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

27 June 2025 05:45 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest developments from Israel's war on Gaza:

  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a "genocide", as rescuers in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory said Israeli forces killed 65 people.

  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised the alarm on an Israeli military notice that all buildings will be destroyed in 13 Palestinian communities in the Masafer Yatta area in the occupied West Bank.

    At least 1,200 people, including more than 500 children, are now at risk of “forced displacement” if the military carries out its planned demolitions, the OCHA said.

  • Israeli police have released five Israeli settlers arrested in connection with a deadly attack on the occupied West Bank village of Kafr Malek that killed three Palestinians on Wednesday. 

  • The Israeli military has bombed a tent housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza, killing at least two people, including a doctor and his niece, according to the Palestinian Information Center.

  • The latest Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 74 people in the last 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources at hospitals in Gaza.