Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, now in its 691st day:

• Gaza’s health ministry has reported that ten Palestinians, including two children, have died in the past 24 hours from hunger-related causes, as Israeli continues to lay siege to much of Gaza. This brings the number of starvation-linked deaths since the war began to 313, including 119 children.

• Israeli air strikes near food distribution points operated by the Israeli- and US-backed GHF killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, medical staff confirmed. Four victims were killed while queuing for aid in northern Gaza.

• The death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza has now climbed to at least 62,895 Palestinians.

• US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will lead a high-level White House meeting on Wednesday to discuss a post-war strategy for Gaza.

• French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that retaking Gaza would further isolate Israel, fuel antisemitism and put Jewish communities worldwide at risk.

• Bahrain’s foreign minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani accepted the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Bahrain, Shmuel Revel, on Wednesday, according to the state news agency.