Israel has launched a new military operation in central Gaza, declaring it has taken operational control over eastern areas of Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al-Balah.
It comes as an independent group of experts released a new report on the impact of disrupted aid deliveries in Gaza - and how that has resulted in many deaths by starvation.Mourners weep over the bodies of relatives at a hospital in Deri al-Balah in central Gaza.
The death toll from eight months of fighting in Gaza now stands in excess of 36,500 , according to Gaza's health authorities."People were sleeping in their homes - children, massacres. Are those the human rights that the occupation talks about? Children. Is this the humanity that they call for? Innocent children; birds of heaven. This boy was his father's only child. Him and his mother. His mother is here, she was martyred. And here he is, a martyr we consider before God Almighty.
Israel considers East Jerusalem as an integral part of its territory, however the United Nations says under international law it designates East Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory. Australian journalists with the ABC also report being pushed, hit in the face and verbally abused - before police intervened.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he views Jerusalem Day as an important occasion - and it strengthens his resolve to eliminate Hamas.
Meanwhile, UN officials say settler violence in the West Bank continues to claims lives, with more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the October 7 Hamas attack. Nearly a quarter of them have been children.
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