Israel bombs Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis again as it expands its ground offensive in southern Gaza, killing at least six Palestinians in the southern city. At least 23 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since dawn after the Israeli military launched a large-scale ground offensive on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza, but it’s not clear when the supplies will enter the enclave. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 53,339 Palestinians and wounded 121,034, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.

Earlier, we reported that far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had called Netanyahu’s decision to let some aid into Gaza a “grave mistake”.

The Times of Israel is reporting that Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, from Ben-Gvir’s party, has described the plan as a “tragedy”, saying, “Letting humanitarian aid in now directly harms the war effort to achieve victory and is another obstacle to the release of the hostages.”

Legislators from Netanyahu’s Likud party also slammed the move.

Avichai Boston called it “insanity” while Moshe Saada said letting aid in while expanding the offensive is “an incorrect and immoral decision”.

The Times noted there has been no comment from the powerful finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich. But it said the far-right minister previously told local media that he would leave the government “if a single speck of humanitarian aid enters [Gaza] and reaches Hamas”.

An Israeli group that has previously blocked aid trucks en route to Gaza has meanwhile called on its activists to resume these actions.

“Netanyahu, this is on you. Hamas can’t be pampered and given aid until the last hostage is back here,” said the right-wing Tzav 9 group.