Live Updates: Israel kills 4 Palestinian children in south Gaza's 'safe zone'

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

06:30 GMT — Israel kills 4 Palestinian children in south Gaza's 'safe zone'

Israel has killed four Palestinian children in a drone attack targeting a tent housing displaced people in the Al Mawasi area of western Khan Younis in southern besieged Gaza, which Israel has designated as a "safe zone".

Ten others, mostly children, were wounded in the attack, a medical source told Anadolu Agency.

An Israeli drone targeted the tent in "Wijdan Camp", resulting in the deaths of four children and numerous injuries, eyewitnesses informed Anadolu.

05:45 GMT — EU funding for Israeli tech raises fresh concerns of complicity in genocide

Israel's use of artificial intelligence (AI) funded by European Union research programmes to target civilians is drawing criticism.

Since the Israeli attacks on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, the EU has provided over $246 million to Israeli institutions for research and innovation.

The funds are believed to have supported the development of AI-driven "location and killing" technologies used against civilians in Gaza by Israel.

05:00 GMT — Israel says only 'limited' number of its soldiers faced possible arrest overseas

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that the number of Israeli soldiers subjected to possible arrest overseas for accusations of war crimes in Gaza is "very limited", despite intense media coverage of a case of a soldier forced to leave Brazil this week due to possible legal action.

The Foreign Ministry said it is aware of fewer than a dozen similar complaints around the world.

Eden Bar-Tal, the ministry's Director General, accused "terrorist organisations" of spearheading the efforts to investigate Israeli soldiers.

04:22 GMT — Palestinians in Gaza still hopeful for ceasefire amid Israel's carnage

Displaced Palestinians in besieged Gaza still have hope that Israel's 15-month carnage will end soon, as both sides appear to be inching toward a ceasefire deal.

"What we are living is not a life. Nobody could bear the situation we're experiencing for a single day," said Munawar al Bik, a displaced woman from Gaza City.

"We wake up at night to the sounds of men crying, because of the bad situation," al Bik said.

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