Morning update
27 March 2024 06:01 GMT | Middle East Eye
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Israel targeted an emergency health centre affiliated with Lebanese political and armed group al-Jamaa al-Islamiya in al-Habbaryieh, south Lebanon, reportedly killing seven rescuers. Israeli claims the strike killed a key member of the group
Israeli morning strikes on two homes in Rafah killed three people
One 19-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, occupied West Bank as heavy clashes are reported in the area
Jordanian police beat and arrested several protesters near the Israeli embassy in Amman
Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant said a “local alternative” must be found in Gaza as he believes it should not be governed by Israel or Hamas
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Late night update
26 March 2024 23:56 GMT | Middle East Eye
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A day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Israel’s war on the enclave continues.
Despite that resolution, truce talks between Israel and Hamas have not progressed, with the Israeli negotiating team leaving Doha, blaming Hamas for what it described as a “dead end” in the current discussions.
And Israel’s military has continued to bomb the Gaza Strip despite the international call for a cessation of hostilities. The latest Palestinian health ministry death toll in Gaza stands at 32,414.
Here’s what else you need to know from Tuesday’s developments:
Israel claimed that it killed top Hamas military leader Marwan Issa in a strike earlier this month. Hamas officials said there was no confirmation of this, and said Israel was waging an information war.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn’t comply with the UN Security Council’s ceasefire resolution.
Yemen’s Houthi movement said that it carried out six operations, including attacks on four ships and attacks on two US destroyers. One attack, however, was denied by the vessel’s company.
A series of air strikes targeted the eastern province of Deir el-Zour in Syria, killing more than a dozen people, including an Iranian advisor and a member of the World Health Organisation.
Thirty Palestinians have been detained by Israeli forces in mass arrests across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.
Unrwa said it has sufficient funds to keep its operations going until the end of May.
The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against finance and trade facilitators for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the Lebanese group Hezbollah and Iran’s Quds Force.