Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel to build 'different government' in Gaza, says defence minister

Late night update

2 June 2024 23:46 BST

Hello MEE readers, 

The US is expecting Israel to accept the deal to end its bombardment of Gaza if Hamas also agrees, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said earlier today.

"This was an Israeli proposal. We have every expectation that if Hamas agrees to the proposal - as was transmitted to them, an Israeli proposal - then Israel would say yes," he said in an interview with ABC News.

Still, several of Israel’s far-right ministers have spoken out against the ceasefire deal. Adding to Israel’s national security and finance ministers statements on Saturday, today Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister urged his government not to accept the deal outlined by US President Joe Biden to end the war.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that his country is working on finding a replacement for Hamas in Gaza, asserting that Israel will not stop the war until it has dismantled the Palestinian group's military and governing capabilities.

Other updates include: 

  • The Maldives government said it will ban Israelis from entering the country.  Israel's foreign ministry on Sunday recommended that Israeli citizens not travel to the Maldives

  • Tunisia’s Ministry of Education has banned students from wearing "the Palestinian keffiyeh" or any other form of clothing that "influences the behaviour of the Baccalaureate candidate inside the examination halls".

  • A drone thought to have been launched by Hezbollah fell in the Israeli coastal city of Nahariya, causing a fire but no injuries

  • Gaza's health ministry said that the death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has risen to 36,439, with 60 people being killed in the past 24 hours.