Live Blog Update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Morning update

14 May 2025 05:57 BST

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are some of the latest updates on Gaza and across the region:

  • Israeli attacks have killed at least 56 Palestinians since the early hours of this morning, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources.

  • Russia slams US-Israeli aid distribution mechanism plan for Gaza, saying that it can be hardly expected that "it will be possible to effectively provide assistance to the 2 million Palestinians" who are hostage to political and military decisions.

  • China’s envoy, too, has criticised the US-Israeli plan for Gaza aid distribution during a speech at the UN Security Council, said aid "must not be weaponised".

  • The United Kingdom’s envoy to the UN, Barbara Woodward, told journalists outside the meeting that Israel must lift its blockade on Gaza, rejected US-Israeli plan for aid distribution in Gaza.

  • United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory.

  • US President Donald Trump, speaking in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, said he is working to end Israel’s war on Gaza as soon as possible, adding that the people of the enclave “deserve a much better future”.