Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.

    More than 590 Palestinians have been killed in attacks since Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire on Tuesday, medical authorities say, and the death toll continues to rise as Israeli air attacks and ground assaults intensify.

    Hamas has fired the first rockets towards Israel since the ceasefire was shattered and Yemen’s Houthis said they launched more missiles at a military site south of Tel Aviv.

    Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 49,617 Palestinians have been confirmed dead and 112,950 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. Gaza’s Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of Palestinians missing under the rubble are presumed dead. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.

    Israeli military carries out attacks in south, north Gaza

    The Israeli military has continued its assault on Gaza over recent hours with strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis in the south of the besieged enclave, according to the Quds News Network and the Palestinian Information Center.

    Israeli fighter jets have also bombed Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood in the north, while artillery shelling has been reported in nearby Beit Lahiya, according to the same outlets.

    No casualties have been reported as a result of these attacks so far.

    We will bring you more information when we have it.

    US military carries out more strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

    US fighter jets have carried out six air raids in At-Tuhayta district in Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate, according to the TV Manar news outlet.

    No casualties have been reported so far.

    The US resumed strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen this week after the Iran-backed group resumed its attacks on maritime targets in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

    Israeli High Court petition filed challenging dismissal of Shin Bet chief

    As we have been reporting, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted to remove Shin Bet intelligence agency chief Ronen Bar from his post.

    Now, pro-democracy nonprofit the Movement for Quality Government in Israel has said it filed a High Court petition appealing against the dismissal, calling the move a “dark moment in the history of Israeli democracy”.

    “This move is designed to ensure Netanyahu’s political survival at the expense of national security,” the group said.