Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, now in its 690th day:
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At least 64 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Tuesday, among them 13 people gunned down while trying to collect desperately needed aid.
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French President Emmanuel Macron sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that Israel’s plans for reoccupying Gaza City, displacing Palestinians, and starving civilians “will never bring victory to Israel.”
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US envoy Thomas Barrack said Lebanon will present a proposal on Sunday aimed at convincing Hezbollah to disarm, with Israel expected to respond with its own plan for a military withdrawal.
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Despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that Germany will not recognise a Palestinian state for now.
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Churches in Gaza City will continue to act as shelters for displaced Palestinians, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said in a joint statement, as Israel prepares another assault on the city.
