By Stephen Quillen and Alma Milisic

     An air strike in Rafah – an Israeli-designated “safe zone” – kills 16 people, including children, who were sheltering in a home.

      A shipment of medical supplies for Israeli captives and Palestinians in need is being distributed as part of a deal brokered by Qatar and France.

      US missiles rain down on sites used by Yemen’s Houthis after the armed group targeted an American Navy vessel and “scored a direct hit”.

      At least 24,448 people killed and 61,504 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attack stands at 1,139.

   Israel closes Gaza’s main road

    The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee has announced the closure of Salah al-Din Street, the enclaves main road, saying “the humanitarian corridor” is being transferred to Al-Rashid (Al-Bahr) Street.

    “The humanitarian corridor on Al-Rashid Street (Al-Bahr) will be open to movement from the north to the south of the Strip only, whether on foot or in cars, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 16:00 in the afternoon,” he added in the announcement on X.

    “There will also be a local and temporary tactical suspension of military activities for humanitarian purposes in the western neighbourhood of Rafah from 10:00 am until 14:00 pm, for the purpose of supply.”

   ‘Turn the telecoms back on’: US tells Israel

    American officials told Israeli leaders to restore communications in the besieged Gaza after a weeklong blackout.

    US news outlet Politico reports the American administration is concerned the ongoing cut of communications could make Gaza’s already dire situation even worse.

    American officials have been “in touch with the government of Israel over this blackout and have urged them to turn telecoms back on”, it quoted one unnamed White House official as saying.

    “Absence of telecommunications deprives people from accessing life-saving information, while also undermining first responders and other humanitarian actors’ ability to operate and to do so safely,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement.

   Another Palestinian killed near Tulkarem

    Mohammad Dawas, 28, was killed by Israeli sniper fire in the occupied West Bank, reports the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

    His killing comes as Israeli forces press further into the Nurs Sham refugee camp during a 28-hour raid. The death brings the total number of Palestinians killed in the Tulkarem area over the past two days to seven. Four died in an Israeli drone strike on Wednesday.

    During today’s incursion, Israeli troops ransacked homes and bulldozed infrastructure in the Nurs Sham camp, reports Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim.