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Morning update
3 May 2025 09:27 BST
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- Wafa news agency reports that 19 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Khan Younis this morning. It said that 11 of them were killed in an air strike on al-Baryam family's home in the Khan Younis refugee camp. Gaza's civil defence reported that the toll included three babies under the age of one.
- Wafa also reported that 10 more people were killed in an Israeli attack on a house east of Gaza City.
- The International Court of Justice has concluded hearings on Israel’s legal obligations regarding the entry of UN agencies into the occupied Palestinian territories.
- The US and Israel say they are close to a deal on aid delivery to Gaza, Axios reported.
- Syrian state media said an Israeli air strike hit near a village in Syria’s Hama countryside.
- Sirens were activated across parts of Israel following the launch of a projectile from Yemen, the Israeli military reported on Saturday.
- Israel has called up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers as it expands the offensive on Gaza.
- Hamas sent a delegation to Cairo, saying it is “determined to achieve an agreement” on Saturday.