Live Updates: Nuseirat refugee camp death toll risen to 274 — health ministry

The UN relief chief has voiced concern about an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, which left 210 victims dead and more than 400 injured.

"Today, Nuseirat refugee camp is the epicentre of the seismic trauma that civilians in Gaza continue to suffer.

The images of death and devastation following Israel's military operation there prove that each day this war continues, it only grows more horrific," Martin Griffiths said in a statement.

Griffiths reiterated that nowhere is safe in Gaza and health care in the besieged enclave "is hanging by a thread."

"And even as four hostages are reunited with their families, we are reminded that scores are still being held captive. All of them must be released. All civilians must be protected. This collective agony can and must end now," he added.

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0030 GMT — Over 200 killed in Israeli 'complex war crime' in central Gaza

The military wing of Hamas says Israel carried out a 'complex war crime' in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, and that would harm Israeli captives.

The spokesperson of the Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaida, said in a statement on Telegram, "What the Zionist enemy carried out in the Nuseirat area in the middle of Gaza is a complex war crime, and the first to be harmed by it were its prisoners."

He added, "By committing horrific massacres, the enemy was able to free some prisoners, but at the same time, it killed some of them during the operation".

Abu Obaida warned that such operation will endanger the Israeli captives held in Gaza impacting their conditions and lives.

On Saturday, Israeli forces rescued four hostages held in Gaza while over 200 Palestinians were killed in air strikes in the same area, according to Palestinian officials in the enclave, in one of the bloodiest Israeli assaults of the war.

0005 GMT — US resumes aid deliveries to Gaza from temporary pier

The United States has resumed aid deliveries to Gaza from a temporary pier, the country's military said, after the structure suffered storm damage and underwent repairs in a nearby port.

"Today at approximately 10:30 am (Gaza time) US Central Command (USCENTCOM) began delivery of humanitarian assistance ashore in Gaza. Today, a total of approximately 492 metric tons (~1.1 million pounds) of much needed humanitarian assistance was delivered to the people of Gaza," CENTCOM said on social media platform X.

The pier was repaired in the Israeli port of Ashdod before being brought back to the Gaza coast and reestablished on Friday.

2100 GMT — Colombia to suspend coal sales to Israel over Gaza war

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that his government will suspend coal exports to Israel while it continues its war on besieged Gaza.

"We are going to suspend coal exports to Israel until the genocide stops," the leftist leader wrote on X.

In May, Petro -- who describes Israel's campaign in Gaza as "genocidal" -- announced Colombia would sever ties with Israel over the conflict and open an embassy in Ramallah in the Palestinian territories.

He also said that Bogota would stop purchasing weapons made by Israel, one of the main supplier s of the South American country's security forces.

2030 GMT -- Thousands rally across Israel to demand hostage swap deal with Palestinian factions

Thousands of Israelis held a protest in Tel Aviv’s downtown, demanding a hostage swap deal and the dismissal of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, the Israeli broadcasting authority reported.

Demonstrations were also held at Haifa, Kfar Saba, Caesarea, Ra'anana, and Karkur junctions.

For our live updates from Saturday, June 6, 2024, click here.