Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here is the latest updates on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and developments in the occupied West Bank:

•  US envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey on Friday in Miami to discuss the next phase of the agreement to halt the war on the Gaza Strip, Axios and Al Jazeera reported.

• Israel’s public broadcaster reported, citing an Israeli official, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold on Friday  a limited meeting to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

• In Washington, US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that Netanyahu is likely to visit him in Florida over the Christmas holiday.

• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to visit the United States, a source close to the plans told the German News Agency (dpa) on Thursday, with the possibility of a trilateral meeting involving US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

• A Palestinian child was wounded on Thursday evening by live fire from Israeli forces during a raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, after troops had deployed across the area and opened fire, leaving the child with a minor leg injury.