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Good morning readers of Middle East Eye,

We are on day 110 of the Israeli war on Gaza and the Palestinian death toll in the besieged strip stands at 25,490, the vast majority women and children.

In its latest update the Palestinian Health Ministry has said that  at least 63,354 have been wounded in attacks by the Israeli military.

More than 8,000 missing who are believed to be dead and buried under rubble. 

Here are some of the major developments from the last few hours: 

• Israeli forces have ordered more than 500,000 people to leave Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says
• UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will “progress sustainable Gaza ceasefire”, the Foreign Office says, as he departs for Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, Qatar and Turkey
• “We remain clear about not encroaching on [Gaza’s] territory,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists as the Israeli military says it is attempting to create a new “buffer zone”
• The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns Israeli “murder” of a Palestinian with a group waving a white flag in Gaza’s Khan Younis.
• US destroys two Houthi anti-ship missiles
• Two-state solution ‘only way’ to achieve peace in Palestine, Israel: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres