This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas for hostage deal
Morning update
1 April 2024 05:34 BST
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- Israeli forces reportedly withdrew from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital and its vicinity, leaving the complex severely damaged and burned
- Israel says a drone attack lightly damaged a building in Eilat, as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims to have targeted the country
- Axios reports that the US and Israel are expected to hold a virtual meeting later today, in which they will discuss the Biden administration's alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion of Rafah
- Veterans for Peace said a US Air Force senior airman Larry Hebert will go on a hunger strike to shed light on the plight of Gaza's children