Israel’s war on Gaza: Israel attacks as Palestinians flee north Gaza
- Israel’s military issues fresh orders for residents to evacuate neighbourhoods in northern Gaza amid intense Israeli attacks in the north, centre and south of the Palestinian territory.
- At least nine people, including two children, have been killed and 15 wounded in overnight Israeli shelling of two houses in southern Khan Younis, the Wafa news agency reports.
- White House says talks in Cairo to reach Gaza ceasefire have been “constructive”, but all sides must come together to implement proposed deal as US delegation plans to meet with mediators again on Sunday to try and close negotiation gaps.
- A 10-month-old baby in Gaza is now paralysed due to polio – the first case in the enclave in more than 25 years – the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has confirmed.
- UN official says Palestinian children are “paying the heaviest price” as Gaza faces critical humanitarian aid shortages and spike in malnutrition.
- At least 40,265 people have been killed and 93,144 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza.
Death toll following Israeli attack in Khan Younis rises again
Earlier, we reported that at least nine people had been killed, including two children and a woman, after the Israeli military shelled a house in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Local media now reports that the number of people confirmed dead in that attack, which occurred in the al-Amal neighbourhood, has risen to 11.
We will bring you updates on this story when we have them.
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Hamas official accuses US of false positivity over Gaza ceasefire deal to boost Harris
The US is eager to spread a positive atmosphere around ongoing ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in order to support the presidential campaign of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan has reportedly told the Lebanese outlet, Al Mayadeen.
On Friday, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said “there has been progress made” and that all that was required was for “both sides to come together and work towards implementation”.
But speaking to Al Mayadeen, Hamdan said Hamas still firmly rejects Israel’s continued control over the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, as well as the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, and this remains a major sticking point.
He also emphasised that the Palestinian group demands “practical measures regarding what was previously agreed upon, not more negotiations”.
“Tomorrow we will have two options: If the entity [Israel] agrees to the initiative, we will discuss the execution phase, or if we hear otherwise, we will inform them then of our position,” he said.
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US, are ongoing in Cairo, and are expected to continue through the weekend.
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Israeli military raids Nablus home of relative of suspected bomber
The Israeli military is raiding a home in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus which belongs to a relative of a Palestinian man who allegedly attempted to carry out a bombing in Tel Aviv, according to local media reports.
The perpetrator was walking down the road in Tel Aviv on August 18 when the bomb he was carrying in his backpack detonated prematurely, killing him and moderately wounding a passer-by.
Hamas has reportedly claimed responsibility for the explosion, saying it was a suicide attack conducted in cooperation with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. It promised further such attacks.
Footage from the raid on the home in Nablus shows Israeli soldiers leading an unidentified person away.
Translation: The occupation forces lead a prisoner into the stormed building on Asira Street.
Translation: Heavy deployment of occupation soldiers and vehicles on Asira Street in Nablus.
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Photos show Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion in flames after Red Sea attack
The Houthi armed group has released video footage of what they say is the aftermath of their attack on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, which is now engulfed in flames.
A raging fire can be seen in the images of the burning tanker, which is reported to be carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil, raising fears of an environmental disaster.
Several Huothi projectiles hit the ship off the Yemeni port of Hodeidah on Wednesday, causing a fire and cutting engine power. An EU warship rescued the crew, made up of 23 Filipinos and two Russians.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the vessel was targeted because it “belongs to a company that has ties to the Israeli enemy and violated the ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine”.
Yemen’s Houthis fighters have pledged to attack Israel-linked shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
A screengrab taken from a video released by the Houthis on August 23 shows flames and smoke rising from an explosion on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion after an attack in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen [Handout: Houthi Media Centre via EPA] 
[Handout: Houthi Media Centre via EPA] - 1h ago(01:30 GMT)
Netanyahu is escalating the war in Lebanon instead of ending the war on Gaza – Marwan Bishara
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara has highlighted the risk of further escalation along the Israel-Lebanon border if a ceasefire in Gaza is not achieved.
He emphasised that instead of resolving the war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be igniting a new conflict with Lebanon, which could have significant regional implications.
Bishara suggested that there is an urgent regional need to prevent the Gaza war from widening and stressed the global consensus on the necessity of a ceasefire. He said Netanyahu is currently the main obstacle to a ceasefire, driven by his perceived political gain from the ongoing conflict.
Netanyahu is escalating the war in Lebanon instead of ending the war on Gaza: Marwan Bishara
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