The Israeli army dropped leaflets on Gaza City on Wednesday, July 10, calling “everyone” in this locality in the north of the besieged Palestinian territory to leave towards the south by taking “safety corridors”noted an AFP journalist. “Gaza City remains a dangerous combat zone”warns the text. Supported by artillery and air force, Israeli troops are relentlessly continuing a major offensive in Gaza City on Wednesday, at a time when negotiations are expected in Qatar to try to move towards a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages. Follow our live coverage.
Medical sources report six dead, army says operations continueAt Al-Aqsa Hospital, the last operational medical facility in the central Gaza Strip, a medical source said that “four martyrs and one seriously injured” arrived after a strike on a house. Further south, two dead and six wounded were transferred to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, according to another medical source.
Germany denounces “unacceptable” Israeli strike on Gaza schoolIn a post on X, the German Foreign Ministry judged “unacceptable” a deadly strike blamed on Israel on a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza and called for a swift investigation. At least 29 Palestinians were killed at the school.
US accuses Iran of encouraging Gaza protestsThe top U.S. intelligence official on Tuesday accused Iran, a backer of the Palestinian Hamas, of encouraging protests in the United States against Israel’s war in Gaza, even paying demonstrators. “The freedom to express diverse views, when expressed without violence, is central to our democracy, but it is important to warn of foreign actors who exploit our debates for their own ends,” wrote Avril Haines, who oversees several agencies including the CIA, in a statement.