Live: At least 75 killed in Israeli strikes on second day of Eid al-Adha

At least five Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

An Israeli drone targeted the Abu Mu'aliq family's home with two missiles in the Al-Barakah area, south of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, injuring several people, according to the Palestinian Information Centre.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have reached their highest rate in at least 20 years, with settlers injuring over 220 Palestinians, averaging 44 per month.

Here are some other key points from the agency's weekly update:

• The entire Palestinian Bedouin community of Maghayer ad Deir, about 120 people, was forcibly displaced following the establishment of a fourth Israeli settlement outpost near their homes.

• Israeli-imposed movement restrictions across Salfit governorate disrupt the access of nearly 90,000 people to health care, education and livelihoods.

• Punitive demolitions by Israeli authorities have displaced about 80 people since the beginning of 2025. So far in May, Israeli forces demolished 50 residential units in Nur Shams refugee camp, while residents of 20 buildings slated for demolition in Tulkarm camp were given three hours to retrieve their belongings.

• Over 33,000 Palestinians remain displaced and unable to return to Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm camps, Unrwa estimates.

Israeli settler violence is on the rise: so far in 2025, settlers have injured over 220 Palestinians – 44 per month – the highest rate in at least 20 years.

Recently, an entire community was forcibly displaced by settlers.

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— OCHA OPT (Palestine) (@ochaopt) June 2, 2025

Israeli settlers kidnapped and tortured two Palestinian-American brothers from the village of Burqa near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa official Palestinian news agency reports.

Ghassan and Imad Jaber were visiting relatives in al-Mughayyir village when the Israeli settlers started assaulting them, al-Mughayyir mayor Sayel Canaan told Arabic media. The brothers were later released and evacuated to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Palestinian-American Ghassan Jaber and his brother Imad were kidnapped by Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa and brutally tortured before being released and rushed to the hospital.

In this photo, Ghassan lies on a stretcher, holding his American passport in his hand. pic.twitter.com/Wgb4DRdYDL

— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) June 1, 2025

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

• Medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Sunday that people it treated at a Gaza aid site run by a new US-backed organisation reported being "shot from all sides" by Israeli forces. The organisation called the GHF's system of aid delivery "dehumanising, dangerous and severely ineffective" which has "resulted in deaths and injuries of civilians that could have been prevented."

• A new Israeli attack on Palestinians who gathered at the GHF aid distribution point in Rafah killed at least three people and injured 35 others, according to medical sources, according to Al Jazeera.

• More than 632,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the nearly two-month ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza on 18 March, the United Nations says.

• Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, said he will introduce a law to ban imports from what he called “illegally occupied territories” and back efforts by Spain for an arms embargo against Israel.

• Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, has called for an "immediate ceasefire and complete unfettered access [and] every gate open to feed people," during an interview with ABC News, saying “if we don’t do that, it’s going to be a humanitarian catastrophe… like none other.”

Gaza’s top health official says Israeli forces have targeted the Noura al-Kaabi Dialysis Hospital in repeated attacks, knocking out the only facility of its kind in northern Gaza.

Muneer al-Boursh, director of the Ministry of Health, shared images of the bombed-out centre, which had only recently resumed operations following renovations.

He said the hospital had been providing vital care to more than 160 patients in desperate need of dialysis before it was rendered unusable.

The assault on the medical facility comes amid growing alarm over Israel’s systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure.

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has delivered a sharp rebuke of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, calling the refusal to uphold humanitarian law in the besieged enclave “unacceptable”.

Speaking to foreign diplomats during a June 2 address, Mattarella said Palestinians are entitled to a home “within certain borders” and criticised the treatment of Gaza’s population.

“That an entire population, from children to the elderly, is starved is inhumane,” the president said. He also condemned the steady erosion of land meant for the Palestinian Authority, describing it as a grave issue.

Mattarella went further, warning that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories “cannot be presented as a security measure” and instead veers into “a will to dominate” — a path he described as leading to “barbarism in international life”.

Israeli forces killed at least 54 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip Sunday, according to medical sources — with dozens of victims gunned down while queuing for food.

Among the dead were 35 people shot near two Israeli-approved aid distribution points, where desperate civilians had gathered in hopes of receiving food. Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and panic as Israeli fire hit the crowds.

Since Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas on 18 March, its military campaign has killed 4,149 Palestinians and wounded at least 12,149 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

The spike in casualties comes as hunger tightens its grip on the besieged enclave, with humanitarian agencies warning that access to basic aid remains blocked or severely restricted.

An Irish MMA fighter sparked cheers and online praise after defeating an Israeli soldier in the ring and using his victory to shout “Free Palestine”.

Paddy McCorry, 27, scored a unanimous win over Israel’s Shuki Farage — a former member of the Israeli military — during the Cage Warriors 189 event in Rome on Saturday.

