latest news about israel and gaza war: Gaza claims more than 5,000 people killed as Israel hits 320 ‘military targets’

Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza claims more than 5,000 people killed as Israel hits 320 ‘military targets’

 Hamas has said it has released two elderly Israeli hostages tonight, following Qatari-Egyptian mediation.

It comes after the terrorist group released two Americans on Friday, nearly two weeks after gunmen abducted them and dozens of others near Gaza.

Palestinians officials say 5,100 people have now been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s bombing campaign was launched, around 40 percent of them children.

Attacks on the war-torn enclave continue, with the Israeli military saying that it had struck at least 320 targets in Gaza in the last 24 hours, including a tunnel housing Hamas fighters, and dozens of command and lookout posts.

The IDF said it had began more “limited raids” into Gaza to kill Hamas gunmen and search for hostages taken from southern Israel.

British-Israeli Yosef Guedalia, 22, has also been confirmed dead in Hamas’s attack on 7 October.

Guedalia was a soldier in an anti-terror unit and killed while confronting Hamas gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

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• Family confirms missing British teenager killed in Hamas attack, reports BBC

Taking hostages “a despicable crime”, Lord tells House

23:00 , Sam Rkaina

Leading lawyer Lord Pannick said the taking of hostages by Hamas, including children, the elderly and disabled was “a despicable crime”.

Speaking in the House of Lords, the independent crossbencher said: “The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that it is in ‘sustained daily contact with Hamas’.

“Will the Government urge the Red Cross to demand access to the hostages and do everything it can to ensure their welfare pending what we hope will be their return home?”

Tory leader in the upper chamber Lord True said: “We are making every diplomatic effort to secure that.

“The United Kingdom Government wishes to see all hostages returned and they should be returned forthwith.

“These are human beings, they are not bargaining chips to be played with by terrorists to demand media attention.”

British woman’s relief as mother released from Hamas capture

22:58 , Sam Rkaina

A British national has spoken of her relief after her mother was released from Gaza by Hamas.

Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper were handed over to the Red Cross at the Rafah crossing on Monday evening and will be transferred shortly to Israel.

The Foreign Office confirmed that, while both women released by the proscribed terrorist organisation were Israelis, one of the women has family in the UK.

Sharone Lifschitz, Yocheved’s daughter, said: “I can confirm that my mother Yochi Lifshitz was one of two hostages released to the Red Cross this evening.

“While I cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe, I will remain focused on securing the release of my father and all those, some 200 innocent people, who remain hostages in Gaza.”

Biden tells The Independent that Hamas should release hostages before any ceasefire

22:45 , Sam Rkaina

Joe Biden says that Hamas should release the hostages it kidnapped in its bloody attack on Israel before any ceasefire in the bombardment of Gaza is implemented.

The president made his stance clear at an event on Monday in response to a question from Andrew Feinberg, the White House correspondent of The Independent.

“We should get... We should have a ceasefire, not a ceasefire... we should have these hostages released and then we can talk,” said Mr Biden to Feinberg.

Mr Biden was speaking at an event on the economy at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex. His comments came as Hamas said it had released two elderly Israeli hostages, following Qatari-Egyptian mediation.

‘Scores killed’ in Israeli air strike on Gaza’s Al-Shati camp

22:14 , Sam Rkaina

Scores of Palestinians were killed and wounded in an Israeli air strike that hit homes in Gaza’s Al-Shati camp late on Monday, the health ministry said.

“Many of the casualties are children and women who are still under rubble,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said.

All three Italians missing after Hamas attack are dead, Rome says

22:11 , Sam Rkaina

All of the three people with dual Italian-Israeli citizenship who went missing after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group have died, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.

“Unfortunately Nir Forti has also died. He was the last of the 3 missing Italian-Israelis,” Tajani said on X, the social media platform. “Dying at the age of 29, brutally killed by terrorists, is profoundly unjust,” he added.

