Morning update

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates on Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and the occupied West Bank:

• US president Donald Trump has claimed that 59 countries have signalled their readiness to take part in what he calls a Gaza “stabilisation force”, presenting it as an international effort despite the ongoing Israeli war on the enclave.

• Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump claims the force is already operating and insists that more states will join, even as Gaza remains under Israeli siege and bombardment.

• Trump says Washington will review whether Israel’s killing of Qassam Brigades leader Raed Saad amounted to a breach of the ceasefire, stopping short of any direct criticism or consequences.

• Israeli occupation forces storm the city of Tubas and the town of Tammun early on Tuesday, extending daily military pressure across the northern West Bank.

• Ahmed Al-Asaad, governor of Tubas and the Northern Jordan Valley, orders schools and official institutions to delay opening until 9am, citing the need to protect students and workers following the Israeli raids.