The Israeli military has killed four people and injured more after bombing a kindergarten hosting displaced Palestinians in the town of Az-Zawayda near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports.
The deceased and the injured were transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
We will bring you more information on this story when we have it.
According to the World Health Organisation, there have been at least 304 Israeli attacks on Gaza’s medical centres since Oct. 7.
These have resulted in the deaths of more than 600 Palestinians.
This relentless assault on the Palestinian enclave’s healthcare facilities has caused most health workers to evacuate.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden addressed reporters in a press conference, on Thursday night, saying the conduct of Israel’s war on Gaza “has been over the top”.
Biden also defended his record on helping the people of Gaza receive humanitarian assistance.
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He said he had pushed the Egyptians and the Israelis – which share a border with Gaza – to open border crossings and allow aid into the Palestinian enclave.
People are starving in Gaza and the deaths of innocent people have “to stop”, Biden said.
“There are a lot of innocent people who are starving. A lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying and it’s got to stop – number one,” he said.
Biden also said that he has been working to secure “a pause” in the war on Gaza.
“I’ve been working tirelessly on this deal – how can I say this without revealing – to lead to a sustained pause in the fighting, in the actions taking place in the Gaza Strip,” he said.
“I think if we can get the delay, for that initial delay, I think that we would be able to extend that so that we could increase the prospect that this fighting in Gaza changes.” (Al-Jazeera)
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