First boat loaded with food is on its way to the Gaza Strip where the population is threatened by famine, in addition to bombings, after five months of war between Israel and Hamas. Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas "are not close" to reaching an agreement on a truce.
The Hamas Health Ministry announced Tuesday a new toll of 31,184 people killed in the Gaza strip since the start of the war. The number of victims is provided by the Hamas-led Gaza Ministry of Health.