Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza Live: Israeli air strike takes out 25 members of same family

Morning update

6 December 2024 06:00 GMT

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon:

  • Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita anywhere in the world, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees latest assessment

  • Another volunteer member of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Alaa al-Derawi, has been killed in Gaza, the organisation said. In October, the PRCS said that 34 staff members had been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 2023

  • Israel continued its assault on Gaza overnight, attacking Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya and carrying out an air strike on the Rafei school in northern Jabalia. The strike killed two people, according to Gaza-based Al-Aqsa TV.

  • Israeli fighter jets also hit the Jousiya crossing on the Syria-Lebanon border, Lebanese news sources reported.