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

12 April 2025 10:02 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are some of the latest updates from Israel’s war on Gaza:

  • Israel continues its bombardment across the besieged enclave, killing at least two and injuring several others, including children and women.

  • Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement condemning Israel's decision to shut down six schools affiliated with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), calling it a "new crime in the ongoing series of Israeli crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories".

  • Unrwa has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, stressing a lack of basic supplies. “Gaza inches closer towards very, very deep hunger,” said Juliette Touma, director of communications at the agency.

  • A UN investigation has revealed that only Palestinian women and children were killed in at least 36 Israeli strikes in the besieged enclave between 18 March and 9 April.

  • Over 400,000 people in Gaza have now been displaced in just a little more than three weeks, according to Olga Cherevk from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha). She told Al Jazeera that “absolutely zero supplies have come in in over 40 days”, with a critical lack of medical and trauma supplies.