Evening update

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

The Palestinian health ministry said that the death toll from malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza has risen to 18.

Israeli government ministers also announced that a planning body advanced permits for 3,500 new West Bank settlement homes near Jerusalem.

In other developments:

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli forces fired at Palestinians near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint in the centre of the Gaza Strip, killing seven people and injuring 10.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is due to travel to Cyprus later this week, as the bloc works towards establishing a possible humanitarian corridor in support of people in Gaza.
The grand opening of the first Shake Shack location in Tel Aviv has sparked backlash, as it coincides with growing famine in Gaza as a result of Israel stopping aid.
Qatar and Iraq will provide additional financial aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), worth $25m each.
Approximately 250 aid trucks passed into Gaza through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border crossings on Tuesday, the US announced.
South Africa is requesting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issue new additional provisional measures against Israel in light of reports of widespread starvation.