PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A covert, Israeli-linked network is allegedly facilitating costly and irregular evacuations of Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa, raising fears of a deliberate “soft displacement” scheme.

Israeli-Linked Operation behind Gaza Evacuations, Source Reveals

AL-JAZEERA: The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that one person was injured after Israeli forces opened fire during their raid on the town of Burqin, west of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media sources said that dozens of tents were flooded in the Al-Maslakh area, Al-Amal Camp, and near cemeteries by the Austrian neighborhood west of Khan Yunis following heavy rainfall. Residents issued urgent appeals for immediate intervention.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The New York Times reports that US envoy Steve Witkoff is preparing to meet senior Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya as part of ongoing ceasefire diplomacy.

NYT: Trump Envoy Seeks Direct Meeting with Senior Hamas Leader Khalil al-Hayya

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A new report reveals that more than 20 million tonnes of oil and fuel were supplied to Israel during its genocidal war on Gaza.

These Are the Countries Fueling Israel’s Genocide in Gaza — Including Arab States

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces carried out fresh raids targeting the city of Tubas, the Al-Fari’a area, the towns of Aqaba, Qabatiya, and Al-Kafeer in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israel is currently detaining 95 Palestinian health workers, including 80 from the Gaza Strip and 15 from the occupied West Bank, according to a report by the non-governmental organization Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW).

Israel Detains 95 Palestinian Health Workers – Some Missing, Killed

NEW YORK TIMES: The New York Times reported, citing informed sources, that US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is planning an upcoming meeting with Khalil Al-Hayya, head of Hamas in Gaza and the movement’s chief negotiator.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL DUJARRIC:

Hundreds of tents and temporary shelters in Gaza have been flooded by rain.

Thousands of families are now exposed to severe weather conditions.

Israel has denied 23 requests to allow nearly 4,000 pallets of essential supplies into Gaza, including tents.

Israeli presence and construction on Lebanese territory constitutes a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: While the US media largely ignores infamous child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s now-proven ties to Israel, it provides them space to disconnect the recent revelations about Donald Trump and his top officials, like Thomas Barrack, from foreign policy. Yet, the evidence suggests a further inquiry is desperately needed, and the rest of the evidence should be released.

Read the latest analysis by Robert Inlakesh.

Blackmail, Power, and Foreign Policy: The Epstein-Barrack Question

AL-JAZEERA: Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported that the Israeli army carried out a large-scale demolition operation targeting buildings in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.

THE ECONOMIST:

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza is among the most dangerous consequences of the war, killing and maiming civilians.

Gaza may contain the highest concentration of unexploded bombs in the world

The greatest danger lies beneath the rubble, as some Israeli munitions were fitted with delayed detonation mechanisms designed to explode inside structures or underground.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera that the Russian draft resolution at the UN Security Council: Requests that UN Secretary-General António Guterres outline options for implementing key provisions of the comprehensive Gaza plan. Calls on Guterres to submit options for deploying an international stabilization force in Gaza.

Only Three Criminal Cases Filed against Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Genocide – Report

HAMAS STATEMENT: The catastrophic conditions facing displaced civilians due to the ongoing storm highlight the urgent need for relief and shelter.

Israel is stalling and obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid, tents, and caravans into Gaza.

We call on the guarantors of the agreement, the United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to act immediately to deliver humanitarian, medical, and shelter supplies to Gaza.

We call for guarantees to protect displaced people and ensure they receive the minimum conditions for dignified living under the catastrophic reality created by the occupation.

AL-JAZEERA: The coordinator of the Turkish delegation within the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said they are engaged in a legal battle to prevent Israel from confiscating ships that took part in the Freedom Flotilla missions to break the blockade on Gaza.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 14 reported that the European Union is discussing a plan to train 3,000 Palestinian police officers to operate inside Gaza.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Applied Research Institute in Jerusalem reported that the Israeli government has submitted plans for more than 26,000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, covering more than 30,000 dunums.

AL-JAZEERA. Palestinians performed Friday prayers in the Hajjah Hamida Mosque, located between the villages of Deir Istiya and Kifl Haris in the Salfit district of the occupied West Bank, one day after settlers burned it.

HAMAS SPOKESPERSON HAZEM QASSEM: The worsening catastrophe in Gaza following heavy rainfall places unprecedented moral and humanitarian responsibility on the international community. The continued failure of Arab, Islamic, and international systems to provide aid to Gaza encourages Israel to intensify its blockade.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has warned that nine out of ten people in Gaza are experiencing some form of malnutrition, as Israeli restrictions continue to block essential humanitarian aid from entering the besieged enclave, according to reports.

