Israel-Hamas war live updates: Ramadan begins with no cease-fire
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Red pins and protests at the Oscars
From award winners to those outside the Dolby theatre, the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza was present at last night’s Academy Awards .
Protesters blocked traffic around the venue in Los Angeles, which slowed down the arrival of celebrities, with some protesters shouting “Shame!” at the guests.
Some celebrities walked on the red carpet wearing red pins supporting a cease-fire in Gaza, including Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.
And Jonathan Glazer, writer-director of the Auschwitz drama “The Zone of Interest,” which won best international film, condemned the current war in his acceptance speech.
“Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst,” Glazer said. “Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people.”
Palestinians mourn as losses continue
A body belonging to a victim of Israeli bombardment is loaded onto a flat surface by men in the southern city of Rafah today. Israeli strikes have continued in the region, despite hopes for a cease-fire in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty ImagesDeath toll in Gaza since Oct. 7 rises to 31,112, health ministry says
At least 31,112 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military assault of the besieged enclave after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, the enclave’s health ministry said today.
Another 72,760 people have been injured since the war began, it added in a statement on Telegram.
The ministry said that at least 67 people were killed and another 106 injured in the last 24 hours, with a number of victims still trapped under rubble.
NBC News has not independently verified the numbers.
New efforts underway to deliver food aid to Gaza
The Spanish organization Open Arms and Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen are preparing a joint mission to get aid into Gaza, with plans to deliver food aid through a newly-secured maritime corridor.