Hours earlier, Tajani had announced the death of Lilian Le Havron, wife of Eviatar Moshe Kipnis who had been confirmed dead on Oct. 17. The couple lived in Kibbutz Be’eri, 3 miles (5 km) from Gaza, one of the first areas to be hit by Hamas.

“I renew my condolences to the children and family. For Italy another day of mourning,” the minister wrote, in another message on X.

On Sunday, Tajani had said that seven or eight Italians, plus their spouses and children, were in the south of the Gaza Strip and were trying to get out.

Grandson of freed hostage hopes others will follow

21:30 , Sam Rkaina

The grandson of Yocheved Lifshitz, Daniel Lifshitz, confirmed to reporters in Eilat that his family had been formally notified that his grandmother had been released along with a fellow member of the Nir Oz kibbutz.

“We are truly hoping that this is just the beginning of the release of all the remaining hostages,” he said.

Asked what he would say to her, Lifshitz said: “That I love her.”

TV cameras capture moment two hostages released by Hamas

21:11 , Barney Davis

Egyptian TV station Extra News broadcast footage late on Monday that it said showed two women freed by Hamas being transferred from a Red Cross vehicle to ambulances at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

The women were shown being helped into the ambulances and onto beds, awaiting transfer.

Qatar and Egypt broker deal

20:57 , Bel Trew in Tel Aviv

The Independent understands the release of hostages tonight was brokered by Qatar and Egypt.

Abu Ubaida, spokesman for armed wing of the militant group Hamas, said on Telegram it had secured the release of the detainees “despite the enemy’s refusal to accept them since last Friday and their neglect of the issue of our prisoners”.

“We decided to release them for humanitarian and poor health grounds ... Despite that, the enemy refused to receive them last Friday,” the statement added.

A message sent by Hamas on Telegram named the two detainees as Yocheved Lifshitz, and Nurit Yitzhak. The two women are in their 70s and 80s and were kidnapped from the same kibbutz near the border with Gaza on 7 October.

The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed the release, with Egyptian state media saying they were at the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

The ICRC said: “We facilitated the release of two more hostages, transporting them out of Gaza this evening. Our role as a neutral intermediary makes this work possible & we are ready to facilitate any future release. We hope that they will soon be back with their loved ones.”

Two arrested after pro-Israel protesters in US ‘pepper sprayed'

20:50 , Sam Rkaina

US police arrested two people after one of them allegedly fired a shot and another pepper-sprayed protesters outside a pro-Israel rally in Chicago’s northern suburbs.

The rally took place Sunday evening at a Skokie banquet hall, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. About 1,000 people attended to show solidary with Israel, according to organizers.

A group of about 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the hall. A man allegedly drove his car into the group, got out and fired a shot before police took him into custody. A witness told the newspaper that the man’s car had been covered in Israeli flags.

A man coming out of the banquet hall wearing an Israeli flag as a cape sprayed the crowed with pepper spray before he was arrested. No one was seriously hurt in the melee.

Police in U.S. cities as well as federal authorities have been on high alert for violence driven by antisemtic or Islamophobic sentiments as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.

Joe Biden demands Hamas release more hostages before talk of any ceasefire

20:42 , Barney Davis

Joe Biden says that Hamas should release the hostages it kidnapped in its bloody attack on Israel before any ceasefire in the bombardment of Gaza is implemented.

The president made his stance clear at an event on Monday in response to a question from Andrew Feinberg, the White House correspondent of The Independent.

Biden says that Hamas should release hostages before any ceasefire

“We should get... We should have a ceasefire, not a ceasefire... we should have these hostages released and then we can talk,” said Mr Biden to Feinberg.

Red Cross confirms two hostages released by Hamas

20:40 , Barney Davis

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it facilitated the release of two more hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday, “transporting them out of Gaza this evening”.

The ICRC added: “Our role as a neutral intermediary makes this work possible (and) we are ready to facilitate any future release.”

