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

14 March 2024 23:50 GMT

Hello MEE readers.

On Thursday, Gaza saw yet another Israeli massacre of Palestinians awaiting aid distribution in the northern part of the enclave. The Palestinian health ministry has reported that at least 21 dead bodies have arrived at two hospitals in the north, and the ministry is working to recover additional people who were killed.

The incident occurred at the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City, where thousands of Palestinians were waiting for food aid, according to local reports. Then, an Israeli helicopter fired on the crowd.

It is the latest incident where Israeli forces have fired upon aid-seeking crowds of Palestinians in just the past few weeks. It also comes days after Israel bombed a food distribution centre in Rafah, killing several including a Unrwa staff member.

Here is what else you need to know from today's developments:

  • Hamas said it presented to mediators a comprehensive vision of a truce deal that is based on stopping the Israeli "aggression" against Palestinians in Gaza, providing relief and aid, the return of displaced Gazans to their houses, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Israel said the presentation contained "unfounded demands".

  • The Houthis announced they will expand their operations to prevent Israel-linked ships from passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good Hope, in addition to the Red Sea.

  • A coalition of Chicago-based Muslim and Palestinian groups released a letter announcing it rejected an offer to meet with White House officials over inaction over Washington's stance on Israel’s war on Gaza.

  • Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Muhammad Mustafa to form the new government.

  • A group of pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the distribution centre for The New York Times in Queens, New York, blocking off all entrances to the centre. Then, activists flooded the lobby of the Times, shouting for people to unsubscribe from the newspaper. The activists are protesting the newspaper's coverage of the war, which they say is biased towards Israel.

  • The Biden administration announced new US sanctions against three additional Israeli settlers, and two settlements, in the occupied West Bank.