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The latest world reporting from The Belfast Herald.
The UN Relief and Works Agency states it has less than two weeks of food and water for over 180,000 refugees in its schools, following Israeli airstrikes that killed 11 agency staff and several medics.
At least six Palestinian journalists were killed in Israel's ongoing shelling of the Gaza Strip. Funerals for two were held at a hospital in Gaza City.
Israeli airstrikes occurred near the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt following an Israeli official's recommendation for Palestinians to exit Gaza through the border point. The crossing was temporarily disrupted, with partial closures reported and humanitarian access limited.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned Israel's imposition of a total siege on Gaza, including restrictions on food, water, and electricity, stating such measures violate international humanitarian law.
Israeli air attacks and shelling targeting houses and apartment buildings displace over 123,000 people in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs.
More than 260 bodies are found in Re'im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre.
Hamas seized the Sderot police headquarters on 7 October 2023, resulting in the deaths of at least twenty Israeli police officers. The building was later targeted for demolition.