The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza says the facility is experiencing an “extreme catastrophe” with Israeli forces firing on the building as children and elderly patients suffering from malnutrition seek treatment there.

      Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking from Gaza, says Hamas will no longer govern the enclave and announces $5m rewards for the return of Israeli captives held in the territory.

      Israeli forces kill three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon, while the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country (UNIFIL) says four Ghanaian peacekeepers were wounded by a rocket, most likely fired by “non-state actors”.

      Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 43,972 Palestinians and wounded 104,008 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 3,544 people have been killed and 15,036 wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began.      

      UNSC set to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution

      The vote will take place at 10am local time in New York (15:00 GMT) today.

      The latest resolution – put forward by the 10 elected members of the UNSC – demands “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas. The supporting members are Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland.

      The text could still be blocked by the US, one of five non-elected members with the power to veto resolutions, according to Security Council Report, a media outlet which monitors the UN council’s work.

      The council has already voted on 11 resolutions related to the war in Gaza since October last year.

      Only four of those resolutions was adopted.

      Rights group slams ‘escalating sanitation catastrophe’ in Gaza

      The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, in a statement to mark World Toilet Day, condemned Israel for its deliberate destruction of water and sanitation services in Gaza.

      The Palestinian group said the sanitation crisis was particularly dire for displaced Palestinians in the so-called humanitarian zones in Deir el-Balah, az-Zawayda and al-Mawasi. These zones are “neither safe nor humane”, it said. Israel’s attacks and policies have turned the designated zones into “unsanitary areas, where sewage floods streets, roads, and tents housing” displaced people, it said.

      As of September this year, Israeli forces have destroyed or damaged nearly all of Gaza’s 87 sewage treatment facilities as well as up to 100km (124 miles) of sewage pipelines. The crisis has been deepened due to severe fuel shortages needed to operate pumps and treatment plants, it said.

      “This dire reality has led to the rapid spread of diseases, including skin infections, respiratory illnesses, and documented cases of polio and meningitis,” Al Mezan said. “Those who survive Israel’s relentless bombings are left to endure disease, starvation, or untreated illness, with little hope of relief.”