Morning update
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the sanctions imposed Tuesday by Britain and other nations against two Israeli cabinet members accused of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians.
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Washington's ambassador to Israel said he did not think an independent Palestinian state remains a US foreign policy goal, prompting the State Department to say he spoke for himself while the White House referred to past comments from President Donald Trump expressing doubts about a two-state solution.
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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered on Tuesday the cancellation of a waiver on cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian banks, in a move that puts the Palestinian banking system at risk.
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Senior Hamas official Mohammad Mardawi accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of "continuing to lie," saying his statements are "merely an illusion, designed to mislead the Israeli public and prevent the signing of a genuine deal," as Netanyahu announced significant progress on the issue of the captives.
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Al-Quds Hospital said six killed and more than 95 injured in Israeli attacks on aid-seeking Palestinians near the Nabulsi area and the so-called Netzarim axis southwest of Gaza City.
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Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza's Nuseirat said it received bodies of seven people and 112 injured Palestinians as a result of the Israeli attacks targeting civilian gatherings in the areas surrounding the so-called "Netzarim" checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip.
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Five unidentified bodies have been held at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital since yesterday, medical sources reported.