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Hospitals continue to be targeted across the Gaza Strip. Al-Quds and Indonesian Hospital in the north have been facing air strikes and artillery shelling. The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in the eastern part of the strip reported severe air attacks which Turkey’s foreign ministry condemned “in the strongest terms”, according to Reuters. Early on Tuesday, the European hospital in southern Gaza also reported being hit by air raids.
The United Nations Children’s Fund’s executive director has said that more than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza every day.
On Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Israeli forces or settlers have killed 121 Palestinians, including 33 children in the occupied West Bank since October 7. Nearly 1,000 Palestinians have also been displaced.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he discussed the latest in Gaza with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. They talked about the urgent need for increased aid. Blinken expressed his appreciation for Qatar’s involvement in the release of Israeli captives.
Saudi Arabia’s defence minister said he met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday and discussed “the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza” and the protection of civilians.
