The US Secretary of State says there is a "gap" between Israel's intent to protect civilians and how the war has been unfolding in Gaza.Antony Blinken says “it remains imperative that Israel put a premium on civilian protection" - Israel insists it’s taking steps to minimise civilian harm
- Meanwhile, a UN official says the Israeli military offensive means there is no safe place left for aid agencies in southern Gaza
- Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled to Rafah near the border with Egypt as intense fighting continues in Khan Younis
- Israel says that it will open the Kerem Shalom border crossing in the next few days to allow aid into Gaza
- Hamas attacked Israel in October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom were released during a short-lived truce
- Hamas officials in Gaza say Israel has killed more than 17,177 people in its retaliatory campaign, including about 7,000 children.
It’s just turned 12:20 in Israel and Gaza, and 10:20 here in our London newsroom. For those of you just joining us, here’s a look at the headlines:
- US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has pressed Israel to do more to protect civilians in Gaza, saying there was a “gap” between its promises and the reality on the ground
- Fighting is continuing in the southern city of Khan Younis – where, at the start of the war, Palestinians in north Gaza were told to flee due to heavy bombardment there
- Fires have broken out in the Jabalia refugee camp, where Israeli tanks have been firing smoke and fire bombs, a local journalist told the BBC
- Hamas says an Israeli soldier who'd been held hostage in Gaza has been killed in a clash between its fighters and Israeli special forces who were conducting a rescue operation. The BBC is not able to verify this independently
- The Palestinian health ministry says Israeli forces shot dead six Palestinians on Friday at al-Fara camp in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank
- Looking ahead, the UN Security Council is set to meet on Friday to vote on whether to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
- It comes after the UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said its humanitarian programme in Gaza is "no longer a functioning one”.
Israeli forces shot dead six Palestinians on Friday at a refugee camp in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.
It claims they were killed at al-Fara camp near Tubas.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa says several other people were also injured.
There has been an increase in violence in the West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October.
The Israeli military spokesperson's office said it was checking the report.
Hamas’s military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, says in a statement on social media that it thwarted an early morning attempt by the Israeli military to release one of the hostages held in Gaza.
According to Hamas, the Israeli hostage was killed in the fighting.
They say Israeli aircraft carried out a bombing raid as part of the attack. Israel's military have not commented on the claims.
Hamas claims to have stopped hostage rescue attempt
Hamas’s military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, says in a statement on social media that it thwarted an early morning attempt by the Israeli military to release one of the hostages held in Gaza.
According to Hamas, the Israeli hostage was killed in the fighting.
They say Israeli aircraft carried out a bombing raid as part of the attack. Israel's military have not commented on the claims.
The Israeli army has continued to bomb Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip, as Israeli tanks advance towards the centre of the camp.
Local journalist Hossam Shabat, who reports on the north of Gaza, said in a recorded message shared on social media:
“We are surrounded by tanks that are firing smoke and fire bombs at a shelter on Abu Zaitoun Street in the Jabalia camp, which is home to 15,000 displaced people.
“For more than three hours, the violent bombardment has not stopped, and ambulances cannot get here: All hospitals in northern Gaza are out of service.
“Fires broke out in many buildings in the camp, terrifying thousands of displaced people who fled their homes to seek shelter in UN schools.”
FULL DETAILS AND MORE REPORTS AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67653615
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