Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Day 6 morning recap: More overnight Israeli 'massacres'

12 October 2023 07:24 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers.

Here is our latest update, summing up events.

The war that has broken out between Israelis and Palestinians on Saturday continues to escalate as we enter the sixth day of fighting.

Israeli air strikes rain down on Gaza at the the dead of night did not stop, while rockets also continued to be fired into Israel and gun fights took place near Gaza.

Meanwhile, Gaza hospitals are turning into morgues and struggling to keep going without electricity.

Here are the key updates from the past several hours:

  • The Israeli military has continued its campaign of overnight bombardment targeting residential areas, a tactic they have used extensively since the flare-up started. Palestinians reported new "massacres" in Jabalia refugee camp and other areas, which have resulted in the killing of at least 65 people. 

  • The total Palestinian death toll in Gaza has reached at least 1,100 - with 60 percent of those killed being children and women. A further 5,339 Palestinians have been wounded. In the West Bank, at least 29 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces as tensions spike there, with armed settlers attacking Palestinian villages 

  • Hospitals in Gaza are entering critical stages, with patients lying on the floor and medicine running out. This is after Israel cut electricity and fuel supply to Gaza, and prevented aid from entering the besieged strip.  

  • The Israeli death toll has reached at least 1,300, including more than 200 soldiers, amongst them high-ranking commanders. More than 3,500 are wounded. There is no available data on the women and children killed. 

  • Palestinian fighters are still managing to enter Israeli territory and clash with soldiers, despite the army saying they have "regained control". Palestinian rockets are also reaching as far as Tel Aviv and Haifa.

  • Hamas has released footage aired on Al Jazeera Arabic purportedly showing the release of an Israeli woman and her children held captive by the armed group.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the national unity government with opposition parties has been formed, and during his address vowed that "every Hamas member is a dead man".

  • Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have spoken on the phone and both leaders discussed the need to address war crimes in Palestine.

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