Gaza’s Health Ministry has said at least 63 Palestinians have been killed and 45 injured in Israeli attacks across the enclave in the past 24 hours.

      The World Health Organization (WHO) has said destruction in Khan Younis and damage to the medical sector was “disproportionate to anything one can imagine” after the Israeli army withdrawal.

      USAID chief Samantha Power has become the first US official to publicly say famine is happening in northern Gaza, after she said she agreed with a UN-backed assessment of hunger in the enclave.

      At least 33,545 Palestinians have been killed and 76,094 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive.

    One killed in Israeli raid near Tubas

    Israeli forces have killed one young man and injured two others during a raid in the Fara’a camp, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, reports the Palestinian Wafa news agency.

    The slain man, Mohammed Essam Shahmawi, died after being shot in the head by Israeli forces, as clashes erupted in the town, according to Wafa.

    During the raid, the Israeli military set up snipers at the entrance of the camp and flew reconnaissance drones over the skies, added Wafa.

    If you’re just joining us

    It’s just after 8am (05:00 GMT) in the Palestinian territory and Israel.

    An update on developments so far today:

    A bid to secure full United Nations membership for Palestine has failed. Efforts may be made for another vote next week, but the United States would be likely to veto it.

    USAID chief Samantha Power said she agreed with a UN-backed assessment of famine in Gaza, making her the first US official to acknowledge the scale of hunger in the besieged enclave.

    The White House, however, appeared to take a slightly softer line saying famine was “imminent”.