October 24, 2023

1) Israeli overnight strikes kill at least 110 Palestinians in Gaza At least 110 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks overnight across Gaza, marking the 18th day of Israel’s war on the besieged enclave. Deaths and injuries were reported in Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Israeli strikes also targeted houses next to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and apartments west of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. The Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza was also targeted, according to Al Aqsa satellite channel. Palestinian group Hamas claims that 140 people were killed overnight. 2) Health Ministry in Gaza warns all electric generators at hospitals will soon stop working The Health Ministry in Gaza has warned that electric generators in hospitals will cease functioning within the next 48 hours due to a fuel shortage. Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said the mechanism followed to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza is "slow and cannot change the reality," stressing that "the healthcare system has reached the worst stage in its history." Earlier on Monday, the ministry said that 32 health centres are out of service due to targeting by Israeli warplanes and the fuel shortage. 3) Six UN refugee agency workers killed in Gaza in 24 hours Six workers with the United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency have been killed in just 24 hours in Israel-besieged Gaza, the global body has said, bringing to 35 the total of its staff killed since October 7. Humanitarian and aid workers have not been spared in more than two weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment on Gaza. In an update sent Tuesday on the situation up to Monday evening, the UN’s humanitarian agency said at least 16 health workers have been killed while on duty, along with 35 UNRWA staff since the start of hostilities. *) US weapons, staff rush to Israel as ground invasion of Gaza looms The Pentagon has sent military advisers to Israel and is speeding multiple sophisticated air defence systems ahead of