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

19 September 2024 23:58 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi accused Israel of pushing the Middle East "into the abyss of a regional war" due to its dangerous escalation on multiple fronts

  • Lebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad announced during a press briefing in Beirut that at least 32 people were killed and thousands injured following a series of coordinated explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Turkey has accused Israel of attempting to extend its Gaza conflict into Lebanon following a series of deadly explosions in Hezbollah strongholds

  • A Turkish defence official told Reuters on Thursday that Ankara is currently reviewing the security of communication devices used by its armed forces following the explosion of handheld devices in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday

  • The UN child rights committee (CRC) on Thursday accused Israel of committing historically unprecedented violations against Palestinian children

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "expressed deep gratitude" for the recent announcement by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, stating that Saudi Arabia would not normalise relations with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, according to the Wafa news agency

  • Josep Borrell expressed his views in a statement following the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution demanding that Israel end "its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory" within 12 months

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the government of new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing it of sending "mixed messages" regarding the United Kingdom's support for Israel. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Netanyahu condemned London's recent suspension of arms licences to Israel as "misguided"

  • Unrwa Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has condemned allegations that some of the agency's staff in Gaza are operatives of armed groups like Hamas, calling them unfounded and dangerous

  • According to a Wall Street Journal report, citing unnamed US officials, it is unlikely that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will be reached before the end of President Joe Biden's term in January