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Evening recap
8 April 2025 23:58 BST
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
our live blog will soon be closing for the day. Here is what happened today:
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is holding talks with countries to discuss “the option of absorbing many Gazan residents,” following his visit to the White House where he met with US President Donald Trump
- The Gaza government media office said it “firmly” and “categorically” declines proposals brought forward by Israel with regards to a new aid delivery approach in the enclave
- The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said that 800 boys and girls will most probably lose their school year as they are directly impacted by the closure of six schools in the occupied West Bank
- A US State Department spokesperson said the US is aware of the killing of the Palestinian-American teenager Omar Mohammad Rabea in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces on Sunday, and stated that the US is seeking more information on the incident
- Several Israeli raids have been reported in different areas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Wafa news agency
- Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his talks with US president Donald Trump included “working constantly to free the hostages” and that his government is “determined to eliminate Hamas”
- UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said that the Gaza Strip has been abandoned without “a drop of aid” for more than a month, and the situation is proving dire for Palestinian residents in the enclave
- A Palestinian home in the Jenin refugee camp was blown up by Israeli troops, according to the Wafa news agency
- Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Caspar Veldkamp has summoned the Israeli ambassador in the Netherlands over the situation in Gaza, the government said in a statement. It added that a meeting will be held on Wednesday.