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

9 May 2025 06:23 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are some of the most recent key updates on Israel's war on Gaza:

  • The Israeli army confirmed that two Israeli soldiers have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip

  • US President Trump met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Thursday and discussed the nuclear talks with Iran and Israel's war on Gaza, Axios reported, citing two sources briefed on the meeting.

  • A federal judge decided on Thursday not to wait for President Donald Trump's administration to bring a Tufts University doctoral student being held in a Louisiana immigration detention facility back to Vermont as previously ordered before assessing whether she should be released from custody. Burlington, Vermont-based US District Judge William Sessions instead opted to let Rumeysa Ozturk appear remotely at a bail hearing on Friday.

  • A 28-year-old Palestinian man, Basel al-Qur’an, deported from Israel to Gaza in February when he completed a prison sentence for driving without a driver's licence, was killed in an Israeli air strike on Rafah, reported the Arab48 news site. Born in Deir al-Balah, Qur’an was married to an Israeli citizen and spent his entire adult life in Israel, but was barred from obtaining a driver’s licence and citizenship. He was unable to renew his temporary permit while in prison.

  • A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by Israel, according to a proposal obtained by The Associated Press.

  • Former Israeli defence minister and chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon slammed Israel's plan to occupy Gaza Strip in an interview with Ynet. "Call it ethnic cleansing, call it a transfer, call it deportation – it's a war crime," he said.