International News Updates

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IDF accuses Hamas of using school and mosque to launch attacks

Israel’s army has accused Hamas of using “civilian infrastructure” to launch its operations. It said the group had used an UNRWA school and a mosque in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza to fire at its forces.

Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s director of communications, told the BBC she could not verify the claims because the area around it was “constantly bombed”, but reiterated that schools should be “protected at all times” and should “never be used for military or fighting purposes”.

5 key points today

Let’s revisit some of the main headlines of the last few hours:

1. Medics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis say they are overwhelmed as fighting continues in the city in southern Gaza. The hospital boss told the BBC his team had “lost control” as hundreds of dead and wounded people reached the facility
2. Khan Younis is surrounded on two fronts by Israeli tanks; the Israeli military says it’s fighting house to house and “shaft to shaft” – a reference to tunnels allegedly used by its enemy, Hamas
3. The death of an Israeli hostage in Gaza has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostage group, following reports of a failed Israeli rescue mission. The statement did not mention the cause of Sahar Baruch’s death, but said campaigners would demand the return of his body
4. The Israeli military has confirmed ground fighting with Hamas has continued in multiple areas of northern Gaza, and that it’s targeted Hezbollah targets in neighbouring Lebanon
5. Reaction continues to Friday’s veto by the US of a resolution at the UN Security Council that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The UK abstained in the vote

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