Summary

  • Many displaced Gazans are living "in the open, in the parks, in their cars" says Juliette Touma from UN agency UNRWA

  • Touma tells the BBC that 1.4 million people are living in UNRWA facilities - but others are now staying "anywhere they can find"

  • The southern border city of Rafah continues to see an influx of people seeking safety, with 100,000 moving there in recent days, according to the UN

  • Israeli tank fire and air strikes continue in Khan Younis in southern Gaza - which Israel sees as a stronghold of Hamas

  • Residents have reported intense gun battles between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters there

  • And Hamas officials in Gaza say there's been more loss of life as the Israeli army strikes targets across the territory

  • At least 1,200 people were killed when Hamas militants attacked Israel on 7 October and about 240 others were taken hostage

  • The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 21,670 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel started its retaliatory campaign

Live Reporting

Edited by Nathan Williams

  1. Israeli forces prepare to advance further in Khan Younis

    Yolande Knell
    Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

    Israeli forces have been pounding Khan Younis, seen as a stronghold of Hamas, as they prepare to advance further into the city.

    There’s also been intense bombardment of Nuseirat in central Gaza. With new Israeli ground operations driving tens of thousands of people to flee, there are reports of an increased spread of diseases.

    In the past week, the UN’s humanitarian agency says it's been able to bring in hundreds of thousands of vaccines, but it complains only a trickle of aid is reaching Gazans.

    Israel says it’s not limiting aid and that the problem is with its distribution.

    Meanwhile, with Hamas officials in Cairo, there’s been no word yet of any response to a new Egyptian ceasefire plan.

    And amid fears of rising regional tensions, Israel’s military says it carried out strikes in southern Lebanon and Syria overnight in response to earlier rocket fire.

    Map showing southern Gaza.

  2. Fierce fighting reported in southern Gaza

    Nathan Williams
    Live reporter

    Hello and welcome as we resume our live coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas.

    Fierce Israeli tank fire and air strikes have been continuing in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

    Residents have reported intense gun battles between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters there

    Meanwhile, the UN has complained that the volume of aid reaching the territory remains “woefully inadequate”. Israel insists it's not limiting it and that the problem is with its distribution.

    Stick with us as we bring you the latest from the conflict.