Israel has yet to comment on the hostage release.

The release of the two hostages, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, was confirmed by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The two women, along with their husbands, were snatched from their homes in the kibbutz of Nir Oz near the Gaza border in Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage through towns of southern Israel. Their husbands were not released.In a statement, Hamas said it had released them for humanitarian reasons. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are believed to have taken roughly 220 people, including an unconfirmed number of foreigners and dual nationals. Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter last week.

Hamas’s ‘useful idiots’ on uni campuses ‘represent a fifth column'

20:18 , Sam Rkaina

There are a number of “Hamas’s useful idiots” on some university campuses who “represent a fifth column supporting terrorism”, an education minister has said.

Robert Halfon was speaking in the Commons as MPs raised concerns over antisemitism and what one described as the “glorification” of Hamas’s attack on Israel on university campuses.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told MPs she has written to schools, colleges and universities reminding them of their duties under the Government’s anti-terror Prevent programme and to underscore that antisemitism will not be tolerated.

She said that “disturbingly” she had seen evidence of students and academics appearing to support Hamas.

The remarks came during a session of questions to education ministers in the Commons, where a number of MPs raised concerns over the impact for both Jewish and Muslim students of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Hamas says it has released two more hostages

19:25 , Sam Rkaina

Hamas has said it has released two more hostages this evening.

Two elderly Israeli woman have been freed more than two weeks after the terror group took hundreds of people captive during a deadly assault on Israel

A spokesperson for the militants said the releases were in response to a Qatari-Egyptian mediation.

“We decided to release them for humanitarian and poor health grounds,” a statement for Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the group’s armed wing, said on its Telegram channel.

Grandfather pays tribute to British-Israeli soldier killed as he rescued hostages

19:13 , Sam Rkaina

The heartbroken grandfather of a “heroic” British-Israeli soldier killed as he rescued hostages from Hamas said he has “lost an entire world”.

Yosef Guedalia, 22, was shot as he fought gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the attack by Hamas who killed more than 1,000 people in southern Israel on October 7.

His grandfather Isidore Zuckerbrod, whose parents survived the Holocaust, said Mr Guedalia returned to the kibbutz four times to rescue hostages as Hamas militants shot at him.

On his fourth journey into the kibbutz, Mr Guedalia’s armoured vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and he was shot as he fled the smoking wreck, his grandfather said.

Hamas militants dragged his body towards the border to use as a “dead hostage”, Mr Zuckerbrod said, but Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers spotted them using a drone and shot the gunmen before retrieving their fallen comrade.

The 78-year-old, a retired GP who grew up in Manchester after the Second World War, said: “Every person who dies is a world in themself – if you save one life you save the whole world.

“Yosef’s loss to me is the loss of a whole world.

“He was the pride of the family, as is his older brother (Asher Guedalia) who went straight back into the army after our week of mourning.

“We are incredibly proud of him – he was a real hero.

Grandfather pays tribute to British-Israeli soldier killed as he rescued hostages

19:11 , Sam Rkaina

The heartbroken grandfather of a “heroic” British-Israeli soldier killed as he rescued hostages from Hamas said he has “lost an entire world”.

Yosef Guedalia, 22, was shot as he fought gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the attack by Hamas who killed more than 1,000 people in southern Israel on October 7.

His grandfather Isidore Zuckerbrod, whose parents survived the Holocaust, told the PA news agency that Mr Guedalia returned to the kibbutz four times to rescue hostages as Hamas militants shot at him.

On his fourth journey into the kibbutz, Mr Guedalia’s armoured vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and he was shot as he fled the smoking wreck, his grandfather said.

Hamas militants dragged his body towards the border to use as a “dead hostage”, Mr Zuckerbrod said, but Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers spotted them using a drone and shot the gunmen before retrieving their fallen comrade.

