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

29 October 2024 05:19 GMT

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon, now in its 389th day:

  • Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad condemned Israel's new laws banning Unrwa, describing them as part of "the Zionist war" on Palestinians, with Islamic Jihad calling it "an escalation in the genocide" in Gaza

  • The Israeli ban, set to take effect in 90 days, was also criticised by Australia, Belgium, Jordan, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced strong concern, stressing that there is no "alternative to Unrwa" and warning that the new laws could have "devastating consequences" for Palestinians

  • Israeli forces continued their operations in Gaza, killing at least seven Palestinians in Beit Lahia and setting fire to a Unrwa school in Jabalia.

  • The Israeli military reported that another soldier died from injuries sustained in fighting in northern Gaza, bringing the number of Israeli troops killed since the conflict began to 772