This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel to build 'different government' in Gaza, says defence minister
Evening update
26 May 2024 17:01 BST
Good evening,
It's 7pm in Gaza, and here is a summary of today's events:
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to convene a war cabinet at 9pm (6pm GMT) to discuss a Gaza truce and a new hostage deal, a senior Israeli source told AFP. A member of the Hamas political bureau, Izzat al-Rishq, said the group had not heard anything from mediators but insisted that a "long-standing ceasefire" would be the starting point for any negotiations.
- Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades said it had launched a "big missile" attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday for the first time in six months. Sirens were sounded across central Israel, with Hamas saying the rocket attack was in response to "Zionist massacres against civilians".
- The Palestinian health ministry said that 35,984 Palestinians had been killed and 80,643 injured in Israeli strikes since 7 October in Gaza.
- Geneva-based NGO Euro-Med Monitor said famine was spreading across the Gaza Strip, as 70 human rights groups called on international bodies to declare the situation in Gaza as a famine.
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