Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Morning Update

2 February 2025 09:24 GMT

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

  • On Saturday, at least five Palestinians, including a 16-year-old boy, were killed by an Israeli strike on Jenin.

  • In Tulkarm, a 51-year-old man succumbed to his wounds after an Israeli sniper shot him, according to Palestinian media reports.

  • Palestinian fighters report fierce clashes with Israeli troops during a raid on al-Far’a refugee camp in Tubas, occupied West Bank.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Saturday. He is to depart on Sunday for the US to meet with Trump.

  • Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Trump shared a positive dialogue on a phone call, the Egyptian presidency spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday.