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Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza

Good evening, Middle East Eye readers.

Our live coverage of Israel's assault on Gaza will shortly be closing for the evening.

Here are the day's key developments:

  • Gaza death toll rises to 35,173
  • In its latest report, Human Rights Watch documented at least eight Israeli strikes on aid workers' convoys and premises in Gaza since October, "even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection".
  • Almost 450,000 people fled Rafah: Unrwa
  • Israel seeks to blame Egypt for humanitarian crisis in Gaza
  • 100 artists pull out of music festival in the UK to support Gaza
  • ‘Israel is engaged in genocide against Palestinians’: Human Rights Watch co-founder
  • More than 190 UN workers killed in Gaza to date: UN