Live Updates: Israel kills 10 Palestinians across Gaza

Saturday, July 27, 2024

07:21 GMT — Israel kills 10 Palestinians across Gaza

Israel killed at least ten Palestinians in a series of air strikes across besieged Gaza, Civil Defence has said.

It said in a statement that six Palestinians were killed and others wounded in Israeli air strikes on two homes, one in the Zawayda town in central Gaza and the other in the southern city of Khan Younis.

In another statement, the Palestinian Civil Defence said two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a gathering of people in the Al-Kateeba area in Khan Younis.

06:23 GMT — US claims to have destroyed 6 Houthi UAVs, 3 surface vessels in Yemen

The US military claimed to have destroyed six Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in a Houthi-controlled area and three uncrewed surface vessels (USV) operating off the coast of Yemen, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

"It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to US, coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," CENTCOM wrote on X.

"These actions were taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure," it added.

05:30 GMT — Jordanian, US leaders discuss ‘dangerous developments’ in Gaza

Jordanian King Abdullah II and US President Joe Biden have discussed “the dangerous developments” in the ongoing Israeli carnage in besieged Gaza.

According to a Jordanian royal court statement, the leaders also discussed “efforts to reach an immediate and lasting ceasefire, as well as an end to the humanitarian crisis in the Strip.”

They also touched on the situation in the occupied West Bank and the support to the Palestinian Authority there.

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