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

19 May 2025 05:58 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are some of the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 590th day: 

  • Israeli attacks killed at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza since the early hours of this morning, according to Al Jazeera, citing medical sources. Some 30 air raids hit Khan Younis in the past hour.

  • Medical sources say Israeli forces have killed 151 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, according to a report by Al Jazeera Arabic.

  • Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney’s office said the leader “stressed the imperative of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza” during his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Vatican City on Sunday.

  • The head of the US and Israel-backed charity that plans to take over aid distribution in Gaza says the Israeli announcement “marks an important interim step”. The UN refuses to work with the charity over the concerns of impartiality.

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again called for a lasting ceasefire, the unconditional release of Israeli captives, and the “free flow of humanitarian aid” into Gaza, and expresses concern over the situation in the occupied West Bank. “Annexation is illegal...Settlements are illegal," he said.

  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels promise to launch more attacks on Israel over the “escalation against the Gaza Strip and the aggression against Yemen”.

  • More than 100,000 red-clad protesters have rallied in the Dutch city of The Hague, calling for the Netherlands to end support for Israel.