Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Morning recap: Intense night of Gaza shelling and large West Bank raids

30 October 2023 06:59 GMT

Good morning MEE readers.

It is now the 24th day of Israel's war on Gaza. 

According to the charity Save The Children, the number of Palestinian minors killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October has now surpassed the annual number of children killed across all the world's conflict zones since 2019.

Over the past few hours, Israel's non-stop aerial bombardment has continued across Gaza. 

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the overnight air strikes, but the final toll is not yet confirmed.

In the occupied West Bank, Israel's military launched several raids, including a large one in Jenin, which is home to a stronghold of Palestinian fighters. 

Around 100 military vehicles entered the city, according to local media, and engaged in clashes with Palestinian fighters. 

Four Palestinians were killed, according to the ministry of health, while another five were wounded.

In case you're just tuning into our coverage this morning, here's what you missed overnight:

  • An Israeli soldier was killed in northern Israel after a tank was overturned.

  • An Israeli air strike hit a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance in Gaza.

  • Dozens more Palestinians in the West Bank were arrested as Israel launched incursions into multiple cities.

  • Hundreds of people stormed an airport in the capital of Dagestan, a region in Russia, on Sunday evening in protest of the arrival of a flight from Israel. Police said at least 60 people have been arrested.

  • At least 33 aid trucks carrying water, food, and medical supplies entered Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, according to the UN. It's still a small fraction of the hundreds of aid trucks needed in the besieged enclave.

  • US President Joe Biden said he was committed to ensuring that Palestinians in Gaza are not displaced to Egypt. It was a strong statement, considering his budget request to Congress included funds for the possible displacement of Gaza residents to Egypt.