Live Blog Update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Evening recap

15 April 2025 23:59 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 51,000 Palestinians and injured 116,343 since 7 October 2023, the Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement on Telegram on Tuesday.

  • At least 1,630 Palestinians have been killed and 4,302 wounded since Israel broke the ceasefire on 18 March, the ministry said, adding that at least 17 people were killed and 69 injured in the past 24 hours.

  • Israeli forces have killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect late last year, including a number of women and children, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

  • More than 1,400 medical workers have been killed during Israel’s assault on Gaza since October 2023, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has raised alarm over the dire state of Gaza, warning that “70 percent of Gaza” is now either under forced Israeli evacuation orders or designated as a military “no-go zone”.

  • Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida has revealed that it has lost contact with the fighters holding Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, following what he said was a direct Israeli air strike on their position.

  • The UN humanitarian agency (OCHA) has warned that "violence is surging" and "displacement is at record levels" in the occupied West Bank.

  • A group of nearly 500 Israeli special forces veterans - including some currently serving as reservists - have issued a statement calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza and the return of captives.

  • The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in "resolute solidarity" with the Palestinian people.