “number of people were martyred” in the bombing of a house on Salah al-Din Street, while a third assault on a house on al-Sahaba Street left many wounded and missing.
The agency said there were attacks on southern Khan Younis, too.
A Palestinian boy waits for an "iftar" meal, breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern gaza Strip on March 12, 2024. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
[8:30 am Doha Time ] Qatar’s efforts for Gaza ceasefire continue despite hurdles
Qatar’s efforts for reaching a ceasefire in Gaza continue despite many complexities, said Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Dr. Majid bin Muhammad Al Ansari.
“Qatari efforts and communications are continuing with both the parties. With all parties, we still hope that we will reach an agreement that guarantees the beginning of work towards calm before Eid Al Fitr... but the situation is very complicated on the ground.” Read more
[7:30 am Doha Time] Health Ministry identifies Palestinians killed near Jerusalem
The Palestinian Health Ministry has named two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces near the town of al-Jib, northwest of Jerusalem, as 23-year-old Zaid Ward Shukri Khalifa and 16-year-old Abdullah Mamoun Hassan Assaf, the Wafa news agency reports.
Three other men shot during the incident are being treated for their wounds at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, according to Wafa.
Israeli police claimed they shot the five men as they were throwing Molotov cocktails.
[7:15 am Doha Time] Israeli forces kill young Palestinian man in Jenin
Israeli forces have stormed the grounds of the Jenin Government Hospital, shooting and killing one Palestinian man and wounding five others, according to the Wafa news agency.
The victim, Rabie Al-Noursi, was in his 20s, the agency said.
The killing came as Israeli forces earlier carried out raids across the city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp.
[7:00 am Doha Time] More children killed in Gaza war than in four years of worldwide conflicts
A Palestinian boy waits for an "iftar" meal, breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern gaza Strip on March 12, 2024. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini revealed that the number of children killed in the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip exceeds the number of child victims in four years of wars around the world. Read more
