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Two Palestinians were martyred when Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians east of Gaza City. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing a medical source, reported that two Palestinians were martyred by Israeli occupation fire in Al-Sha'af area of ​​the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. According to medical sources, 44 Palestinians were martyred yesterday by Israeli occupation forces' fire in various areas of the Gaza Strip. The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 68,159 martyrs and 170,203 wounded since October 7, 2023.

Four Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Monday. According to medical sources, two Palestinians were martyred and others were wounded after Israeli warplanes targeted the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, while Israeli artillery also shelled areas in the southern part of the city. Two more Palestinians were martyred and several others were injured when the Israeli occupation army targeted a group of aid seekers south of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Earlier Monday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has risen to 26,139 martyrs, with 169,583 others injured.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed on Tuesday that 12 of its facilities in Gaza City were directly or indirectly hit between September 11 and 16. UNRWA added on its official website that among the targeted facilities were nine schools and two health centers, which sheltered more than 11,000 displaced persons.UNRWA noted that its activities in Gaza City have significantly decreased due to the deteriorating security situation.UNRWA's only health center in northern Wadi Gaza, located in Al-Shati refugee camp, was forced to suspend operations on September 13 due to intensified attacks and damage sustained during the raids.The agency stated that the massive destruction to the city's infrastructure, coupled with the severe disruption to humanitarian operations and access restrictions, severely impede the last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City.On September 16, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel committed genocide, stating that Israel prevented trusted aid agencies (including UNRWA) from delivering essential and life-saving assistance, with the aim of "physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza through harsh living conditions."The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that nearly half of the more than 246,800 displacements recorded since mid-August occurred in the past week alone, with increasing reports of displaced families sleeping on the streets or in makeshift tents, struggling to survive.UNRWA noted that Israeli forces have tightened movement and access restrictions in the West Bank, including the installation of new road gates to control the movement of Palestinians in and out of communities across the region.

His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit hosted by Doha on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and strengthen them, as well as developments in the region, particularly the treacherous Israeli attack that targeted Doha. HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed during the meeting that the State of Qatar will take all necessary measures to protect its security and preserve its sovereignty in the face of the blatant Israeli attack. For his part, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expressed his country's solidarity with the State of Qatar and described the Israeli attack as a violation of Qatar's sovereignty and international law.

Japan on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel's strikes on a residential compound in Doha that targeted several Hamas leaders, describing the attack as a threat to Qatar's sovereignty and regional security.Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said the attack represented a "hindrance to diplomatic efforts" aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. He expressed Japan's solidarity with Qatar and urged Israel to return to negotiations.Hayashi underlined Qatar's pivotal role in mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire and facilitate the release of hostages, warning that the Israeli strikes could undermine the negotiating process and further complicate efforts to achieve peace in the region.

Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law and to recognise a Palestinian state, in Bern, Switzerland.