Updates: Israeli army intercepts Gaza-bound ship Handala, attacks kill 71

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• The Israeli army has surrounded the Handala, the Gaza-bound aid ship attempting to break Israel’s blockade, according to a French former member of European Parliament onboard.
• At least 71 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn on Saturday, including 42 aid seekers.
• Israeli-imposed hunger kills five people in Gaza, as the total number of starvation deaths in the territory rises to more than 127, including more than 85 children.
• The Israeli government says humanitarian corridors will be opened for aid convoys, and that aid airdrops will resume tonight, while the UN has called them ineffective and even dangerous for starving Palestinians.
• Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 59,733 people and wounded 144,477. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.