Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

Israeli forces have killed at least 33 Palestinians and wounded 57 more over the past 24 hours, according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

This brings the Palestinian death toll to more than 34,568, with at least 77,765 wounded and an estimated 10,000 missing and presumed dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry and civil defence in Gaza.

In other developments:

- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that Colombia will cut diplomatic ties with Israel "for having a president who is genocidal”

- A company owned by an influential Egyptian businessman and ally of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is making around $2m a day from Palestinians fleeing  Israel's war on Gaza, Middle East Eye has revealed

- A Jordanian aid convoy consisting of 31 trucks has entered northern Gaza through the Erez crossing into Beit Hanoun for the first time since war 

- US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Keren Shalom crossing on Wednesday to examine aid delivery to Gaza and reinstated US opposition to a military operation in Rafah in the absence of a humanitarian plan

- Hamas has said it will respond to an Israeli truce proposal “in a short period”, according to a report by AFP

- Turkey has joined South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and will file a petition soon

- Pro-Israeli protesters attacked the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of California using fireworks and bear spray, according to student newspaper

- New York City police violently raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators

- An Israeli air strike in Rafah has killed four people, including two children and a woman, on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.