Evening Recap
Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.
Here are some of the day's key developments:
- Turkish President Erdogan says Turkey can enter Israel, like it entered Karabakh and Libya, and Israeli FM responds saying the Turkish president is following ‘Saddam Hussein’s footsteps’.
- The US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah, and the White House has reiterated the US support for Israeli Security, stating that the attack on the Majdal Shams village in the occupied Golan Heights was conducted by Hezbollah.
- Israel claimed that an Iranian made rocket was used in the deadly attack on the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights.
- Israeli airstrikes have reportedly struck several towns in southern Lebanon
- Unrwa Head Philippe Lazzarini says the Israeli evacuation orders lead to “havoc” and “panic” among Gazans, stating that only 14 per cent of areas in the enclave haven’t been affected by these commands.
- Israeli media reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered to postpone the transfer of Gazan children, who are seeking medical treatment, to the United Arab Emirates.