Live: 54 Palestinians killed, 831 wounded in 24 hours

At least 12 Palestinians have been killed and others wounded on Sunday morning. 

According to local media, 10 people were killed and several more wounded when Israeli forces shelled a group of people waiting for aid in the al-Sudaniya area of northern Gaza.

Two more civilians were killed in a separate strike near the al-Shakoush aid distribution centre, in southern Gaza's Rafah.

As of Saturday, the total number of Palestinians killed while attempting to receive humanitarian aid had risen to 891, with more than 5,754 more wounded.

The Israeli army has issued new expulsion orders on Sunday, demanding the evacuation of additional areas in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip. 

The warning, accompanied by a map, outlines specific expulsion zones. These areas include makeshift camps housing displaced Palestinians who fled earlier attacks in other parts of Gaza.

A four-year-old girl has died from severe malnutrition and hunger in the Gaza Strip, according to Wafa news agency.

Medics at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah confirmed that the girl, identified as Razan Abu Zaher, died on Sunday due to complications arising from acute malnutrition.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) has warned of a sharp rise in child malnutrition. Between March and June, Unrwa's health centres conducted nearly 74,000 screenings for children under the age of five. These screenings revealed approximately 5,500 cases of severe acute malnutrition and over 800 were classified as the most critical. 

Unrwa attributes the crisis to the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza.

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Here are the day's key developments:

• At least 116 Palestinians were killed on Saturday by multiple Israeli attacks across Gaza, including 37 aid seekers.

• Tribal fighters were pushed out of the southern Syrian province of Sweida, and clashes have stopped, according to the spokesman for Syria’s Interior Ministry

• Tens of thousands rallied in Israel towards the US embassy in Israel calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and appealing to US President Donald Trump to end the war and bring back all captives from the Strip.

• Several attacks by Israeli settlers were reported in different areas in the occupied West Bank, while Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces stormed villages there.

• Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has hosted his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani and US special envoy for Syria Thomas Barak in Amman on Saturday. The three officials agreed on ‘practical steps’ to support the ceasefire that was announced in Sweida.

The Israeli media outlet Haaretz is quoting an Israeli official, who has been involved in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, as saying that Israel is – for the first time- open to the possibility of ending the war in Gaza during its talks with Hamas.

"This negotiation is different than the ones that brought about the previous deals," the official told Haaretz. He added: "While the previous deals dealt with the release of the hostages and the release of murderers, this deal touches on the issue of ending the war. Therefore, everything is interconnected. This is a very complex deal”.

According to the official, "this negotiation touches on issues of how the war will end or continue, what will happen in Gaza and how all the hostages will be returned. Within the framework of the deal, there is an entire clause that deals with issues to be discussed regarding the end of the war. Both parties can add topics, and they will be discussed within the 60-day cease-fire”.

Dozens of Palestinians in al-Mughayyir village located near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank have suffered from tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces had raided the village following an attack by settlers.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting that residents had confronted the settlers, as they were trying to enter the village.

In another incident, a Palestinian was injured after settlers had attacked a home under construction in the village of Nilin, also near Ramallah.

Spokesperson of Syria’s Interior Ministry Noureddine al-Baba said on Saturday that clashes within the southern city have stopped.

Syria’s official SANA news agency reported the news which follows the deployment of governmental forces in Sweida to quell the sectarian violence.

Videos circulating on social media showed a number of Israeli settlers storming on Saturday evening the Old City in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

The footage show Israeli forces guarding the settler.

Local media is reporting that Israeli forces have prevented journalists from covering the incident.

It has also been reported that Israeli troops raided the village of Anza, located in the south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, using military vehicles.

At least three fishermen were arrested by Israeli forces near the Gaza port, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Media Office said.

It added that Israeli forces surrounded their boat and opened fire on them before arresting them.

The Israeli army has kept  a naval blockade on Gaza since 2007, when Hamas took over the enclave.

Almost one month after the Freedom Flotilla “Madleen” ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, while sailing to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, another vessel “Handala” will depart towards the Strip on Sunday.

The ship will leave from Gallipoli, in southern Italy, after it had been undergone “final technical preparations”.

“This mission is for the children of Gaza,” the Freedom Flotilla coalition said in a statement.

It added: “Until everyday people of conscience challenge Israel’s impunity, their brutal violence will only grow.”

The Israeli military said on Saturday that two of its personnel have been injured in “a battle in the southern Gaza Strip”.

No more details were mentioned about the fighting.

The pair were taken to hospital for treatment, said the Israeli army.

Rallies are expected in Israel on Saturday night as tens of thousands of Israelis ask for a “comprehensive” ceasefire deal in Gaza through which captives could be released.

Organisers and participants believe that these weekly protests are the only way to press on their government to bring back 50 captives still in Gaza.

The march will head to the US Embassy in the city.

At least 104 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in several parts of the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday.

This figure includes 37 aid seekers, according to sources.

Fifty-five people have been arrested in London at a rally against the proscription of Palestine Action outside the UK parliament on Saturday, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Demonstrators gathered in support of the organisation, which was proscribed under anti-terror laws earlier this month.

They held up placards reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" before police began bundling attendees into vans.

Similar protests took place in Edinburgh, Cornwall and other parts of the country, also leading to arrests.

A counter-demonstration by pro-Israel activists in London - holding placards that read "there is no genocide" and describing the population of Gaza as "2 million human shields" - was shielded by police.

Read more: Dozens arrested at London demonstration against proscription of Palestine Action

BBC Verify has documented the systematic campaign of destruction across Gaza, with Israeli forces and contractors demolishing civilian infrastructure in at least 40 locations since March.

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