This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas for hostage deal
Morning update
29 March 2024 05:47 GMT
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- Israeli strikes on Syria's Aleppo killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanon's Hezbollah, two security sources told Reuters
- An Israeli attack on a home in Gaza's Maghazi refugee camp killed eight people
- Israeli PM Netanyahu told relatives of Israeli soldiers held in Gaza they "preparing to enter Rafah," after claiming they had already conquered northern Gaza and Khan Younis
- In response to ICJ's additional provisional measures, Israel said it is "committed to international law" and will "promote new initiatives" to deliver aid into the Gaza Strip
- Japan announced it will restore its funding of Unrwa, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency
- The UN's World Food Programme said that famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, calling for much more aid to be delivered there