UN Warns of ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ in Gaza – 90% Facing Malnutrition

ISRAELI MEDIA: A poll by the Lazar Institute, published by Maariv newspaper, found:

44% of Israelis oppose US President Donald Trump’s request to grant Netanyahu amnesty on corruption charges, while 39% support it.

67% support forming a government committee to investigate the events of October 7, overseen by the president of Israel’s Supreme Court.

If elections were held today, the opposition would win 62 seats, while Netanyahu’s bloc would win 48.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Kan broadcaster reported that Indonesian Defense Minister Jafri Shamsuddin announced preparations to deploy 20,000 troops to a peacekeeping force in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has called for widespread resistance with Israeli forces and illegal Jewish settlers across the occupied West Bank, following the killing of two Palestinian children in Hebron (Al-Khalil).

PFLP Calls for Confrontation after Israeli Forces Kill Two Children in Hebron

WAFA: Several Palestinians in the village of Al-Rashayida, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, suffered from gas inhalation after Israeli forces attacked them while they were plowing their land.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israel launched fresh strikes inside the designated “yellow line” ceasefire zone in Gaza, killing a Palestinian woman and escalating violations as the humanitarian crisis worsens.

Israel Strikes inside ‘Yellow Line’ despite Ceasefire as Death Toll Rises

UN OCHA: The United Nations Human Rights Office stated that the permanent displacement of Palestinians inside the occupied territories amounts to a war crime.

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations confirmed that more than 1,500 Palestinians have been displaced in the occupied West Bank due to demolitions carried out under the pretext of lacking permits since the beginning of 2025.

ANADOLU NEWS AGENCY: Alaa Al-Batta, deputy head of the Gaza Municipalities Union, said in an interview with Anadolu Agency: Seven hundred thousand tons of waste are accumulating across different areas of the Strip, posing severe environmental and health risks.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Russia on Thursday circulated its own draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza, challenging a US effort to secure international backing for President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.

Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya and other diplomats have argued that the US proposal risks cementing a governance structure without broad consensus.

Russia Pushes ‘Balanced, Unified’ Alternative to US-Backed Gaza Resolution

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Al-Shifa Medical Complex confirmed that a Palestinian woman was killed by Israeli drone fire in the Al-Atatra area, northwest of the Gaza Strip, in a new violation of the ceasefire.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: The Civil Defense in Gaza called on displaced Palestinians living in tents and shelters across the Strip to take necessary precautionary measures to avoid damage from the approaching storm, after last night’s rain flooded multiple tents.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes on several areas inside the Gaza Strip at dawn today, focusing on eastern Khan Yunis, eastern Beit Lahia, and northwest Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli airstrikes took place inside the yellow line southeast of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. Israeli artillery shelling occurred inside the yellow line east of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The mayor of Khan Yunis warned of a looming environmental catastrophe, saying everything in Gaza has been destroyed in a deliberate and systematic manner — including 90% of its green cover.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media sources reported that Israeli aircraft bombed an area east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera that Russia and China expressed objections to the revised US draft resolution on Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources reported heavy machine-gun fire from Israeli armored vehicles toward Al-Rashid Street, south of Rafah.

AL-JAZEERA: The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern over increasing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: The Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that Israeli settlers threw stones at Palestinian vehicles near the Kedumim roundabout, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY: The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that the occupation is holding the bodies of the two martyrs, Muhammad Abu Ayyash and Bilal Sabarneh, who were killed by its forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, head of the Council of Endowments, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites in Jerusalem, passed away on Thursday evening at the age of 79, concluding a decades-long career devoted to Al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy city.

Jerusalem Mourns Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Longtime Guardian of Al-Aqsa

ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Associated Press reported that the US draft resolution granting a UN mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China, and Arab states.

PFLP STATEMENT: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that the killing of two Palestinian children by occupation forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, is a new crime added to Israel’s ongoing record of violations against the Palestinian people.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: The Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State said that, as a result of US efforts, the Zikim crossing was opened and 244 trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Israeli Channel 14 reported that the army removed defensive systems from the Gaza border fence.

Israel’s Channel 24 said the army decided to freeze the operation of remaining remote monitoring and firing systems deployed along the Gaza border after their failure on October 7, 2023.

SAFA: The Palestinian Safa agency quoted Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem as saying that the movement continues working to hand over the bodies of Israeli prisoners despite difficulties and obstacles.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced the death of a soldier at a military base in the south, saying the circumstances of the death remain under investigation and medical evaluation.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Hamas and Islamic Jihad handed over another Israeli prisoner’s body amid ongoing Israeli demolitions, stalled ceasefire implementation, and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Qassam, Quds Brigades Hand Over Israeli Body as Israel Intensifies Demolitions in Gaza