Israel intensifies Gaza attacks, kills 19 since dawn

• Huge plumes of smoke have been seen rising from Gaza City as deadly Israeli air attacks intensify and ground forces advance, killing 15 in the city and four elsewhere, according to our team on the ground.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry has warned hospitals in the besieged territory may have to shutter vital departments within “a few days” due to fuel shortages, threatening patients with “certain death”.

wounded 166,795 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.