- Israel calls the ICJ binding order to immediately stop its assault on Rafah “outrageous, morally repugnant and disgusting”, says accusations it is committing genocide in Gaza “are false”.
- UN’s emergency aid chief says Israel’s war on Gaza has been “a tragedy beyond words”, and it must “end this nightmare”.
- Israeli tanks and troops advance into Rafah’s southeast and are moving towards the city’s densely populated western district.
- Egypt agrees to allow UN aid through the crucial Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing after Israeli forces seized the Rafah land route as hunger spreads throughout war-battered Gaza.
- At least 35,857 people killed and 80,293 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from Hamas’s attack is 1,139, with dozens still held captive.
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