Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers.

As Israeli forces continue to bombard Palestinian homes throughout Gaza into Saturday morning, global attention is now turning towards the International Court of Justice, which will begin holding hearings next week on South Africa's petition that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

A report by Axios on Friday revealed an urgent cable outlining plans for the Israeli foreign ministry to instruct its embassies to press diplomats and politicians in their host countries to publicly oppose South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice.

Meanwhile in Gaza, the humanitarian situation is continuing to deteriorate past levels the UN and aid agencies have ever seen before. Famine is on the rise, as are a number of communicable diseases, and the UN humanitarian chief has said the enclave is now "uninhabitable".

Here are some other developments from today:

The families of Israelis who were killed in Kibbutz Be'eri by Israeli tank fire on 7 October demanded that the military conduct an investigation into the matter.
A Turkish court ruled to formally arrest 15 people, and deport eight others, who are suspected of being linked to Israel's Mossad intelligence service.
A Houthi official warned that any country that involves itself with the US-led coalition in the Red Sea will become a target and will lose its maritime security.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in Turkey on Friday night, the first visit in a week-long tour of the Middle East aimed at discussing the war in Gaza.
Israeli warplanes are dropping leaflets with the inscription "Ramadan Connects Us", a message suggesting that Israeli forces plan to stay in Gaza until Ramadan, exacerbating the hardships faced by the local population.

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Evening recap

The families of Israelis who were killed in Kibbutz Be'eri by Israeli tank fire on 7 October demanded that the military conduct an investigation into the matter.

A Turkish court ruled to formally arrest 15 people, and deport eight others, who are suspected of being linked to Israel's Mossad intelligence service.

A Houthi official warned that any country that involves itself with the US-led coalition in the Red Sea will become a target and will lose its maritime security.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in Turkey on Friday night, the first visit in a week-long tour of the Middle East aimed at discussing the war in Gaza.

Israeli warplanes are dropping leaflets with the inscription "Ramadan Connects Us", a message suggesting that Israeli forces plan to stay in Gaza until Ramadan, exacerbating the hardships faced by the local population.