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

5 May 2025 05:59 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are some of the latest key developments:

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet have approved an expansion of the offensive in Gaza, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan.

  • Israeli air strikes on Monday killed at least 15 people in the al-Karama area of Gaza City, according to Gaza Civil Defence. Four more people were killed and five others injured in the al-Sultan area of Beit Lahiya, the agency said. Al Jazeera reported that an additional three people were killed in an Israeli air strike in northwest Gaza, while several others were killed in separate strikes on Khan Younis since dawn.

  • A group of UN and non-government organisations working together to coordinate humanitarian assistance to Gaza has issued a statement rejecting Israel’s plan to shut down humanitarian organisations after it blocked all aid from entering Gaza for over two months.

  • Israeli attacks killed 24 people in Gaza on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources.