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

11 May 2025 23:50 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • Gaza’s Ministry of Health says at least 19 people have been killed and 81 injured in the past 24 hours as Israel continues its bombardment of the besieged enclave.

  • The latest figures bring the overall death toll since 7 October 2023 to 52,829, with 119,554 others wounded in the ongoing assault.

  • Hamas has announced that Israeli-American soldier Idan Alexander will be released, following recent contacts between the group and the US administration.

  • Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, says Israeli-American solider, Edan Alexander, who is being held in Gaza is expected to be freed on Monday following what he called an extended and complex negotiation process.

  • Tensions appear to be rising between the US and Israel over the direction of the war in Gaza. According to Israel’s Channel 12, Witkoff, told families of Israeli captives that Israel is prolonging the conflict.

  • At least 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have lost their eyesight since the war began, according to the head of Gaza’s Eye Hospital.

  • New footage circulating in Palestinian media appears to show undercover Israeli forces "executing" a Palestinian man in Nablus in the occupied West Bank while his hands were raised.

  • Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the delivery of emergency aid into the besieged enclave and the release of captives.  

  • Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Simon Harris, has called for a formal review of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel, citing serious concerns over human rights violations in Gaza.