Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza live: Fresh Israeli order forces over 170,000 Palestinians to leave their homes

Evening recap

14 August 2024 23:58 BST

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • The death toll from Israel's war on Gaza since 7 October has climbed to 39,965, with more than 92,294 wounded and an estimated 10,000 missing, likely dead and buried under rubble

  • More than 10,000 Israeli soldiers were wounded in fighting and attacks or suffered from mental disorders caused by trauma since 7 October, the defence ministry has said

  • Israeli attacks on Lebanon amid exchanges of fire with Hezbollah since 7 October have killed at least 547 people, including at least 35 females and 20 children and teenagers, according to the Lebanese health ministry

  • Germany on Wednesday condemned a visit by two Israeli ministers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem, known to Jews as Temple Mount, and said it expects the Israeli government to halt deliberate provocations

  • Britain strongly condemned the Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Wednesday

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to visit the Turkish capital Ankara and address the Turkish parliament in a special session on Thursday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa

  • During a UN Security Council discussion yesterday, Norway highlighted that in 2021, the council unanimously passed Resolution 2601, condemning attacks and threats against schools, educational facilities, and civilians associated with them

  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly fears for his life due to his pursuit of a normalisation agreement with Israel without resolving the question of Palestinian statehood, according to Politico

  • The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights has demanded accountability for Israeli abuses against Palestinian detainees, stating that recent testimony and evidence from Israeli detention centres "reveal a level of violence that resounds with the atrocities documented in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib"