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Israel Gaza live updates: Palestinians begin return to Khan Younis – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Palestinians have begun returning to the devastated city of Khan Younis, after Israel says it is reducing the numbers of soldiers in southern Gaza Israel’s military stresses a “significant force” will …

Footage shows burned buildings at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, two weeks after it came under siege by Israeli troops. The Hamas-run health ministry and witnesses who spoke to the BBC said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have pulled out of the territory’s biggest hospital. The raid happened after Israel …

Iran’s ambassador to Syria has warned there will be a response after several people were killed in an attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus. Senior Revolutionary Guards commander Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi was among the dead, according to Iranian state TV. Syrian and Iranian state media blamed an Israeli air …

Seven aid workers, from countries including the UK, Poland and Australia, have been killed in an air strike in Gaza. Footage from the attack site shows two badly damaged vehicles, one of them with a with a large hole on the roof. US-based food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK), said …

A UN official and aid workers tell the BBC the deadly incident shows the system is not fit for purpose. Source link

Since 2010, World Central Kitchen has served more than 350 million meals in the world’s disaster and war zones. Source link

Will the killing of foreign aid workers exhaust the patience of Israel’s allies? Source link

“We cannot rule out that perhaps Iran may use cyberspace as another dimension to take revenge on Israel, either to perform cyber-attacks on information technology, and to cripple, and to steal, and to leak information, or to try to distract at least operational technology,” Tal Pavel of the Israeli Institute …

In an interview with the BBC’s Caitriona Perry, Israeli Minister for the Economy and Industry Nir Barkat said the strikes, which killed seven aid workers in Gaza, were “not intentional”. Mr Barkat said he was sure there had been a mistake, and that the Israeli army would investigate. His comments …

Aid workers for World Central Kitchen were targeted by the IDF, “car by car”, says the charity’s founder, Jose Andres. Monday’s strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating that Israeli forces had been told of their movements. Israel says the strike was …

One of the oldest books in existence, according to auction house Christie’s, could sell for $3.8m (£3m) in June. Source link

“Our brave compatriot, Mr Damian Sobol from Przemysl, helped people in need in Gaza where there is a humanitarian crisis. He was killed during an attack which the Israeli army has accepted responsibility for,” he said in a video message on X. In an earlier post, he said he had …

The Israeli army also cancels leave after Iran threatens to retaliate over the killing of its general. Source link

The move comes after Joe Biden talks to Israel’s PM for the first time since the Gaza aid convoy attack. Source link