Blasts Near Aid Point

There have been multiple explosions near a food distribution point opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the center of the Strip.
That's after Israeli shots were fired near one of their aid points in the south on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum has the latest from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Palestine.

As Israel continues to besiege the Gaza Strip, it's also putting pressure on the occupied West Bank, ramping up both raids and illegal settlements.
Israel media is reporting the government has approved 22 new illegal settlements on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
The UN says Israeli forces demolished more than 1,700 Palestinian buildings and homes and seized 24 square kilometers of land last year.
Palestinians need Israeli military permits to build any structure in 61% of the occupied West Bank - which are rarely approved.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim has more.