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Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza

Evening recap

Our live blog will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are the day's key developments:

- The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed by sundown on Friday, local time, that 57,823 identified Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, and another 137,887 have been wounded since 7 October 2023.

- Israel has issued forced expulsion orders in multiple areas in Gaza City, including Tel al-Hawa and parts of the southern Rimal neighbourhood, both sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people. 

- A 23-year-old Palestinian who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Friday has been confirmed to be a US citizen born in Florida. He was identified as Saif al-Din Musalat. 

- A senior official from the United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), told reporters that Israeli officials have signalled they want the UN to return to being the main supplier of aid in Gaza.

- A United Nations conference hosted by France and Saudi Arabia to work towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine has been rescheduled for 28-29 July.