IDF Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Noam Shemesh, 21, a squad commander in the Shimshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, was killed in the southern Gaza Strip. Shemesh was from Jerusalem. He was killed by an RPG fired at troops fighting in southern Gaza. The tank fired back and killed three fighters from the cell, as fighter jets killed four.

Emergency response teams face severe difficulty conducting rescue mission due to the complete internet and telecommunications blackout

At least 41 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, most of them at a central aid site operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Palestinians desperately trying to access aid in Gaza have come under fire again, killing 36 people and wounding 207.