Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Morning update

3 January 2025 05:21 GMT

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:  ​​​​​

  • Overnight Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 17 people in separate attacks in the northern and central parts of the enclave

  • Omar al-Diraoui, a journalist whose home in az-Zawayda, central Gaza, was bombed, has been identified among the victims. He is the second Palestinian journalist killed in the area within 24 hours

  • The Israeli military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen as it entered Israeli airspace. The resulting explosion scattered shrapnel over central Israel, but no injuries have been reported

  • Israeli authorities are detaining Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, according to a military statement reported by ABC News

  • UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged “medical professionals worldwide” to sever ties with Israel in solidarity with over 1,000 colleagues killed in Gaza