UN rights chief Volker Turk said Friday the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory. “We are facing what could amount to atrocity crimes, including potentially extending to crimes against humanity,” Turk said in a statement. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the war in the Middle East. France24

Gaza’s civil defence agency says 12 people have been killed by Israeli drone strikes on a group of Palestinians waiting to receive desperately needed humanitarian relief in the besieged north.
“Civil defence teams retrieved 12 martyrs and several injured individuals after Israeli drone strikes targeted a group of citizens and a vehicle waiting for aid,” agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said.
The Israeli drones struck near the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza City. There was no immediate comment from the military.

AJ report

310 medical staff were abducted and 4 were martyred in the recent aggressions on the northern Gaza Strip, according to the director of field Hospitals speaking to Al-Arabi TV.
Among the martyred doctors is Dr. Mohammed Ghanem of Kamal Adwan Hospital, whose director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, has been abducted by the IOF. RNN