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

14 February 2025 23:55 GMT

Good evening Middle East Eye readers, 

Our blog will soon be closing for the day. Here are some of today's main developments:

  • Gaza’s Government Media Office confirmed on Friday that no temporary shelters, caravans, heavy machinery, or equipment have entered from Egypt via the Rafah crossing.

  • Far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir has lashed out at the planned release of just three Israeli captives from Gaza, demanding that Israel push for the full implementation of Trump’s call for Hamas to free all captives by the weekend.

  • Arab states at the UN have dismissed Trump’s call for a US-led takeover of Gaza, which includes forcibly removing its Palestinian population and transforming the territory into a luxury development project dubbed the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

  • Christian leaders in Jerusalem have condemned proposals by Trump and Israeli officials to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza, warning of the “grave threat of mass displacement.”

  • The United Nations Human Rights Office has condemned Israel’s escalating military assault in the northern occupied West Bank, warning of a surge in violence and widespread forced displacement.

  • Dozens of armed Israeli settlers launched a violent assault on Palestinians near the village of al-Minya, south of Bethlehem, shortly after Israel’s Civil Administration officials intervened to halt the expansion of an illegal outpost, according to Haaretz.

  • Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN special rapporteur on judicial independence, has denounced Trump’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling them a “direct attack” on global justice.

  • The US-based Jewish Voice for Peace activist group and Israel’s Peace Now group have praised the 350 rabbis and dozens of others who signed an advertisement condemning President Trump’s plans in Gaza. 

  • The Palestinian Prisoner's Society reported that Israeli forces have detained at least 380 people in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas governorates in the occupied West Bank since the start of the ongoing military offensive.

  • Ireland's premier Michael Martin and deputy premier Simon Harris called for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine ahead of the Munich Security Conference this weekend.

  • Saudi Arabia is spearheading urgent Arab efforts to develop a plan for Gaza's future as a counter to US President Donald Trump's ambition for a Middle East "Riviera" cleared of its Palestinian inhabitants, 10 sources told Reuters.