Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
It's day 227 of Israel's war on Gaza. This is a recap of the last few hours to get you up to speed this morning:
- Fierce fighting continues in northern Gaza, with Israeli jets and helicopter gunships firing on the Jabalia refugee camp and Gaza City
- Gaza’s Media Office has said Israel is barring the entry of 3,000 aid trucks and preventing 690 sick and wounded people from travelling abroad for medical treatment as the Rafah and Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossings remain closed
- If fuel and aid do not begin to enter Gaza soon, "the famine we’ve warned about will no longer be looming – it will be present", the UN’s humanitarian aid chief warned on X
- US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing offensive in Rafah and efforts to return captives held in Gaza