At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – Middle East crisis live
by Amy Sedghi (now) and Vicky Graham (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZRC7)
More than 40,000 have suffered new war-related injuries' with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel (see 8.17am BST), saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in what they said was an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen.
The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre's largest and most crowded neighbourhoods, reports Reuters.
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