‘Israeli strike hits Gaza medical convoy, many killed’

Jerusalem: Many casualties feared as Israeli strike hits ambulance convoy carrying wounded as it was leaving al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza officials say.

• In a separate attack, children among at least 14 Palestinians killed while escaping south along Gaza’s coastal road, according to officials.

• Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says Israel is pursuing goal it cannot achieve, as he delivers his first public speech since start of the war.

• An estimated 3,000 Palestinians from Gaza who were working in Israel when the war started have been forced to return to the enclave. Thousands were believed to had gone missing amid a campaign of mass arrests after October 7.

• At least nine Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli raids across occupied West Bank, including five in Jenin.

• At least 9,227 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel.