Organizers staged pro-Palestinian marches in London and D.C., while families of hostages delivered messages of hope for loved ones who have been held in captivity for almost 100 days.
The U.S. conducted another, unilateral strike in Yemen last night, according to two U.S. defense officials. The strike targeted a Houthi radar site.
The strike was on a much smaller scale than the coordinated strikes on Thursday, when the U.S. and British militaries targeted more than 60 sites in Yemen, after weeks of attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea that the militants say are aimed at backing Hamas.
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen, have vowed retaliation, raising concerns of a broader regional conflict. Biden said the U.S. will respond if the Houthis “continue this outrageous behavior.”
Tomorrow will be the 100th day since hostages were taken by Hamas into Gaza, a grim milestone Israelis have begun to commemorate. Yesterday, family members gathered at the Israel-Gaza border, shouting words of support to the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza.
The International Court of Justice wrapped up hearings in The Hague yesterday, though a decision to halt the war will likely take weeks. South Africa claimed “genocidal intent” in Israel’s assault on Gaza, a charge Israel rejected as “atrocious and preposterous.”
In the last 24 hours, 135 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the health ministry, as the Israeli military continues its offensive across the enclave. Health and living conditions continue to deteriorate for Gaza’s 2.2 million people, and access to food remain at crisis levels.
More than 23,800 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. More than 60,000 have been injured, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead.
Israeli military officials say at least 186 soldiers have been killed during the country’s ground invasion of Gaza, which came after 1,200 people were killed and about 240 hostages were seized after Hamas launched multipronged attacks on Israel on Oct. 7.
NBC News’ Richard Engel, Keir Simmons, Raf Sanchez, Ali Arouzi, Chantal Da Silva and Josh Lederman are reporting from the region.
