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.