Israel’s war on Gaza live news: Hamas armed wing fires rockets on Tel Aviv

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By Mersiha Gadzo

    The Hamas military wing launches a missile attack on Tel Aviv, triggering alarm sirens. Earlier, the Qassam Brigades said its fighters “killed and captured” an unidentified number of Israeli soldiers in Jabalia camp. The Israeli military has denied the claim.

    This comes as Israel has intensified attacks across Gaza, killing more than 80 Palestinians in the past 24 hours.

    Four aid trucks from Egypt have entered Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing as 70 international groups call for famine to be declared in the enclave. Egypt’s Red Crescent said more than 200 trucks are expected to enter Gaza on Sunday amid a humanitarian crisis.

    At least 35,984 Palestinians have been killed and up to 80,643 people have been wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attack on that date stands at 1,139, with dozens still held captive.

    One injured by Israeli army in occupied West Bank: Report

    A Palestinian man has been shot by Israeli forces north of Hebron, Wafa news agency is reporting.

    Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank have intensified since October 7 with more than 8,800 people detained since then.

    Israeli military dismisses reservist who called for mutiny in Gaza video

    An Israeli reservist who called for mutiny in a video recorded from Gaza was interrogated by military police today and has been dismissed from service, according to the military.

    It said the investigation into the unnamed individual is ongoing, and that findings will be presented to military authorities for review. Israeli Army Radio said the reservist has been freed.

    The masked soldier had released the video, which was widely shared online, including by the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for “absolute victory” in Gaza and saying Netanyahu may be the only one able to lead that effort.

    The video garnered strong reactions from war cabinet ministers and senior Israeli politicians, with the prime minister condemning “insubordination” in a statement.

    Saudi Arabia’s FM meets with Arab diplomats on Palestine support

    Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with ministers of Arab countries in Belgium’s capital, Brussels, a statement from the Foreign Ministry says.

    “The meeting discussed developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip, efforts made to achieve a ceasefire, and the introduction of urgent relief aid to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis”, the statement read.

    It added that an economic “reform plan” was presented by Palestine’s prime minister and foreign minister, as well as representatives of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

    Oman foreign minister heads to Tehran amid mediated talks with US

    Iran and the US have been holding indirect talks through Oman to discuss deescalating regional tensions amid the war on Gaza in a process Tehran described as “ongoing” earlier this week.

    Iranian media is now confirming that Omani Foreign Minster Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi will arrive in the Iranian capital on Monday to sit down with counterparts.

    A meeting has been confirmed with Ali Bagheri Kani, the caretaker foreign minister after the death of Hossein Amirabdollahian in the helicopter crash that also killed President Ebrahim Raisi.

    Israeli soldier killed during fighting in Gaza: Army

    Sahar Sudaei, a 20-year-old sergeant in the Rotem Battalion, Givati Brigade, was killed in northern Gaza, the Israel army announced in a post on X.

    Moreover, the army also said another soldier serving in the Eilat lieutenant unit, Uzbet Adom, was injured in southern Gaza.

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