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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Israeli forces have killed at least 45,514 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023

  • Latest Health Ministry figures on Sunday showed that 108,189 Palestinians had been wounded by Israel's military offensive against Gaza

  • Medical sources have reported that Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since early Sunday have claimed the lives of 30 Palestinians, with half of the casualties occurring in the northern part of the besiged enclave

  • A newborn Palestinian baby who was 30 days old died in Gaza from hypothermia on Sunday

  • The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it would not allow the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza to resume operations following a raid by Israeli forces

  • An Israeli air strike near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed 11 people, according to a war monitor, as Israel continues its military operations targeting Syrian infrastructure

  • Israel is facing significant challenges in addressing the Houthis, as it grapples with limited intelligence about the group's leadership and weapon stockpiles, analysts told The New York Times

  • Egyptian sources have warned that ceasefire negotiations could collapse due to Israel’s actions, as reported by Al Arabiya on Sunday

  • Palestinian journalist Islam Badr has reported shocking claims of torture by Israeli soldiers against Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital

  • Amnesty International has expressed "extreme concern" over the fate and wellbeing of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who was abudcted by Israeli forces during a raid on the hospital on 27 December. The organisation is calling for his "immediate and unconditional" release

  • The family of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, has issued an urgent plea for his release after his abudction by Israeli forces during a raid on the hospital on Friday

  • Ireland’s Foreign Minister, Michael Martin, has renewed his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, expressing grave concern over the intensifying violence and Israel’s recent attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital