Day 74 of the Israeli-Palestinian war: a digest of the most important news
Since the beginning of Israel's attacks on Gaza, 19,453 people, including 7,729 children, have been killed, and 52,286 people, including 8,663 children, have been injured. - Al Jazeera
Since the beginning of the year, 505 people, including 111 children, have been killed or wounded by Israel in the West Bank, and 297 people, including 70 children, since October 7. - TRT
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) reported that Israeli occupation forces have arrested 46 journalists since October 7, and that at least 96 journalists and media workers have lost their lives. WAFA
"We are very concerned about the safety of refugees sheltering in the building of Kamal Advan Hospital, and the attacks on these refugees are contrary to legal protocols," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who stated that Israel is deliberately destroying the health system in Gaza. - IRNA
The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip as a method of war, which constitutes a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. - WAFA
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, National Security Council Chairman Tsachi Hanegbi and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and others in Tel Aviv to "discuss current issues related to the war in Gaza." - Anatolia
Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and CIA director William (Bill) Burns met in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, to discuss a new prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas. It is unclear how long these talks will last and whether any progress has been made so far. - Israeli press
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Pope Francis criticized Israel for the shooting death of two women by an Israeli sniper in a church in Gaza. - Al Jazeera
Jordan's Ministry of Transport, Industry and Trade has denied reports that a land route to Israel has been opened through the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordanian territory. - TRT
Officials of the US presidential administration are worried that the White House's tacit support for Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip could damage Joe Biden's reputation at home and abroad. - The Washington Post
