Late night recap

Good evening readers of Middle East Eye,

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that at least 25,700 people have now been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory since the war began on 7 October.

At least 210 people were killed over the past 24 hours, and nearly 400 others were wounded.

At least six Palestinians have been killed and 11 others wounded in Israeli bombing which targeted various areas in Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reported.

Israeli forces attacked the Jabalia neighbourhood in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. 

In other developments:

• On Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide whether to implement provisional measures against Israel, in response to South Africa’s allegations that Israel’s military actions in Gaza constitute state-led genocide.
• Italy is set to provide hospital treatment to 100 Palestinian children from Gaza, with plans to transport them by air and sea in an operation in the next few days, announced Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
• British Foreign Minister David Cameron visited Israel on Wednesday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Haaretz. 
• The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that seven out of 24 hospitals are “partially functioning” in northern Gaza and suffering a shortage of personnel and supplies.
• The Israeli occupation has deprived more than 625,000 students in the Gaza Strip of education, said the Palestinian Ministry of Education. 
• New York City public schools are expanding training on antisemitism and Islamophobia to middle and high schools as a result of tensions over the war in Gaza.