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

24 June 2025 07:33 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

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

  • Deadly attack on aid seekers: At least 24 Palestinians died in an Israeli strike while trying to access food aid in central Gaza on Tuesday morning, reports Al Jazeera's fact-checking unit Sanad. Severe hunger continues across the besieged territory.

  • Mounting casualties near aid centres: Over 400 Palestinians have been killed and approximately 1,000 wounded near food distribution points since aid operations began on 27 May under the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

  • Hamas claims soldier deaths: Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, says its fighters killed three Israeli soldiers using light weapons near Jabalia in northern Gaza.

  • Teenager dies from gunshot wounds: The Palestinian health ministry confirmed that 13-year-old Ammar Moataz Hamayel died after Israeli forces shot him near Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah.

  • Overnight violence escalates: Israeli air strikes and gunfire across Gaza since Monday dawn have left 47 Palestinians dead, including children, women and humanitarian workers, with dozens more injured.