Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli shot dead in West Bank; 'at least 42 killed' in strikes in northern Gaza (2024)

Actor Ben Stiller has called for the need for a two-state solution in an opinion piece for TIME magazine.

In the piece, the Hollywood star said he had been watching the events taking place in the Middle East and "trying to determine how to react".

"Like so many Jews I grieve for those who suffered in the barbaric Hamas attack on 7 Octoberand for those who have suffered as a result of those atrocities," he wrote.

"My heart aches for the families who lost loved ones to this heinous act of terrorism and for those anxiously waiting these long monthsfor the return of the hostages still in captivity. It's a nightmare.

"I also grieve for the innocent people in Gaza who have lost their lives in this conflict and those suffering through that awful reality now."

The actor went on to say he "detested" war and while he stood with the Israeli people and "their right to live in peace and safety" he "did not agree with all of the Israeli government's choices on how they are conducting the war".

He said he wanted "the violence to end" and called for "the need for a two-state solution".

"One that ensures that the Israeli people can live in peace and safety alongside a homeland for the Palestinian people that provides them the same benefits," he added.

At least 42 have been killed inIsraeli attacks on Gaza's al-Tuffah and al-Shati districts,Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run governmentmedia office has told Reuters.

One Israeli strike on houses in al-Shati, one of the GazaStrip's eight historic refugee camps, killed 24 people, the spokesperson said.

Another 18 Palestinians were killed ina strike on houses in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood.

The Israeli military has released a brief statement saying: "A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck two Hamas military infrastructure sites in the area of Gaza City."

It said more details would be released soon.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have sprayed the University of Cambridge's historical Senate House in red paint.

The Palestine Action group said in a statement on its website that students, in collaboration with the pro-Palestinian group, had sprayed the building.

"The site, used for the university's upcoming graduation ceremonies, now reflects the Palestinian bloodshed which soaks the university's financial records, research output, and historical legacy," the group said.

A University of Cambridge spokesperson told Sky News: "We strongly condemn this act of vandalism."

The Gaza health ministry has said at least 25 Palestinians have been killed and 50 injured after Israeli tanks fired on tents sheltering displaced families.

Witnesses said the latest attacktook place in Mawasi, a rural area on the Mediterranean coast that has become filled with makeshift tents.

The Israeli military has said that the incident is under review.

The Hamas-run health ministry says at least 37,551 Palestinians have now been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October.

A further 85,911 have been wounded.

A total of 101 Palestinians have been killed and 169 wounded in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.

The figures reported by the ministry do not differentiate between fighters and civilians.

Images are emerging of Palestinians taking shelter in a UNRWA school in Khan Younis - the school sits close to the site of a strike on a house.

More than eight months into the war and Israel's advance is now focused on the two last areas: Rafah on Gaza's southern edge and the area surrounding Deir al-Balah in the centre.

The UN has said it is Israel'sresponsibility torestore public order and safety in the Palestinian territory sohumanitarian aid can be delivered, amid warnings of imminentfamine.

Further to our previous post, IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee has said Israeli troops are operating in the Qalqiliya area, in the West Bank, after an Israeli citizen was killed.

"IDF forces and police are investigating the circ*mstances of the accident," he said in a statement on X.

An Israeli civilian was shot dead in the Palestinian town of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank, Israel's military has said.

Israeli troops arrived in the area shortly after and are investigating what happened, the military said.

It gave no further details.

Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported the man was shot and killed after driving into Qalqilya.

His car was later set on fire, it reported.

Violence in the West Bank, already on the rise before the Israel-Hamas war, has further escalated, with stepped-up Israeli military raids and street attacks.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians living in tents, has issued a statement about the damage that was caused to its office by shelling in Gaza.

In a statement on X it said heavy-calibre projectiles "landed within metres of the office and residences of the ICRC".

This incident caused a mass casualty influx at the nearby Red Cross Field Hospital.

"This grave security incident is one of several in recent days; previously stray bullets have reached ICRC structures. We decry these incidents that put the lives of humanitarians and civilians at risk," it said in its statement.

A commercial ship travelling through the Gulf of Aden has seen explosions near the vessel, authorities have said this morning, in what appears to be latest attack by Yemen's Houthis.

The apparent fire by the Houthis comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which marked what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis in their campaign of attacks on ships in the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war.

The Houthis, who have held Yemen's capital Sanaa since 2014, have not claimed the attack.

But it can take them hours or even days to acknowledge their assaults.

The Houthis have launched more than 60 attacks targeting specific vessels and fired other missiles and drones in their campaign that has killed four sailors.