Gaza’s Civil Defence says Israeli tank fire prevented its crews from reaching people buried after a home was destroyed in Khan Younis, as Israeli bombardments continue across Gaza and attacks in south and central areas intensify.

      At least nine Palestinians have been reported killed in the occupied West Bank as the Israeli military launches a large-scale military operation involving hundreds of troops and air attacks in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem.

      At least 20 people have been killed in the most recent Israeli strikes mainly targeting Deir el-Balah in central Gaza and Khan Younis in the south, our correspondent in the Gaza Strip reports.

      “The timing could hardly be worse” says a UN official as staff are forced to abandon Gaza headquarters and halt operations ahead of a polio vaccination campaign.

      At least 40,476 people have been killed and 93,647 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7.

      Israeli raids in West Bank could last several days: Reports

      The Times of Israel and YNet News are reporting that Israeli military sources expect the continuing raids in the occupied West Bank to last for several days.

      The operation is mostly focused on Tulkarem, as the military believes the group that planned and directed an attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on August 18 operates in the area, the outlets said.

      Hamas and Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility for the blast.

      At the time, Israeli authorities said the man who was carrying the bomb was killed when his explosives detonated before he managed to reach a more heavily populated area.

      Aid flow into Gaza slowest in nine months: UNRWA official

      The humanitarian aid supply in Gaza is likely at its lowest point since November, says UNRWA’s Director of Planning Sam Rose, estimating that some 100 trucks are getting into the enclave per day.

      “That compares to about 300 per day before the Rafah operation started in May, and way below the 500 trucks that we have insisted are the requirements to meet the minimum humanitarian needs of the population,” Rose told Al Jazeera.