Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Aid for captives, Palestinians enters Gaza
By Al Jazeera
Published 2024-01-16 17:00 Updated 2024-01-18 04:12 Source: Al Jazeera
- A shipment of medical supplies meant for Israeli captives in Gaza and Palestinians in need has entered the Strip as part of a deal brokered by Qatar.
- US designates Yemen’s Houthis as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” after the group’s attack on shipping in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
- A shipment of medical supplies meant for Israeli captives in Gaza and Palestinians in need has entered the Strip as part of a deal brokered by Qatar.
- US designates Yemen’s Houthis as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” after the group’s attack on shipping in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
- Israel’s military intensifies drone strikes and ground incursions in the occupied West Bank with at least 11 killed and many wounded.
- UN rights experts say “every single person in Gaza is hungry” as Israel continues to bomb, besiege and block aid to the territory.
- At least 24,448 people killed and 61,504 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attack stands at 1,139.