Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank:

• Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in Gaza, among them two children, continuing the relentless assault on an already devastated civilian population.

• Israel has said that it will allow the Rafah crossing to open, but only for people to leave Gaza, effectively turning it into a one-way exit from a territory it has reduced to rubble.

• Egypt rejected that condition, saying the crossing can only operate if movement is permitted in both directions.

• The Israeli military also announced it had received human remains believed to belong to one of the two captives still held in Gaza, transferred by Palestinian groups through the International Committee of the Red Cross.

• The World Health Organization said more than 8,000 Palestinians have been evacuated for medical treatment since October 2023, yet at least another 16,500 sick and wounded people remain trapped, denied urgent care outside the enclave.

• Palestinian media reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out demolitions on residential buildings in eastern Gaza City, erasing entire neighbourhoods.

• Al Jazeera Arabic reported that the Israeli occupation army launched an air raid on areas inside the "yellow line" in the northern Gaza Strip.