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

28 January 2025 05:53 GMT

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

  • The Wafa news agency reported that the Israeli army killed a second person in Gaza, and injured several people, after Israeli forces bombed a bulldozer.

  • Hanfy el-Gebaly, the speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives, said it "completely rejects" proposals to move Palestinians out of the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

  • Heavy fighting has taken place between the Tulkarm Battalion of the al-Quds Brigades and Israeli forces in the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

  • Albanian PM Edi Rama said "It is absolutely not true" that his country will take up to 100,000 Palestinian refugees at the request of the Trump administration.

  • Italy is to send military police officers to join the re-started European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah) tasked to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. 

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the release of captives, and creating a pathway for security and stability in the region with Jordan's King Abdullah in a phone conversation.

  • The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams are providing first aid services to citizens returning to northern Gaza via Al-Rashid Street.

  • Israel holds 112 Palestinian children in "administrative detention" - an "all-time high" number - as of December 2024, Defense for Children International said.