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Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza

Morning update: Israeli raid on Rafah leaves dozens dead

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest developments from Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 213th day:

  • The latest round of negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza has ended in the Egyptian capital Cairo without agreement with crucial gaps remaining between Israel and Hamas. The Palestinian group is seeking a permanent end to the war as part of any deal but Israel’s prime minister has firmly rejected that demand
  • Israeli police have raided Al Jazeera‘s workspace in occupied East Jerusalem, seizing equipment, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government decided to shut the network’s operations down
  • Al Jazeera has condemned the closure order, saying it will pursue all available legal channels in response
  • At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strikes in the southern city of Rafah. The victims included many children