Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Evening Recap

6 September 2024 23:45 BST

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Israeli forces "deliberately" shot Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during a protest in the occupied West Bank, an activist who was at the scene told Middle East Eye

  • A Turkish official told Middle East Eye that Palestinian authorities believe Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was shot in a targeted killing. 

  • The Israeli army said in a statement that it will continue its operation in Jenin, occupied West Bank, "until its objectives are achieved"

  • Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir requested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to include the defeat of Hamas in the West Bank in its current war objectives

  • At least six more Palestinians have been killed in attacks on Gaza this evening, bringing the number of Palestinians killed across Gaza on Friday to at least 33