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

26 May 2025 00:01 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military assault on Gaza has reached 53,939, with another 122,797 wounded since 7 October 2023, according to health officials in the besieged enclave.

  • In the last 24 hours alone, Gaza’s hospitals have received 38 bodies and treated 204 wounded as Israeli forces continue their offensive.

  • Medical sources reported on Sunday that since 18 March—when Israel resumed its bombardment after a short-lived ceasefire—at least 3,785 people have been killed and over 10,756 wounded.

  • A four-year-old child has died in Gaza City due to severe malnutrition caused by Israel's blockade, according to Palestinian media reports.

  • Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has called for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, describing the situation as “inhumane and cruel”.

  • Israeli settlers entered Al-Buraq Square, part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, on Sunday evening, waving Israeli flags ahead of Monday’s controversial Flag March.

  • Yahya Saree, military spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis, said the group was responsible for an attack on Sunday intercepted by Israel.

  • The economic impact of repeated Houthi attacks on Israel’s main airport is growing, with Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International facing mounting disruptions that have grounded international travel and exposed deepening financial strains.

  • Swiss authorities have told Reuters that they are exploring whether to open a legal investigation into the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed organisation that plans to oversee aid distribution in the enclave.

  • Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela says his country will officially recognise the State of Palestine next month—ending more than four decades of hesitation—while Gaza’s death toll continues to soar.