Morning update

Good morning MEE readers,

Here are the latest updates coming out of the Gaza Strip, as Israeli forces continue to ramp up their military operations inside the besieged territory.  

• Israeli forces have killed 34 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday - including eight aid seekers.
• Hamas said Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz's statement calling for the destruction of the Gaza Strip was “a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing” 
• Israeli forces have conducted raids across the occupied West Bank, including Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem. 
• Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp quite his role after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its military campaign in Gaza.