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- Thirteen out of 21 people killed in the latest Israeli military attack on tent cities in southern Rafah’s so-called “safe area” of al-Mawasi were women and girls as deadly strikes on civilians continue.
- Israeli army tanks move into the centre of Rafah in a sign the full-scale invasion of the city is now under way.
- The governments of Spain, Norway and the Republic of Ireland formally recognised the State of Palestine.
- At least 36,096 Palestinians have been killed and 81,136 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attacks on that date stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.