In the 59th day of the war, Israel continues its intense bombing campaign in northern and southern Gaza, with army officials confirming the expansion of operations across Gaza. Talks of a new ceasefire are still ongoing, but hopes for a new ceasefire have dimmed.

An Israeli helicopter fires at targets in GazaPhoto: JACK GUEZ / AFP / Profimedia

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05:25 As reported by the Tunisian news agency TAP, the plane carrying 29 wounded Palestinians landed at Tunisia’s Carthage Pilgrim airport. There are currently at least 389 wounded Palestinians who have managed to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing since November 1

05:19US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani about the war in Gaza and ongoing efforts for a ceasefire, the Arab country’s news agency reported. Qatar vows to work with its mediation partners to restore “calm” after more than eight weeks of war

05:00The Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza was attacked again, as were the towns of Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza. Israeli government spokesman Eilon Levy said the army struck more than 400 targets over the weekend, “including large-scale airstrikes in the Khan Younis area,” and killed Hamas militants while destroying infrastructure in Beit Lahiya in the north.

11:10 in the eveningThe company confirms that its ship was “hit by a projectile” in the Red Sea

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement said its container ship number nine was sailing in the Bab el Mandab Strait when it was hit, Sky News reported.

However, he confirmed that no one was injured aboard the Panamanian-flagged vessel and that the attack did not cause pollution.

A few hours ago, the Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that they had carried out an attack.

10:07 pmThe Israeli army announced that it had carried out 10,000 airstrikes on Gaza since the beginning of the war

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Sunday that it had carried out about 10,000 airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war almost two months ago, Agerpres reported with reference to dpa.

The Israeli military said the targets in Gaza were command centers, tunnels and weapons depots belonging to Palestinian terrorist organizations.