At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza City, which shelters displaced people, reported “Hamas”, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
An Israeli strike on a house in the town of Rafah killed six people, Gaza health authorities said. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which does not separate the figures for killed civilians and fighters, Reuters specified.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim that their troops have destroyed fighters and infrastructure of “Hamas” in Rafah, as well as elsewhere in the enclave.
At least 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military operation in Gaza. The offensive was undertaken in response to the attack by “Hamas” on October 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage, according to Israeli estimates, Reuters recalled.
In an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank, a commander of "Hamas" was killed, as well as four fighters of "Islamic Jihad", the two groups announced. The Israeli army said it had killed four more fighters in another strike.
The IDF announced that the first strike was carried out against a vehicle near the city of Tulkarm, in which a commander of “Hamas” and four fighters of “Islamic Jihad“.
The second strike was carried out against armed men who opened fire on Israeli servicemen, the IDF announced.
While tensions in the Middle East are rising because of the Israeli operation in Gaza, as well as the killings of high-ranking figures of “Hamas” and the Iran-linked Lebanese group Hezbollah, Israel announced it would send a delegation to Cairo for talks on the possible release of the Israeli hostages.
The killings include the leader of “Hamas“ Ismail Haniya and the high-ranking military commander of “Hezbollah” Fuad Shukr. “Hezbollah“, “Hamas“ and Iran, in whose capital Haniya was killed, vowed to take revenge on Israel, which they blame for the killings.
Meanwhile, thousands of people took part in a pro-Palestinian march this afternoon from "Park Lane" to "Downing Street" in the center of London, with a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, reported PA media and DPA, quoted by BTA.
Four people were detained during the demonstration. One was arrested for giving a Nazi salute to a counter-protester, another for a poster containing alleged support for a banned organization, and two more for an offensive poster.
Among the most popular slogans of the march were: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and "Free, free Palestine". The crowd waved numerous Palestinian flags.
In Piccadilly Circus square; a counter-protest took place under the title "Enough!", in which participants waved Israeli flags, held placards with faces of Israeli hostages, as well as a large banner reading "Rape is not resistance".
A group of Holocaust survivors sat on the sidelines of the protest, holding placards in support of Palestinian protesters that read: "Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Against Gaza Genocide". One of the participants in the protest thanked the group.
At the end of the march, various speakers including former Labor MP and now independent Apsana Begum and Labor Youth Chair Jess Barnard gave speeches from a stage in front of Parliament.
"Solidarity for ourselves, solidarity with each other, solidarity for our different communities in the UK, for the men, women and children of Gaza and for all those who are oppressed around the world,'' Begum said.
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"Starmer, we don't want excuses, we don't want a delay, we don't want you to say you're different from the Tories, we want you to destroy the Tory legacy - complicity in Israeli war crimes. We want action. No delay, no excuses," Barnard said in turn, addressing British Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer.