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

12 October 2025 09:31 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, here are the latest updates:

  • Tens of thousands of Palestinians have returned to Gaza City to find devastation. They are erecting makeshift tents as wintry conditions begin to set in.

  • Bulldozers have begun to clear the rubble in Gaza City, however the equipment is in poor condition. According to UN satellite imagery, around 4,000 housing units have been flattened in Gaza City alone. This translates into over eight million cubic metres of rubble that needs to be cleared before reconstruction can begin.

  • As people returned to Khan Younis, they reported devastation akin to a "tsunami or a 10-magnitude earthquake".

  • Palestinian civil defence reports that at least 150 bodies have been transferred to hospitals since Friday, most of these recovered from the rubble. The agency estimates that some 9,500 people are still missing.

  • Aid trucks have entered Gaza, preparing for a dramatic scaling up of deliveries into the territory beginning on Sunday. Under the deal, 400 trucks are set to enter Gaza daily, with a view to increasing to 600. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) continues to be subject to an Israeli ban on their activities, preventing them from conducting large-scale aid distribution in Gaza.

  • US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are set to chair a Gaza peace summit in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, which over 20 countries are expected to attend.

  • Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli troops have raided the homes of Palestinian prisoners who are slated for release. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli authorities have threatened prisoners' families, warning them against celebrating their release.