Latest | 12 dead in air strikes in central Gaza, 16 dead in attacks on Houthi rebels

At least a dozen people were killed in two air strikes in central Gaza on Friday. Among the dead were two children and four women.

Palestinians in the border town of Rafah have reported heavy fighting in recent days as the Israeli military expanded its offensive in the south. take control along the entire Gaza-Egypt border. The fighting in Rafah has forced more than a million Palestinians to flee, most of whom were displaced earlier in the war. They are now seeking refuge in temporary tent camps and other war-torn areas, where they Lack of shelter, food, water and other essentials, says the United Nations.

Together British-US air strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen At least 16 people were killed and 35 others injured, the rebels said on Friday. This is the highest publicly acknowledged death toll in the numerous waves of attacks carried out by the rebels following their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to demand an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.

The war between Israel and Hamas has claimed the lives of over 36,000 Palestinians. According to the Ministry of Healththat does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

Israel began its war in the Gaza Strip after The Hamas attack of October 7 Militants entered southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people – mostly civilians – and abducting about 250. According to Israel, about 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza and about 30 others have been found dead.

At the moment:

— Houthi rebels say at least 16 dead and 35 injured in joint US-British air strikes in Yemen.

— Slovenia’s government supports Recognition of a Palestinian state.

– A Pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State University is dismantled as MIT students leave the graduation ceremony.

— A global aid organization calls on the warring powers to respect their neutrality. 24 of their aid workers were killed.

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Air strikes in central Gaza kill at least a dozen people

DEIR AL-BALAH — Two air strikes in central Gaza on Friday killed at least a dozen people, including children, according to hospital workers and Associated Press journalists who counted the bodies.

The attacks hit Nuseirat and Bureij. Among the dead were two children and four women. The bodies were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.

The funeral of all twelve people took place on Friday.

Israel’s bombings and offensives in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 36,000 Palestinians and injured more than 80,000. According to the Gaza Health MinistryThe count does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

Air strikes on Yemeni Houthi rebels kill at least 16 people

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Joint British-US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others on Friday, rebels said, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll in numerous waves of rebel attacks on ships.

The Houthis have stepped up attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and are demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza that has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage.

The Houthis said Friday morning that one of the attacks hit a building that houses Hodeida Radio and private residences in the Red Sea port city. Their satellite news channel Al Masirah broadcast images of a bloodied man being carried down the stairs and others being cared for in hospital. The Houthis described all those killed and injured in Hodeida as civilians, which the Associated Press could not immediately confirm. The rebel forces that have held the Yemeni capital Sanaa since 2014 include fighters who often do not wear uniforms.

Other attacks took place outside Sanaa near the airport and communications facilities in Taiz, the broadcaster reported. Little further information was released about these locations – which probably indicates that Houthi military positions were hit.

The US and Britain have launched attacks against the Houthis since January. Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the secret supreme leader of the Houthis, put the total death toll up to that point at 40 dead and 35 injured. He did not provide a breakdown of civilian and military casualties at the time.

The The Houthis have carried out more than 50 attacks on shipping traffic, killing three sailors, hijacking a ship and sinking another since November, according to the US Maritime Administration. This week They attacked a ship transporting grain to Iranthe main benefactor of the rebels.