This is an entry from: Live: Six more Palestinians die of famine as Israel blocks Gaza aid
Morning update
23 August 2025 09:49 BST
Good morning MEE readers,
Here are the latest updates coming out of the Gaza Strip, as Israeli forces continue to ramp up their military operations inside the besieged territory.
- Israeli forces have killed 34 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday, including eight aid seekers.
- Hamas said Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz's statement calling for the destruction of the Gaza Strip was "a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing".
- Israeli forces have conducted raids across the occupied West Bank, including Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem.
- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its war on Gaza.