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Morning update
10 May 2025 10:20 BST
Good morning,
Welcome back to Middle East Eye's live blog, where we give you the latest developments from Gaza and across the region.
Here are your latest updates:
- White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has reiterated that US President Donald Trump's top priority in the Gaza war is the release of captives held by Palestinian groups.
- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Israel's plan to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza "does not meet the minimum bar for principled humanitarian support".
- The Israeli army said it had arrested 55 Palestinians in the West Bank this week.
- Al-Quds Brigades announced the death of senior commander Nour Abdel Karim al-Bitawi, who was reportedly on Israel's most wanted list. Israeli forces killed Bitawi in Nablus, according to Israeli Army Radio.
- Columbia University in New York City suspended more than 65 students after Palestine student activists occupied the university's main library.