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Morning update: Day 169 of Israel's war on Gaza

23 March 2024 09:15 GMT

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

It's just after 11:00am (9:00 GMT) in Palestine and Israel. Here are the latest developments on day 169 of Israel's war on Gaza: 

  • Israeli shelling across the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning has killed several people, including in Rafah and Deir al-Balah as the raid on al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City continues for the sixth day. 

  • Local media say patients are dying in some of the hospital buildings that are under Israeli blockage, due to the lack of food and medical care.  

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to visit Egypt's border with Gaza on Saturday to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire. 

  • A vote in the UN Security Council on a new ceasefire resolution, initially planned for Saturday, has been postponed until Monday, according to media reports. 

  • The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday in a statement that its forces had conducted strikes against three Houthi underground storage facilities in Yemen.