Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest developments from the ongoing 18-month Israeli war on Gaza, which resumed almost six weeks ago after Israel broke the ceasefire: 

• Amnesty International alleges genocide: The rights group accuses Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza, saying its forces violate the UN Genocide Convention by:

  • “Causing serious bodily or mental harm to civilians.”

  • “Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.”

• UK pushes for Palestinian state: British Foreign Secretary says the UK is “committed to urgently advancing” a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.

• Child killed in Khan Younis shelling: Al Jazeera reports a girl died after Israeli forces shelled a displaced persons’ tent camp in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.

• Rafah demolition continues: Palestinians say Israeli troops are bulldozing remaining ruins in Rafah, raising fears of a forced relocation to barren land.

• France condemns Gaza "massacre": Government spokesperson Sophie Primas demands Israel “stop the massacre taking place today in Gaza.”

• Ceasefire talks near "breakthrough": Egyptian security sources tell Reuters that Cairo negotiations are close to a “significant breakthrough.”