Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
This is an entry from: Live: 54 Palestinians killed, 831 wounded in 24 hours

Morning update

5 August 2025 06:11 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

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

  • The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile from Yemen after air raid sirens sounded in several areas across the country early on Tuesday.

  • Several hundred protesters led by leftwing Jewish groups gather in New York City to demand an end to Israel's war on Gaza.

  • UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said 1,500 people in Gaza have been killed while searching for food since May.

  • More than 100 journalists, photographers and war correspondents have signed a petition demanding an "immediate and unsupervised foreign press access to the Gaza Strip," reported Sky News.

  • Two people were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northwest of Gaza City, Palestinian Information Centre reported, citing medical sources.

  • Unicef said, 28 children die every day in Gaza from bombing, starvation, malnutrition, and lack of services.