Gaza’s health ministry says 33 Palestinians were killed and 156 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period.

    The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that the humanitarian situation in Gaza “could soon escalate into famine” as Israeli forces continue to severely restrict the entry of food and other supplies into the enclave.

    Israel officially notifies the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

    Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,374 Palestinians and wounded 102,261 since October 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.

    In Lebanon, at least 2,897 people have been killed and 13,402 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.

    Netanyahu, a very bad decision-maker and a very good campaigner

    Regarding the Israeli prime minister’s reaction to the leaks, Menachem Klein, professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University, has told Al Jazeera that Netanyahu’s strategy “is to distance himself from this affair”.

    He has downplayed the leaks as “not a big deal”, explaining away that the assistant who leaked the information wasn’t under his wing or in his inner circle – rather, he was under the chief of staff.

    “He’s a very bad decision-maker, a bad prime minister, but he’s a very good political campaigner and political survivor,” Klein said.

    “He does many tricks to stay in power and his main means through which he shapes political opinion is the media. He was politically brought up in the US and he’s a Trump-style leader; the media is his main forum to shape public opinion.”

    Gaza’s death toll rises

    At least 43,374 people have been killed and 102,261 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.

    Of those, 33 Palestinians were killed and 156 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.

    Israeli settlers attack olive pickers in West Bank’s Hebron: Report

    Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian olive pickers in Berin in the Hebron governorate of the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.

    Locals told the news agency the settlers attacked farmers with sticks and stones and tried to steal one of their vehicles.

    The Israeli army also prevented two families from reaching their land.

    Olive cultivation is crucial in the Palestinian economy and is used for oil, soap and table olives among other things.

    About 80,000 to 100,000 Palestinian families rely on the olive harvest for their income, which takes place between October and November.