It was not immediately clear what caused the bloodshed in Gaza City. The Israeli military categorically denied what Gazan authorities described as a “targeted attack” on hungry people.
McDonald’s Japan apologized for a “system failure.” Some outlets in Australia closed their doors, while others reverted to taking orders with pen and paper, news outlets said.
The appointment of Muhammad Mustafa, an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas, would amount to a rejection of international pressure to try to make the organization more independent in the hopes it could help govern postwar Gaza.
As too little aid reaches Gaza by land, a ship left Cyprus carrying rice, flour and other food in what European officials called the possible start of a maritime supply route.
After the president asserted that Mr. Netanyahu’s military strategy has been “hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” Israel’s leader dismissed his contention as “wrong.”