Israel’s war on Gaza: Australia, Canada, NZ – Urgent ceasefire needed

The joint statement, cosigned by the countries’ prime ministers, said they are “gravely concerned” about potentially “catastrophic” Israeli military operations in Rafah.

Israel “must listen to its friends and it must listen to the international community” that civilians can’t be made to “pay the price of defeating Hamas”, the leaders said.

Dozens of trapped people flee Nasser Hospital during deadly sniper attacks after Israeli forces ordered hundreds to evacuate the hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis.

UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns an Israeli drone attack on two journalists in Gaza that left both men in critical condition.

Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 28,576 Palestinians and wounded 68,291 others since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139.