This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel continues bombing central Gaza
Evening recap
30 April 2024 23:44 BST
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Gaza's health ministry said that 47 people were killed in the past 24 hours and 61 were injured, bringing the total to 34,535 Palestinians killed since the start of the war and 77,704 injured.
In other developments:
- The International Court of Justice ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop German arms exports to Israel, however, the court didn't grant Berlin's request to throw out the case.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will invade Rafah "with or without a deal".
- The American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been forced to close over 100 of its Malaysian outlets amid a month's long boycott campaign over US support for Israel's war on Gaza.
- The White House said that Israel will open a new crossing into northern Gaza this week after a request from US President Joe Biden.
- In an interview with Time, former US President Donald Trump didn't rule out a withdrawal of military aid to Israel over its ongoing war on Gaza.
- France's foreign minister said to Netanyahu that launching an offensive in Rafah is a "bad idea" and would not lead to any resolution to the war in Gaza.
- On Tuesday, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres voiced concern over reports of mass graves unearthed in Gaza, which included sites at two hospitals.