Overview
- Palestine Red Crescent said Israel suspended medical evacuations on Wednesday, while COGAT maintained the crossing is open but awaiting WHO coordination details.
- Health officials reported 18 to 24 Palestinians killed in Gaza in the latest strikes, including children and a medic, as Israel said it responded to gunfire that seriously wounded a reservist near the Yellow Line.
- WHO confirmed the first medical transfers on February 2 with five patients and seven companions, and Gazan medics said 16 patients crossed on February 3, far below daily targets.
- Returnees described blindfolding, handcuffing and interrogations in the Israeli-controlled corridor involving Israeli forces and an Israel-backed militia, allegations the Israeli military denied.
- Since the October ceasefire, Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire has killed more than 530 people, underscoring a fragile truce even as Rafah’s limited reopening remains a pillar of the U.S.-brokered plan.