It’s another day of violence in Gaza, with Israel intensifying its attacks in both the north and the south, leaving “nowhere safe … and very little to survive on,” according to a UN spokesperson. In the south, Israeli airstrikes killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians, while in the north forces are heavily bombarding the area near the Kamal Adwan Hospital.

Nowhere to go: Israel has ordered Gazans to evacuate certain areas in the south but the alternative they provided for them was also under attack. “The reality is that no place is safe in Gaza. They kill people in the north. They kill people in the south,” one Palestinian told the Associated Press.

Bombing forces Rafah border closure: Egypt didn’t receive any wounded Palestinians or any of the almost 400 foreigners scheduled to cross the border yesterday due to the attacks on Khan Younis and Rafah, an Egyptian security source told Arab World Press. No aid entered Gaza yesterday, as members of the Palestinian Red Crescent were not able to make it to the crossing to receive the aid and fuel awaiting entry.

Another comms blackout: Palestinian telco Paltel said that all telecom services in Gaza have been lost after main fiber routes were cut off.

IN NUMBERS- Almost 16k Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since 7 October | At least 130UN staff have been killed | 20 hospitals and 46 medical facilities are out of service.

Also worth noting:

  • Some investors look to have had advance notice of the 7 October attack: An unusually large bout of short selling on some Israeli companies in the days leading up to Hamas’ 7 October attack suggests some with inside knowledge of the group’s plans tried to profit from it, according to US researchers.
  • Erdogan wants war crimes trial for Netanyahu: “Beyond being a war criminal, Netanyahu, who is the butcher of Gaza right now, will be tried as the butcher of Gaza, just as Milosevic was tried,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday.
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