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

24 January 2025 06:01 GMT

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

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

  • Palestinian fighters targeted Israeli forces with an explosive device on Nazareth Street in Jenin, while hostilities erupted between Palestinian fighters and Palestinian Authority security forces in Yabad, west of Jenin, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

  • US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is set to visit Israel next week after making an initial stop in Saudi Arabia, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

  • The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has denied reports in Israeli media suggesting it will take over some operations of the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, which Israel plans to ban.

  • Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the UN children's agency, Unicef, for failing to provide a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on the situation of children in Gaza, Reuters reported.

  •  The UN’s aid chief, Tom Fletcher, told the Security Council that nearly 1 million children in Gaza require mental health assistance due to anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts following almost 15 months of Israeli air strikes.