The Israeli army said its troops shot and killed three hostages on Friday after "mistakenly" identifying them as a threat. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
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Summary:
- The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said.
- Israel's prime minister’s office decided Friday to allow the"temporary" delivery of aid into Gaza through its Kerem Shalom border crossing, opening a new route for supplies after weeks of pressure.
- Israeli special forces have recovered the body of 28-year-old French-Israeli hostage Elia Toledano, who was held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas since its October 7 attack in southern Israel, the military said in a statement on Friday.
- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will head to the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority leaders on Friday. The West Bank, which is ruled by the Palestinian Authority, has seen a surge in violence since October 7.
- Turkey has strongly condemned "provocations" by Israeli forces during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and the desecration of a mosque there, calling for those responsible to be punished. Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians since the raids began on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.
- Hamas attacked southern Israeli communities on October 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking some 240 hostages, according to the Israeli government. Since then, at least 18,800 people have been killed in Israel's ensuing assault on the Gaza Strip and at least 51,000 people injured, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. At least 7,600 people are missing, according to the Hamas media office.
Key developments yesterday:
- US President Joe Biden urged Israel on Thursday to take more care to protect civilians in Gaza, after the White House pushed Israel to scale down its offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the near future.
- Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan that it will take several months to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- A UN study said the economic cost of the war on Arab neighbours Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan could rise to at least $10 billion this year and push more than 230,000 people into poverty.
- Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says US must 'walk the walk' as Israel renews vow to fight
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”. The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.
In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published final death tolls based on its own research into medical records. The UN's counts have largely been consistent with the Gaza health ministry’s, with small discrepancies.
For more on the Gaza health ministry’s tolls, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
