Evening recap

Good evening readers of Middle East Eye,

More than 29,195 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, said Gaza’s Health Ministry on Tuesday. At least 103 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza in the past 24 hours and 142 were wounded.

The ministry said that more than 69,170 others have been wounded since Israel launched its brutal campaign in the besieged Strip.

There has been a sharp escalation in the drivers of malnutrition, food insecurity; lack of diet diversity; deteriorating infant and young child feeding practices; lack of access to safe water and sanitation; widespread disease; and a collapsed health system in Gaza according to a report by Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC).

In other developments:

• Ireland and Norway have agreed on the need for an immediate ceasefire and the release of captives held in Gaza. 
• UN experts on Monday decried reports of rape and sexual assault of Palestinian women and girls held in Israeli detention.
• Canada pulled out at the last minute from giving arguments to ICJ but the motivations are unclear. 
• The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has completed a second evacuation mission from Gaza's Nasser hospital, transferring a total of 32 critical patients including children.
• The UK Labour Party has called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza as it seeks to prevent a split among its MPs on the issue.
• The UN has announced the suspension of food aid in northern Gaza, after warning that the region is plagued by "chaos and violence".
• The US vetoed a motion at the UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
• Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson announced that Hamas has acknowledged receiving a medical supplies shipment as part of an agreement facilitated by Qatar.