Tube driver who led ‘free Palestine’ chant on train is suspended by Transport for London

18:45 , Sam Rkaina

A Tube driver who appeared to lead passengers in a chant of “free, free Palestine” on a London Underground train has been suspended pending further investigation, Transport for London said.

The incident happened on Saturday as around 100,000 protesters took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Footage posted online by a journalist appeared to show the chant being led over the train’s speaker system.

The driver of the Central Line service said “free, free” to which the passengers responded “Palestine” – a popular chant at protests.

Glynn Barton, TfL’s chief operating officer, said: “We have been urgently and thoroughly investigating the footage appearing to show a Tube driver misusing the PA system and leading chants on a Central Line train on Saturday.

“A driver has now been identified and suspended whilst we continue to fully investigate the incident in line with our policies and procedures.”

The chant was criticised by minister for London Paul Scully who said Tube staff should “focus on the day job” and warned against stoking tension in the capital.

The Israeli Embassy said: “It is deeply troubling to see such intolerance on London’s Tubes … public transport should be a place of safety and inclusivity for all.”

On Saturday British Transport Police Assistant Chief Constable Sean O’Callaghan said the force was investigating and was “aware of footage circulating on social media which suggests chants are led by driver of a train in London earlier”.

UK pressing Israel and others on Gaza aid, says James Cleverly

17:59 , Barney Davis

Foreign secretary James Cleverly said ensuring humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza needed action from others, as well as Israel.

James Cleverly, asked whether the UK was urging Israel to allow fuel and water into Gaza, told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme: “Israel needs to ensure that if it pauses its military action, that Hamas will not take the opportunity of that pause to attack Israel.

“We need to make sure that if people leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, that Egypt is not importing a terrorist problem itself.

“So it is not just about impressing upon Israel the need for humanitarian support, although of course we are doing that. It is about making sure that all of the decision-makers are being engaged with all of the time.”

World court to hold public hearings over consequences from Israel's occupation

17:54 , Barney Davis

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion, it said on Monday.

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly in December had asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, to give its view on the on-going conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

Hearings in the Dutch city of The Hague will open on Monday, February 19, the court said. The request for a so-called advisory opinion had been made before the current escalation in the region, so the ICJ’s opinion will focus solely on the Israeli occupation.

It was made in a resolution adopted by the General Assembly with 87 votes in favor. Israel, the United States and 24 other members voted against, while 53 abstained.

Sunak blasts Corbyn for calling Hamas ‘friends’ in 2009

17:30 , Barney Davis

Prime minister Rishi Sunak condemned former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for once calling Hamas ‘a friend’

In 2009 Mr Corbyn said: “It will be my pleasure and honour to host an event in parliament where our friends from Hezbollah will be speaking … I’ve also invited our friends from Hamas to come and speak as well.”

Sunak blasts Corbyn for previously calling Hamas a ‘friend’

Mr Sunak criticised Mr Corbyn’s past comments after his remarks in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 October 2023.

Mr Sunak said: “I’m surprised he hasn’t made any reference to the fact an organisation he once described as a friend has perpetuated an absolutely appalling act of terrorism.”

Hostage release ‘small glimmer of light’, Starmer says

17:00 , Alexander Butler

Sir Keir said there was a “small glimmer of light” over the weekend with the release of two US hostages, adding: “But Hamas still holds hundreds more. Sons, daughters, mums, dads still missing, innocent people who could - if Hamas willed it - be released immediately.

“But they remain hostage because Hamas wants the chaos of war, Hamas wants Jews to suffer, Hamas wants the Palestinian people to share in the pain because the Palestinian people are not their cause, peace is not their aim, the dignity of human life - Jew or Muslim - means absolutely nothing to them.

“In light of their barbarism, Israel has the right to defend herself. Yes, to get their hostages home but also to defeat Hamas so nobody need suffer like this again.”

Calls for jihad ‘threat to Jewish community’, says Sunak as he adds to pressure on UK police

16:53 , Barney Davis

The police must take “all necessary action to tackle extremism”, Mr Sunak said after condemning the use of the word “jihad” at pro-Palestinian protests on the weekend.

