This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas for hostage deal
Evening recap
18 March 2024 23:53 GMT
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Israeli forces have killed at least 81 Palestinians and wounded 116 more over the past 24 hours in eight "massacres", according to the Palestinian health ministry.
This brings the Palestinian death toll in over five months to more than 31,726, with over 73,792 wounded and an estimated 8,000 missing, believed to be dead and buried under rubble.
More than 70 percent of the victims are children and women, according to health officials.
In other developments:
- The Israeli military said it arrested 80 people from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital during the ongoing raid.
- The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday the hunger in the Gaza Strip is "man-made".
- The UN expects famine to hit northern Gaza by May, according to a new report.
- A multi-faith coalition of 60 of New York City’s religious leaders rallied at Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s New York City offices to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Monday.
- Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and his team were released by Israeli forces after being assaulted and detained for 12 hours in al-Shifa Hospital on Monday.