Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

• An Israeli strike on the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City killed seven people: a man, his wife, and their five children
• The US has confirmed that it paused a bomb shipment to Israel over concerns that the latter was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale invasion of Rafah
• CIA chief Bill Burns is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, as Israel insists on a full Rafah invasion and ceasefire talks continue in Cairo
• The Bahamas announced that it will formally recognise Palestine as a state