This is an entry from: Gaza live: Biden moves ahead with military aid for Israel as it launches ground assaults on Rafah
Morning update
10 May 2024 06:18 BST
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- Former Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Ghoneim was killed along with three members of his family in an Israeli air strike on Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip
- Clashes are reported between Palestinian armed groups and Israeli forces in eastern Rafah, while the Israeli army is conducting operations in several areas of the city
- Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN, said on Thursday that no one had been allowed to enter or leave Gaza for three days
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is ready to "fight with our fingernails", after US warnings that arms supplies could be halted should an invasion of Rafah take place
- Axios reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to tell Congress today that Israel has not violated international law during its war on Gaza
- The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution that grants new "rights and privileges" to the State of Palestine and calls on the UN Security Council to favourably consider its bid for full UN membership