On the 64th day of the war, Israel ordered the “urgent” evacuation of the residents of the Khan Yunis center (in the southern lane). Israel has issued similar warnings before storming other parts of the city, suggesting it is about to advance toward the center. Hamas-affiliated Palestinian media reported overnight Israeli strikes on Jabalia, in northern Gaza, and Khan Younis, as the IDF ramps up ground operations.

Bombing in Khan YounisPhoto: Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

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07:28 Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has criticized the prospect of allowing Palestinians from the West Bank to enter Israel to work again. “If we allow Palestinian Authority workers to come and work here, it will mean that we have not understood anything since October 7,” he says.

07:00 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden in a phone call over the weekend that the current IDF operation in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza will continue for another 3-4 weeks, Israeli television reported.

22:24 According to an Israeli study, 61% of deaths in Gaza as a result of airstrikes were caused by civilians / How a sociologist comments on the data

Israel’s bombing campaign on Gaza is the most indiscriminate in terms of civilian casualties in recent years, according to a study published by an Israeli newspaper. Thus, the proportion of the dead among the civilian population is higher than in all world conflicts in the 20th century, Haaretz newspaper reports, The Guardian reports.

22:00 At least 17,700 Palestinians have been killed and 48,780 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Ashraf Al-Kidra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run ministry, said two paramedics were injured in recent hours when Israeli forces fired on an ambulance working to evacuate wounded patients from the European Hospital in Gaza.

21:07 The Houthi movement in Yemen announced on Saturday that it would target all ships bound for Israel, regardless of nationality, and warned all international shipping companies not to do business with Israeli ports, Reuters reported.