AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army blew up residential buildings in the northern part of Rafah in southern Gaza on Saturday evening.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Several people were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

ISRAELI PM’S OFFICE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Sunday to discuss Iran, the ICC case, hostage negotiations, customs duties, and Israeli-Turkish relations with former US President Donald Trump.

Israeli PM Netanyahu to Visit White House to Address Tariffs, Gaza, and Iran

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Armed confrontations broke out between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces in Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya, as Israeli military reinforcements moved into the area.

ISRAELI BROADCASTING AUTHORITY: The army claims they mistook ambulance crews for Hamas operatives after a police vehicle approached their forces. Soldiers opened fire, killing paramedics. The army says a bulldozer covered the bodies to protect them from animals, denying intentional deception regarding emergency lights.

HAMAS: Hamas praised the heroic stance of Moroccan engineer Ebtihal Abu al-Saad, highlighting her rare sacrifice and courage in exposing the complicity of major global tech companies with the Zionist killing machine. Hamas called for international action to document and prosecute technological complicity in Israeli crimes.

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AL-JAZEERA: A spokesperson for the British Foreign Office expressed strong anger over the killing of paramedics in Rafah, demanding an investigation and accountability for those responsible. The UK also called for lifting the Gaza blockade and returning to ceasefire negotiations.

WALLA: The Israeli news website Walla reported that the army tried to cover up the incident in which Palestinian Red Crescent staff were killed by Israeli soldiers. The army falsely claimed that ambulances arrived without flashing lights, a claim disproven by video evidence.

UNIEF: Over 1 million children in Gaza have been denied life-saving aid for more than a month, with the blockade exacerbating malnutrition, disease, and child mortality. The organization called for immediate entry of aid to prevent further harm to Gaza’s children.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Two Israeli prisoners held by Hamas speak out in a video, urging pressure on Israeli authorities for their return while describing the harsh conditions they face.

Qassam Brigades Release Video of Israeli Prisoners: ‘Time is Running Out’

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported that children and women make up over 60% of the victims in Gaza, which is facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 29 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since early this morning.

AL-JAZEERA: The families of Israeli prisoners held by Palestinian resistance groups told President Trump that Netanyahu is lying by claiming that military pressure is bringing back the “hostages.” They urged Trump to use all diplomatic tools to pressure Netanyahu to end the war.

PALESTINIAN EDUCATION MINISTRY: Over 17,000 children have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023—most of them school students.

HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP: Three Palestinian prisoner advocacy groups report that Israel has arrested 1,200 children in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. Around 350 remain in Israeli custody. The number of detained children from Gaza remains unknown.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Resistance fighters threw two homemade explosives at an Israeli checkpoint near the Homesh settlement between Jenin and Nablus.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A newly obtained video shows Israeli forces attacking a Red Crescent ambulance convoy, contradicting Israeli military claims and revealing the execution of paramedics.

Shocking Footage Exposes Israeli Assault on Marked Ambulances in Rafah

HAMAS STATEMENT: Hamas said video footage found on a medic’s phone documents a deliberate field execution by Israeli forces. The movement called the footage irrefutable evidence of war crimes and urged the UN to investigate and hold Israeli leaders accountable.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini has called the killing and injury of at least 100 children every day in Gaza since Israel resumed its genocidal assault on the enclave last month “a stain on our common humanity.”

‘Stain on Humanity’ – UNRWA Chief says 100 Gaza Children Killed, Wounded Per Day

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 15 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since Saturday morning amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah.

AL-JAZEERA: The Gaza Red Crescent told Al Jazeera that the ambulance crew targeted by Israeli forces in Rafah was operating in a designated safe zone.

AL-JAZEERA: A spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense told Al Jazeera that video footage of the Rafah incident confirms their initial account: the Israeli military set an ambush for the medics.

Video footage shows Israel executing 14 Red Cross paramedics, clearly marked in medical attire and vehicles, in Gaza.#Gaza #RedCross #WarCrimes #HumanRights pic.twitter.com/NsKJ5xAkFi

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) April 5, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: The Gaza City municipality warned of a growing water crisis as Israel deliberately targets water infrastructure.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY:

Hospitals in Gaza received 60 bodies and treated 162 wounded over the past 24 hours.

The death toll since March 18 has reached 1,309 killed and 3,184 injured.

Since October 7, Israeli attacks have killed 50,669 and injured 115,225 Palestinians.

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ALBANESE: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said the situation in Gaza is not a war but a genocide, and that Israel deliberately concealed evidence of the Rafah medic killings.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The video of the Rafah paramedic exposes a deliberate Israeli execution of medical teams.
Ambulances were clearly marked, refuting Israeli military claims.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

In a statement marking Palestinian Child Day, Hamas said:

• Israel’s crimes against our children will not be forgotten and must be prosecuted.

• About 19,000 children have been killed and some 39,000 have lost one or both parents.

• Israel’s impunity encourages further crimes against Palestinian children amid global inaction.

• Rights organizations must expose these crimes and work to protect Palestinian children.

AL-JAZEERA: Jagan Chapagain, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies:

• Aid workers were brutally killed and buried in Gaza.

• Ambulances in Rafah were destroyed and buried in sand; many bodies were found nearby.

• Medics believed their Red Crescent markings would protect them.

• We must not normalize attacks on humanitarian workers.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 10 Palestinians were killed in ongoing Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since early morning.

AL-JAZEERA: Al Jazeera reported that two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group in Shujaiya, eastern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli airstrike on a home in the town of Al-Nasr, Rafah, killed one child and injured others.

AL-JAZEERA: A Palestinian died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Nasr in Rafah, southern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis since dawn

AL-JAZEERA: Three Killed in Strike on Charity Kitchen in Khan Yunis.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Nazzaz Street in Shejaiya, eastern Gaza. A Palestinian woman was killed.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on central Khan Yunis.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: The US State Department said Secretary Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Israeli PM Netanyahu, reaffirming US support for Israel, commitment to freeing hostages, and discussing customs duties

YEMENI MEDIA: Two US airstrikes targeted the Kahlan area, east of Saada in northwestern Yemen.