Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF air strikes ‘kill 50 Palestinians’ ahead of imminent ground invasion

More than 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip overnight, Reuters news agency has reported quoting Gaza medical sources.

Lisa Nandy has said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is “threatening to tip over into catastrophe”.

The shadow international development minister said the city was in crisis “long before the appalling events of October 7”.

“There’s now a humanitarian emergency that is threatening to tip over into catastrophe,” she told the BBC.

Ms Nandy cited incubators being turned off in hospitals which have run out of fuel, and said “we’ve got to make sure that is resolved”.

And, while welcoming the aid trucks which entered Gaza yesterday via the Rafah crossing, she said there is “a real issue about the scale of the aid”.

India sent out humanitarian aid to war-torn Palestine on Sunday after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza finally opened to allow desperately needed help to flow in for the first time since Israel sealed off the territory.

An Indian Air Force C-17 flight flew off from Delhi on Sunday morning carrying nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine.

The plane will reach the El-Arish airport in Egypt, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Husam Zomlot said Palestinian officials are “certain” the Al-Ahli hospital was bombed by Israeli forces.

Israel has denied involvement in the incident, which killed around 500 people, blaming a rocket misfired by Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group

The Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom told Sky News: “A British lawyer now is the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. His name is Karim Khan.

“And whatever Karim Khan decides, we will accept. We are certain that that was an Israeli bombardment.”

The number of people held hostage in Gaza is 212, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

The figure has been updated since the Israeli military said on Saturday that 210 people were being held hostage by Hamas.

Robert Jenrick confirmed that there have been arrests under terror legislation since Hamas attacked Israel this month.

The immigration minister warned protesters supporting Palestine that if they incite violence or commit anti-Semitism they can be arrested.

“There have been arrests under terrorist legislation, and we want to do everything that we can to protect British Jews,” he told Sky News.

Robert Jenrick has refused to commit to setting up an Afghan-style resettlement scheme for Palestinians displaced by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

“For the moment the priority is simply to get British nationals out of Gaza and ensure there is as much humanitarian relief there,” he said.

The immigration minister told Sky News there was “a long way ahead” before more Palestinians would be leaving Gaza.

The immigration minister has said he is confident “Israel will use restraint” during an expected ground assault on Gaza.

Robert Jenrick said the country’s army has “already waited for a significant period” before invading the city, while millions evacuated their homes in the north.

“And they will do all they can to protect civilian life,” Mr Jenrick said.

He told Sky News: “This is an immensely challenging situation for them and of course for innocent Palestinians who we want to do everything we can to protect because they are not Hamas, Hamas is using innocent Palestinians for their own political aim.

“What we need Israel to do is to surgically degrade and eradicate Hamas and their infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, so that Palestinians can be free from Hamas and Israel can have the security that it needs.”

Robert Jenrick said officials are working to secure the exit of British nationals from Gaza, as well as the release of hostages taken by Hamas.

The immigration minister confirmed there are around 10 British nationals being held hostage and Britain is “working closely” with partners in the Middle East to secure their release.

And, regarding British nationals living or staying in Gaza, he told Sky News: “We are keeping in very close contact with them.

“We are trying to work to enable their exit from Gaza if they wish to do so through the Rafah crossing.”

Robert Jenrick has said aid trucks entering Gaza was “a welcome first step” but “it is not the end”.

The immigration minister said Britain needs to “work closely with the United Nations and Egypt and Israel” to ensure further trucks can enter Gaza.

“We are coordinating closely with those partners and have been arguing at the highest level for further humanitarian assistance to come to the civilians in Gaza who are suffering,” Mr Jenrick said.