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

20 January 2025 06:20 GMT

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are some of the latest updates on Israel's war on Gaza:

  • The Palestinians freed by the Israeli authorities from Ofer military prison include politician Khalida Jarrar, one of the most prominent leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and journalist Rula Hassanein.

  • The sister of journalist Rula Hassanein, who is among the first group of Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons, said she is suffering from “severe exhaustion” and needs to be transferred to a hospital for treatment, Al Jazeera reported.

  • Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Qatar’s Prime Minister for mediating a Gaza ceasefire and supporting peace efforts, according to a State Department statement.

  • At least two Palestinians were injured by Israeli bullets in occupied West Bank's Beitunia, one of the towns in where buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners have arrived amid the celebrations, Al Jazeera reported.