Morning update
Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and the occupied West Bank:
- The death toll of the Israeli bombing on Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, located in the Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City, has risen from 19 to 25, with many still missing under the rubble.
- Israeli forces have abducted a Palestinian man after severely beating him in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli settlers fired live ammunition and tear gas on Palestinian residents in the town of Burqin located west of Salfit city.
- Norway said it will receive up to 15 new patients from Gaza this year, after it had announced last June that it would accept 20 patients and their companions for treatment from the Strip.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced Israel’s blockade on Gaza, describing it as “completely unacceptable”, and said that “the idea that a democratic state withholds supply is an outrage”.
- US President Donald Trump hinted that there could be “some good news” on Gaza, as he talked about reaching “real progress” in nuclear talks with Iran.