This is an entry from: Live: Israeli strikes kill 36 Palestinians in Gaza today
Evening recap
9 April 2025 23:52 BST
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Our live blog will soon be closing for the day. Here is what happened today:
- Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said that his country will keep controlling the buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt, including the Philadelphi Corridor, even if a deal is reached to end the war
- French President Emmanuel Macron said his country might recognise Palestine as a state next June, during a conference that is due to be held in New York and co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. He made his statements during an interview with France 5 programme
- Israeli forces surrounded the Balata camp in Nablus after having raided it at dawn. The director of the ambulance at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Nablus was quoted as saying that many people have been wounded from the shooting and beatings during the raids
- Israeli troops blew up a Palestinian home in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, located in the occupied West Bank
- Israeli jets struck a block of homes in Gaza City's Shujaiya neighbourhood, killing over 35 people and leaving dozens more wounded and trapped under the rubble. This marks one of the deadliest attacks in recent days, targeting multiple adjacent homes in the war-torn area
- At least 60,000 children in Gaza are “at risk of serious health complications due to malnutrition,” as aid deliveries continue to be disallowed by Israel, according to the Palestinian health ministry.