Live Blog Update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Live: 54 Palestinians killed, 831 wounded in 24 hours

Morning update

16 July 2025 05:02 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

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

  • US President Donald Trump will meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the White House on Wednesday. Beforehand, Trump will meet the prime minister of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, according to Axios.

  • The United Nations' special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, said on Tuesday that it's time for nations around the world to suspend all ties with Israel to stop what she called the "genocide" in Gaza.

  • In a post on X, the French Embassy in Israel said that the renewal of the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank "should not be implemented. It is contrary to international law and jeopardises the possibility of a two-state solution".

  • Israeli attacks on Gaza killed 88 Palestinians and wounded 278 over 24 hours on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza reported.