Live Updates: Aid arrives in north Gaza’s Jabalia for 1st time in months

Monday, March 18, 2024

04:00 GMT — Aid arrives in north Gaza’s Jabalia for 1st time in months

The first aid delivery in about four months reached Gaza’s northern city of Jabalia, local sources said.

The Israeli army allowed nine trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter northern Gaza including Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya, sources told Anadolu Agency.

The aid, which consisted of flour, rice, canned food and sugar, arrived at the Jabalia refugee camp under the auspices of the security services of the Gaza government in cooperation with Palestinian tribes.

03:42 GMT — Israeli army says operation under way in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital

The Israeli army announced an operation is under way in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, saying the complex was being used by senior Hamas fighters.

Soldiers "are currently conducting a precise operation in the area of the Shifa hospital," a statement from the military said. "The operation is based on intelligence information indicating the use of the hospital by senior Hamas terrorists".

03:06 GMT — Netherlands commemorates Palestinian children killed in Gaza war

A commemorative event was held in the Netherlands for Palestinian children killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Around 14,000 pairs of children's shoes were laid out in Vredenburg Square in the city of Utrecht by the Olive Tree Planting Foundation to symbolize the tragic toll of the conflict.

Every 10 minutes, pairs of shoes were added to the display, symbolising the alarming frequency with which children are killed in the region.

02:30 GMT — Israeli army says officer killed on October 7, his body being held by Hamas in Gaza

The Israeli army announced that an officer within its ranks who was previously classified as a hostage was killed in action on October 7, 2023.

“The kidnapped IDF officer Daniel Peretz, 22, from Yad Binyamin, was killed in the fighting on October 7 and his body has been held in Gaza ever since,” the army said in a statement.

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