At least nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on Deir al-Balah, our correspondent reported, with several people remaining trapped under rubble.

Israel has informed the United Nations it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to north Gaza, where 70% of people face an extreme level of food scarcity.

Mediation efforts to end the bloodshed in Gaza appear to be struggling, with a Hamas official telling Al Jazeera that Israeli negotiators have rejected their latest proposals for a ceasefire.

At least 32,226 Palestinians have been killed and 74,518 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.

The revised death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139, with dozens taken captive.

Netanyahu promises to ‘Eliminate’ Hamas leader:

The Israeli prime minister has promised to “eliminate” Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

“We eliminated Haman. We will also eliminate Sinwar,” Netanyahu said in a post on social media, referring to the biblical character Haman, who plotted to kill the Persian Jews.

Netanyahu often makes biblical references in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza.

South Africa’s lawyers described Netanyahu’s references to another biblical character, Amalek, as a “Genocidal invocation” that was “Anything but idle” in its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Israeli forces shoot Palestinian child in occupied West Bank:

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy has been shot by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

The child was injured in his foot when Israeli forces fired live bullets and tear gas at people taking part in a march in the town denouncing Israel’s military campaigns in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Israeli forces also shot a 16-year-old during their storming of the town of Qaffin, north of Tulkarem, according to Wafa.

The Israeli military has carried out raids in other locations across the occupied West Bank tonight. They include:

The town of Silat Al-Dhahr and the villages of Arbouna, Deir Ghazala, Arana, Al-Jalama, Faqoua, Jalboun, and Al-Fandakumiya in Jenin Governorate

The Arroub camp in Hebron

The village of Beit Wazan, west of the city of Nablus

Wafa has also reported that Israeli forces have stormed the prayer hall at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, while Israeli settlers danced and sang near Bab al-Silsilah, one of Al-Aqsa’s main doors, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Original Story By | Alastair McCready and Lyndal Rowlands