This is an entry from: Gaza live: Biden moves ahead with military aid for Israel as it launches ground assaults on Rafah
Morning update
9 May 2024 06:13 BST
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- At least 13 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike near a mosque in Gaza City, with scores of others killed in strikes on Nuseirat and Rafah, the Wafa news agency reports
- The UN says at least 109 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on homes in Rafah between Monday and Wednesday, including many women and children
- Additionally, four people have been killed in a recent Israeli strike on the west of Rafah city
- CIA chief Bill Burns returned to Cairo after holding talks with Mossad chief David Barnea and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN reports
- The Israeli army said one soldier was killed in a mortar and missile attack by Hezbollah in northern Israel on Wednesday
- Pro-Israel US Democrats are slamming President Biden's decision to stop arms transfers to Israel should it invade Rafah, with Senator John Fetterman and Representative Ritchie Torres expressing their deep disagreement with the move
- Aid workers say the Israeli army is already in Rafah, causing chaos, and strikes are being carried out even outside the evacuation zone in the city
- The Norwegian Refugee Council said none of its aid trucks have been permitted to go through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, despite Israel saying it has reopened the crossing for aid deliveries