Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

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

• Gaza’s health ministry says at least 45 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours by Israeli fire, despite the ceasefire still officially in place.

• The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip has continued to rise despite a ceasefire, with the toll reaching 68,216 on Monday.

• Most of those killed since October 2023 are women and children. More than 170,361 others have been wounded since the war began, the Palestinian health ministry said.  

• The White House is reportedly alarmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could move to collapse the truce, according to sources quoted by The New York Times.

• Trump administration envoys, Vice President JD Vance, Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, are expected in Israel on Tuesday to push Netanyahu not to resume the assault on Gaza.

• US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to “fully embrace President Trump’s landmark peace deal,” warning against any escalation.