Condemnation poured in from world leaders after Israel bombed the so-called Al-Mawasi “safe-zone” in southern Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60 others. The toll is expected to rise.

    A probe by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency found that Israel likely used the US-made MK 84 bomb in the attack. Gaza officials said the 2,000 pound weapon “melted” the bodies of the victims who were in the eye of the attack.

    The campaign to vaccinate Gaza’s children against the polio virus is continuing in northern parts of the enclave “against all odds”, including Israeli soldiers firing at United Nations health workers and ramming their vehicles with a bulldozer, according to the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

    At least 41,020 people have been killed and 94,925 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. In Israel, the number of those killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 is at least 1,139, while more than 200 people were taken captive.

    Israel offers Yahya Sinwar safe exit in exchange for captives held in Gaza

    Gal Hirsch, Israel’s envoy on the captives held in the Gaza Strip, announced the offer for the leader of Hamas in an interview with Bloomberg News in Washington, DC.

    “I’m ready to provide safe passage to Sinwar, his family, whoever wants to join him,” Hirsch said. “We want the hostages back. We want demilitarization, de-radicalization of course – a new system that will manage Gaza.”

    Hirsch told Bloomberg that he put the offer on the table a day and a half ago, but declined to characterise the response so far.

    Sinwar, who Israel claims masterminded the October 7 attacks, became the leader of Hamas after his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iran blames Israel for the killing.

    US military destroys Houthi drones, missiles in Yemen

    The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it destroyed five Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles and two missile systems in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

    It said the systems presented an “imminent threat to US and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region”.

    The Iran-backed Houthis have been carrying out attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.

    Survivors say Israel’s attack on al-Mawasi felt like an earthquake

    We have more from witnesses and survivors of Israel’s deadly attack on displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi.

    “We were sitting about a kilometre from the bombing site. We were sleeping when five missiles rained down like a fire belt,” said Ibrahim Al-Bahsheti, a Palestinian living in a tent near the bombing site.

    “Afterward, the tents looked like they had been hit by an earthquake. The ground was turned upside down,” he said.

    Another woman said she felt “unimaginable fear”.

    “We were sleeping in our tents when the missiles fell beside us. We survived by a miracle. I never imagined I would survive. We’re still in shock,” said Ibtisam Al Shaker, who has been staying in al-Mawasi for the past six months.

    “Everything fell on top of us. Our children were buried in the sand. We ran out screaming and we could only see their heads buried beneath the sand,” she told Al Jazeera.

    “We’ve had enough of this life. I think six missiles fell on us. We couldn’t count them, but the scene was horrific,” she added.

    Death toll from Israel’s attack on Tubas rises to five

    Medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent have retrieved the bodies of five Palestinians from the site of an Israeli air attack in the occupied West Bank city, according to the Wafa news agency.

    The medics were able to transfer their bodies to the hospital, but Israeli forces are preventing ambulances from reaching other wounded people in Tubas, the agency added.

    As we’ve been reporting, the bombing came after Israeli forces stormed the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Tammun as part of a large-scale military operation launched in the occupied West Bank in late August.

    On Tuesday alone, Israeli forces stormed the city of Tulkarem and the Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps, killed two people and wounded 10 others.