GAZA - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy pauses trade deal negotiations with Israel, as country’s government summons ambassador over expansion of Israel’s military operation in Gaza.
Israeli forces bomb Gaza, killing over 70 people since midnight, including in an attack on displacement shelter in Gaza City that killed 22, including children. The leaders of Canada, France and the UK threaten to take “concrete action” against Israel if it does not end its renewed offensive in Gaza, while 22 countries urge Israel to let aid into the besieged enclave. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 53,573 Palestinians and wounded 121,688, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive. (Aljazeera)
