Medical sources to Al Jazeera: 86 people killed today in Gaza

Al Jazeera, citing sources in Gaza hospitals, says at least 86 Palestinians, including 56 people seeking humanitarian aid, have been killed by Israeli attacks since dawn today. Meanwhile, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric urged a "halt to this carnage", criticising the aid distribution system, "which meets none of the prerequisites for a functioning, fair, independent and impartial humanitarian system". "The time has come for leaders on both sides to find the political courage to put an end to this carnage," he concluded.

The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that one of its workers was killed in the Gaza Strip, the fifth since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October 2023. "Mahmoud Barakeh, who worked in logistical support at the Red Cross field hospital in Rafah, was killed on Sunday," the International Committee of the Red Cross reported in a note. "This heartbreaking loss is another stark reminder of the immense challenges our colleagues and the people of Gaza face every day."

"Hamas and Israel will conduct indirect negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza in the next two days," Qatari Prime Minister Al Thani said at a joint press conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Al Thani said he "hopes Israel will not take advantage of the situation with Iran to attack Gaza," Israeli media report citing Reuters.

French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need to ensure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. "Beyond what is happening in Iran, I reiterate here the need to guarantee a ceasefire in Gaza and to resume humanitarian aid to Gaza," the French president told reporters on the sidelines of an official visit to Oslo. "This is a top priority" to restore stability in the region, Macron stressed.

Coop Alleanza 3.0 (which has supermarkets in eight regions) has been removing some Israeli products from its supermarkets and instead has been making Gaza Cola available for ten days or so, the proceeds of which are used to raise funds for the Palestinian population because it 'cannot remain indifferent,' the cooperative explains, 'to the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip' and the blockade of humanitarian aid. Off the shelves peanuts, tahine produced in Israel and Sodastream items.