McCorry dominated the match, landing repeated strikes on Farage before sending him crashing to the mat. As the bout ended, viral footage showed McCorry towering over his opponent, shouting “Free Palestine” — a moment that fired up the crowd, with many joining the chant.

He later posted a clip of the confrontation on his X account, captioning it “Street justice” alongside the Irish and Palestinian flags.

As the referee declared McCorry the winner, the Irishman was draped in the Palestinian flag and used the announcement to repeat his message: “Free Palestine.”

Belgium’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Maxime Prevost, has described the situation in Gaza as a “major humanitarian disaster.”

Speaking to the press on Sunday, Prevost said: “Even if I cannot, or even if I have the authority to, describe what is happening as genocide, it is the international community that must describe this situation as genocide or not.”

He added: “I have made it clear that I do not see what more we should see than this humanitarian blockade, in addition to the forced displacement of the people, the violation of international law, and the desire to wipe out the Gaza Strip.”

Prevost sharply criticised Israeli officials, saying some of their statements dehumanised Palestinians: “This begs the question: What should we do in the face of this catastrophe? The most pressing issue now remains the humanitarian issue.”

He confirmed that Belgium has decided to “raise its voice and escalate its tone” over Israel’s conduct, which he said violates international law and “could amount to war crimes according to the International Criminal Court”.

Belgium is now exploring the possibility of establishing an air bridge to deliver humanitarian aid, as it has done in past crises.

“There are hundreds of trucks waiting at the border every day to reach these hungry people,” he said. “What is happening is truly a scandal.”

Israeli forces have committed a new massacre targeting Palestinian aid seekers in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores more, the Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday.

According to eyewitnesses and local officials, Israeli troops opened fire directly on civilians gathered at two US-Israeli food distribution points in Rafah and central Gaza.

At least 31 people were killed in Rafah and one in central Gaza, while over 200 were wounded, many of them critically.

The health ministry accused Israel of using the new aid mechanism as a “trap for mass killings” and a tool for “the forced displacement of Gaza’s population.”

It added that those killed in the “massacre” had single gunshot wounds to the head or chest, indicating clear intent to kill.

Read more: 'Trap for mass killings': Israel kills 32 starving Palestinians at US aid point

Israeli air raids on southern Lebanon have killed two people, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, as ceasefire violations persist along the border.

One person died after a vehicle was hit on the Debl road in Bint Jbeil district, while another strike targeted a car in Beit Lif, injuring one individual, the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier, an Israeli missile attack killed a man riding a motorcycle near the village of Arnoun in the Nabatieh governorate.

Despite the ceasefire declared on 27 November, Israel has continued launching attacks into Lebanon. The truce was meant to halt over a year of cross-border tensions and two months of intense fighting with Hezbollah, which has reportedly emerged from the conflict significantly weakened.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says its field hospital in Rafah has treated 179 people wounded in what it called the single deadliest incident since opening the facility a year ago.

In a statement, the ICRC confirmed that at least 21 people were already dead when they arrived at the hospital, most suffering from gunshot or shrapnel injuries. Women and children were among the casualties.

“All patients said they had been trying to reach an aid distribution site,” the ICRC noted, highlighting the severe toll of violence on civilians attempting to access humanitarian supplies.

Israeli artillery fire killed four Palestinians, including a child, and wounded dozens more on Sunday evening after shells struck tents sheltering displaced people near the Dream Hall area in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Wafa news agency reported.

Simultaneously, Israeli forces targeted the eastern outskirts of Gaza City with artillery, while air raids pounded northwestern Khan Younis in the latest wave of attacks.

Israel’s military claims its troops did not open fire on civilians near an aid distribution centre in Rafah, following widespread outrage over a deadly incident that left dozens dead and wounded.

In a statement released Sunday, the army said an “initial investigation” concluded that “troops did not shoot at civilians while they were near or in the humanitarian aid distribution area”.

It also accused Hamas of working to derail food delivery efforts in the besieged enclave. “Hamas is doing everything in its power to prevent the success of the food distribution in Gaza,” the statement read.

But the military’s version of events contradicts multiple eyewitness accounts, graphic footage from the scene, and statements from medical staff treating the wounded.

Earlier, Hamas denounced the killings as a “brutal” attack on civilians, singling out Rafah, where Gaza health officials say many of the victims were shot while collecting food.

Israel has repeatedly denied responsibility for civilian deaths during its war on Gaza, even in the face of mounting physical evidence and survivor testimonies

Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for launching a ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, in retaliation for Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza.

The strike, which occurred earlier on sunday, prompted air raid sirens across central Israel and briefly halted operations at the country’s main international airport, according to local media reports.

“Our operations will not stop until the war on our brothers in Gaza stops and the complete siege on them is lifted,” the group said in a statement.

The attack marks the latest in a string of long-range missile and drone launches by the Houthis, who say they are targeting Israeli interests in solidarity with Palestinians under siege