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

29 June 2025 00:46 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Hospitals across Gaza report that Israeli air strikes have killed at least 60 people since the early hours of Saturday.

  • Gaza’s Health Ministry says 81 people were killed and 422 others wounded in the past 24 hours as Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave continues.

  • The total death toll from Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has reached 56,412 since 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. More than 133,000 people have also been wounded the ministry said on Saturday.

  • Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinian athletes and coaches in June, the Palestinian Olympic Committee said on Saturday.

  • Lebanon’s Health Ministry has confirmed that three people were killed and two others wounded following a pair of Israeli drone strikes targeting two towns in the country’s south.

  • The Israeli military said in a statement on Saturday that it has ‘likely intercepted’ a missile that was launched from Yemen.

  • The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said that Gaza’s health sector remains under intense strain, with extensive damage to medical facilities and a critical lack of fuel.

  • Hamas has turned down a proposed amendment by the United States to the current ceasefire framework, saying the suggested language would give Israel a green light to restart its military campaign, according to Asharq Al Awsat.

  • The paramilitary wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, al-Quds Brigades, said on Saturday it had detonated “a highly explosive device” in an Israeli military vehicle.

  • Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called for a full withdrawal from Gaza in exchange for the release of all captives held by Hamas.

  • Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country, an official said on Saturday.

  • A rap duo won praise at Glastonbury Festival after leading chants of “death to the IDF” during their Saturday performance, referencing the Israeli army, as pro-Palestinian sentiment surged among festivalgoers.

  • Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cautioned against a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Berlin must not risk undermining international law in light of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).