Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers, 

Israel continued to attack the Gaza Strip despite the two month old ceasefire in the enclave. At least two Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Monday evening by Israeli strikes, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. 

Meanwhile,  a report by Channel 12 said US President Donald Trump wants Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to attend meetings in Florida at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting in late December.

Here is what else you need to know:  

• Israeli soldiers stormed the neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa
• Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is not being considered for membership on a “board of peace” for Gaza chaired by US President Donald Trump, The Financial Times reported
• Israel is conducting such extensive surveillance at a new US command centre in southern Israel that US forces and allies have expressed concern, according to a report in The Guardian