Israel conducts fresh raids inside Gaza as aid ‘barely trickles in’
Israel has conducted targeted raids in the central area of the Gaza Strip and struck dozens of Hamas targets.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Shadi Barud, the deputy head of Hamas’s intelligence arm, was killed in a targeted operation.
It’s believed Israel will soon start a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, although it’s not clear if or when it will start.
Meanwhile, the UN’s top humanitarian official Martin Griffiths says aid is “barely trickling” into Gaza, after days of warnings over rapidly depleting fuel supplies.
The dire humanitarian crisis in the area has led to aid charities calling for a ceasefire. EU leaders have called for “pauses” in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid into the Strip for civilians trapped inside.