Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye,

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 438th day:

• Five Palestinian families in the US sued the State Department on Tuesday over Washington's support for Israel's military amid its war on Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis, a court filing showed.

• The US administration, joined by mediators from Egypt and Qatar, has made intensive efforts in recent days to advance the ceasefire talks, a deal could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday.

• UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Palestine's statehood as some 172 countries voted in favour of the resolution, which affirmed the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. Eight countries opposed the resolution.

• Israeli air strikes hit two houses in southern Kfar Kila, in violation of a ceasefire agreed upon with Hezbollah last month, reports the National News Agency (NNA).

• An Israeli attack has sparked a fire in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, a facility in besieged northern Gaza that has come under repeated attack by Israeli forces in recent weeks, Al Jazeera reported.

• US Congressman Greg Casar says he and 19 other members of the House of Representatives have demanded the Biden administration to “withhold offensive weapons from the Israeli military.