Adding to pressure on the Metropolitan Police to act, the PM said: “Calls for jihad and for Muslim armies to rise up are not only a threat to the Jewish community but also a threat to our democratic values.”

He added: “Now, of course the police are operationally independent but the Home Secretary has a role in holding police forces to account and as members will know she has raised this matter with the Met Police Commissioner at their meeting earlier today.”

Hinting that his government could consider changes, Mr Sunak said “where there are gaps in the law, we’re happy to address and look at those … But we do believe at the moment the police do have the powers to arrest those who are inciting violence or racial hatred”.

UK committed to two-state solution in Middle East

16:45 , Alexander Butler

The UK is still committed to a two-state solution to bring peace to Israel and Palestine, Rishi Sunak told the Commons following his visit to the Middle East.

“Our support for a two-state solution is highly valued across the region, but it can’t be a cliched talking point to roll out at times like this,” Mr Sunak said.

“The truth is that in recent years, energy has moved into other avenues like the Abraham Accords and normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia.

“We support those steps absolutely and believe that they can bolster wider efforts. But we must never lose sight of how essential the two-state solution is. So we will work together with out international partners to bring renewed energy and creativity to this effort.”

Gaza hospital strike caused by Hamas, UK security agencies believe

16:20 , Alexander Butler

The Government has judged that a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital last week was “likely caused by a missile, or part of one, that was launched from within Gaza towards Israel”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told MPs.

Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed in the atrocity last week at al Ahli, which provoked condemnation around the world as well as rival claims about who was to blame.

Israel and Hamas both issued competing versions of events regarding the cause of the blast, with the Palestinian militant group blaming an Israeli airstrike.

The Israeli military blamed a misfiring rocket from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and released imagery and communications intercepts it said supported its case.

Family of released American hostages describe ‘intense’ reunion

16:00 , Alexander Butler

Relatives of two American hostages, who were released from Hamas’ captivity on Friday, have shared their relief after the mother and daughter had been held for nearly two weeks.

Judith Raanan, 59, and Natalie Raanan, 17, a mother and daughter, were released to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Israel on Friday.

Cousins of the Raanans told Good Morning America about the reunion. Or Sella said that upon reuniting, he never felt a hug that was “this intense in my life.”

Family of released American hostages describe ‘intense’ reunion

Watch live: Sunak addresses parliament after British-Israeli death confirmed

15:45 , Alexander Butler

Live: Sunak addresses parliament British-Israeli death confirmed

15:30 , Alexander Butler

There are fears for thousands of missing Palestinians after the Israeli government cancelled work permits for Gazans after the deadly Hamas attacks on 7 October, Maira Butt reports.

Trade unions, officials and humanitarian organisations have raised concerns for their safety after reports Palestinians with permission to work in Israel were rounded up, arrested and blindfolded before being taken to military camps.

The Minister of Labour for the Palestinian Authorities, Dr Nasri Abu Jaish, told The Independent around 4,500 workers were still unaccounted for but are believed to have been detained by Israeli forces.

Thousands of Gazans missing in Israel as workers ‘rounded up and blindfolded’

Israel has evidence of Iranian involvement in Hamas attack, military officer claims

15:18 , Alexander Butler

Israel has evidence of Iranian “involvement” in the Hamas terror attack on 7 October that left more than 1,400 Israelis dead, a military officer has claimed.

“You definitely can see evidence, we have evidence of Iranian involvement,” Major General Michael Edelstein, a veteran Iaraeli commander, said.

The commander declined to elaborate on what kind of evidence it was. “I cannot elaborate too much but you can understand what I mean. Not just about equipment but more than this,” he said.

Extinction Rebellion activists occupy International Criminal Court

15:07 , Alexander Butler

Nineteen Extinction Rebellion activists took over the entrance to the International Criminal Court and declared “Netanyahu is a war criminal”.

