Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, called the number of civilian deaths in Khan Younis “horrendous,” after a blast killed 12 people sheltering at a U.N. training center in the southern Gaza city. The International Court of Justice will deliver an initial ruling Friday on South Africa’s request that the court order Israel to stop its military campaign. The question of whether Israel is committing genocide will be decided later.
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Israel-Gaza war live updates: WHO chief denounces civilian deaths in Khan Younis; initial ICJ ruling expected
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The top U.S. mediator for the Middle East, Brett McGurk, is in the region to encourage discussions on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but U.S. officials emphasized Wednesday that there was little progress to report. McGurk has visited Egypt and Qatar for talks.
Telecommunications have been partially restored in Gaza after a blackout, according to the watchdog group NetBlocks. It said Thursday that connectivity ranged from about 18 percent in Rafah to about 43 percent in Gaza City. Provider PalTel said Wednesday that its technicians were working in increasingly dangerous field conditions to repair communication infrastructure.
The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 25,700 people have been killed and more than 63,740 injured in the enclave since the war began. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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The top U.S. mediator for the Middle East, Brett McGurk, is in the region to encourage discussions on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but U.S. officials emphasized Wednesday that there was little progress to report. McGurk has visited Egypt and Qatar for talks.
Telecommunications have been partially restored in Gaza after a blackout, according to the watchdog group NetBlocks. It said Thursday that connectivity ranged from about 18 percent in Rafah to about 43 percent in Gaza City. Provider PalTel said Wednesday that its technicians were working in increasingly dangerous field conditions to repair communication infrastructure.
The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 25,700 people have been killed and more than 63,740 injured in the enclave since the war began. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.