Live Updates: Israel kills over dozen Palestinians in Rafah — medics

Monday, April 29, 2024

04:00 GMT — Israel kills over dozen Palestinians in Rafah — medics

Israeli air strikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 13 people and wounded many others, medics have said. Hamas media outlets put the death toll at 15.

In Gaza City, in the north of the enclave, Israeli planes struck two houses, killing and wounding several people, health officials said.

The strikes on Rafah, where over a million people are sheltering from months of Israeli bombardment, came hours before Egypt was expected to host leaders of Hamas to discuss prospects for a ceasefire agreement with Israel.

03:44 GMT — Anti-tank missile from Lebanon hits house in northern Israel

An anti-tank missile struck a house in the Israeli settlement of Shtula in the Upper Galilee region near the border with Lebanon, local media has reported.

“An anti-tank missile was fired from southern Lebanon earlier on Sunday, hitting a residential house in the Shtula settlement in northern Israel without causing any casualties,” said Israel’s Channel 12.

The house sustained material damage according to the channel.

03:10 GMT — Situation in Gaza is 'catastrophe by every measure': Riyadh

The situation in Gaza obviously is "a catastrophe by every measure," Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has said.

His remarks came during one of the sessions of a special meeting of the World Economic Forum being hosted by Riyadh on April 28 and 29, according to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry.

"The situation in Gaza obviously is a catastrophe by every measure — humanitarian, but also a complete failing of the existing political system to deal with that crisis," said Farhan.

02:30 GMT — Gaza lost over $3B in transport: Minister

Gaza’s transportation sector has suffered more than $3 billion in losses in the past seven months due to Israel’s war against the enclave, Minister of Transportation and Communications Tareq Zarab has said.

Zarab's remarks came during a presentation at a session of the Cabinet in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to a statement viewed by Anadolu news agency.

“The committees of the Ministry of Transportation estimate the destruction by the (Israeli) occupation forces of about 55,000 vehicles in the Gaza Strip, which is equivalent to 60 percent of the licensed vehicles in the Strip,” said Zarab.

For our live updates from Sunday, April 28, click here.