“The demonstration did not cause any disturbance to the ICC normal activities. The situation was addressed by the ICC security with the police,” ICC spokesperson Sonia Robla said.

The demonstration took place as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in the Middle East to meet with both Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

More than half of Gaza’s population internally displaced, UN says

14:44 , Alexander Butler

About 1.4million of Gaza’s population are now internally displaced, with many seeking refuge in overcrowded UN emergency shelters, the UN humanitarian office said.

An Israeli military spokesperson said: “The IDF has been encouraging residents of the northern Gaza Strip to move southward and not to stay in the vicinity of Hamas terror targets within Gaza City.

“But, ultimately, Hamas has entrenched itself among the civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip. So wherever a Hamas target arises, the IDF will strike at it in order to thwart the terrorist capabilities of the group, while taking feasible precautions to mitigate the harm to uninvolved civilians.”

Live: View of Gaza skyline as full list of 222 Hamas hostages identified

14:06 , Barney Davis

Watch a live view of the Gaza skyline as the Israeli government announces it has identified 222 hostages being held by Hamas in the territory.

WARNING: May contain distressing scenes.

Tech CEO resigns after calling out Israeli ‘war crimes'

13:45 , Barney Davis

Paddy Cosgrave, the CEO of Web Summit, has resigned after calling for Western governments call out Israeli “war crimes”.

“I’m shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland’s government, who for once are doing the right thing. War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are,” Cosgrave wrote on X on October 13.

Cosgrave said in a statement that he was resigning from his role as CEO of the conference because his comments “have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend.”

“I sincerely apologise again for any hurt I have caused,” he added.

In 2022, over 70,000 people attended Web Summit. In a statement to CNN, Web Summit said that company will look to appoint a new CEO ahead of the 2023 conference.

British-Israeli soldier killed by Hamas, family confirm

13:45 , Alexander Butler

A British-Israeli was killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel, his family has confirmed.

Yosef Guedalia, 22, was a soldier in an anti-terror unit and killed while confronting Hamas gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza when they attacked on 7 October.

His brother Asher said he was “always happy, there was no bad in him”, adding he was “a righteous and good person”.

“He literally saved people minutes before he got shot. He acted with heroism and determination, he continued to fight and didn’t think of himself or hesitate.

“He went in to rescue as many citizens as possible before they got murdered in their homes and to kill as many terrorists as he could,” he told the BBC.

No plans to give UK police more powers after ‘jihad’ chants

13:31 , Barney Davis

No 10 has indicated there are no plans to give police more powers to address chants deemed to be extremist after “jihad” comments made at a pro-Palestine rally.

Pressed if there are then no plans to give police more powers, Rishi Sunak’s spokesman: “I’m not aware of any, no.”The spokesman added: “We do believe the police have extensive powers in this space and we will continue to discuss with them so there is clarity and agreement about how they can be deployed on the ground.”

Mr Sunak’s spokesman says some of the protest scenes were “incredibly distressing” – but “operational decision” for police to decide if they incite violence.

No 10 also suggested Scotland Yard was unwise to explain why they had not taken action against chants of “jihad” with theological explanations.

Asked if “lectures” were unwise, Mr Sunak’s spokesman said: “It’s for the Met to explain their communication policies… But first and foremost we want the police out there on the ground keeping people safe.”

Up to 37 Hamas members arrested in West Bank, Israel says

13:30 , Alexander Butler

The Israel Defence Forces said it arrested 64 people in the West Bank overnight, including 37 members of terrorist group Hamas.

It brings the number of those arrested in the occupied West Bank to 800, including over 500 affiliated with Hamas, Israel claimed.

It comes after two Palestinians were killed at the Jalazone refugee camp in the West Bank, according to the Hamas-led Palestinian health ministry.

Israel forces raided the camp and carried out “widespread arrests”, where they clashed with gunmen and young people who threw stones.