Israel-Palestine conflict: Latest updates

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) – The seventh day of a conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian groups starts off with Israel’s warning to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to evacuate to the south amid reports of a major ground operation.

- Evacuation

JERUSALEM

• Israeli army ordered all residents of Gaza City to evacuate their homes and move to the south.
• Israel has informed the United Nations of the necessity of evacuating the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours.

GAZA CITY

• Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have begun moving from Gaza City to the Al-Shifa medical complex, according to Anadolu.
• Israel’s warning to locals in northern Gaza Strip ‘psychological’ war: Gaza government.

- Humanitarian situation

GAZA CITY

• Palestinian Health Ministry urged urgent intervention to save thousands of injured in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
• The demands include opening safe corridors to transfer the injured out of the Gaza Strip and bring in medical supplies and teams.
• The health system in the besieged Gaza Strip is “at a breaking point,” says the World Health Organization.
• More than 423,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza, says UN.
• Two-thirds of the displaced take shelter in UNRWA schools.
• Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations “puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries,” Human Rights Watch.

- The fighting

​​​​​​​GAZA CITY

• At least 53 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded as Israel targeted homes and buildings across the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

JERUSALEM

• Israel is preparing to launch a ground incursion into the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reports.
• If the ground entry is approved, Israeli forces are prepared to remain in Gaza for several months.
• Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir distributes assault rifles to civilian “security teams.”
• Israel evacuated 60% of the Sderot settlement to central Israel.
• The Israeli army destroyed a pizzeria in the northern West Bank for using a photo of an elderly Israeli woman held by Hamas in a Facebook ad.

- Conflict in numbers

• The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks has risen to 1,537, the Health Ministry. The Palestinian death toll includes 500 children with 6,612 people injured.
• At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and more than 3,300 wounded, according to official figures.

- Diplomatic and political front

JERUSALEM

• The Israeli parliament approved an emergency unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Israeli Information Minister Galit Distel-Atbaryan announced her resignation.
  

WASHINGTON

• US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Israel today, a senior defense official said Thursday.
• He is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallan.

ANKARA

• Türkiye warned Turkish citizens living in Lebanon to stay away from areas close to the Israeli border.

PARIS

• France said Thursday that Israel's military operations against Gaza should not prevent access to basic humanitarian aid

- International reaction

PARIS

• France bans pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country.

AMMAN

• Jordan banned protests near its border with Palestinian territories.​​​​​​​