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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Evening recap

Our liveblog will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are today's key developments:

- Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the Palestinian enclave's health system and raised serious concerns about Israel's compliance with international law, the UN Human Rights Office said in a report on Tuesday.

Healthcare workers and social media users from around the globe are demanding the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, who is currently being detained by Israel's military. Doctors, medical professionals and regular civilians have taken to social media this week to share their support for Abu Safiya, using the hashtag "FreeDrHussamAbuSafiyeh".

The Quds Press Agency, citing its sources, reported on Tuesday that Israel has bombed the water desalination plant on Old Gaza Street in the north of the strip. The northern third of Gaza has been under Israeli siege for three months now, with little to no aid reaching the remaining residents there. A recent US government-funded report said there are famine conditions in the area. 

Nearly 1,000 impacted Israeli families have signed a public letter demanding that the government establish a state commission of inquiry into its own conduct ahead of the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas-led groups, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.  The letter will be published in major newspapers on Wednesday. 

The Israeli army, in the very early hours of Wednesday, said two rockets were launched from central Gaza, and that one of them was successfully intercepted. The other fell in an open area, the army said. Earlier, the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, said it launched a barrage of rockets towards Netivot in southern Israel "in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians."

- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, urged Israel on Tuesday to allow aid into Gaza, with six Palestinian babies confirmed dead from the cold. "Blankets, mattresses and warm clothes are sitting outside Gaza waiting for approval to get in. The siege must be lifted," Unrwa wrote on X. "More babies will likely die due to the cold, lack of shelter and basic winter supplies."

Heavy rain in Gaza has caused extensive damage and flooded over 100 tents in Khan Younis, south of the enclave, according to the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (Unrwa). "Displaced people, already living through the unlivable due to the war, are now battling heavy rainstorms," Unrwa said on X on Tuesday.