Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Evening recap

15 October 2024 23:46 BST

Hello Middle East Eye readers. On Tuesday, reports emerged that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent a letter to the Israeli government, warning that Israel must boost humanitarian aid to Gaza or risk a reassessment of Israeli military aid.

Israel said it was reviewing the letter. The letter, dated 13 October, comes months after the US administration released a report that avoided making any legal determinations as to whether Israel had violated international humanitarian law in its war on Gaza.

That report also cited no violations of Section 620l of the Foreign Assistance Act, which prohibits US military support to governments that withhold humanitarian aid.

Meanwhile, Israel's military continued attacking parts of Gaza, killing more than 40 people in its latest wave of bombings on the Strip.

In Lebanon, the Israeli bombing didn't stop, either. Israeli strikes hit a healthcare centre in Lebanon's Qana, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than a dozen others.

Here's what else you need to know about today's developments:

  • An Israeli strike on the town of Riyaq in the Beqaa Valley has killed five people, including three children.

  • An Israeli air strike on eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip killed Palestinian footballer Imad Abu Tima, 21, along with nine members of his family.

  • The US imposed sanctions on the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, accusing the organisation of diverting funds to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which is a US-designated terrorist group.

  • An Israeli company has launched an underwear collection "inspired" by soldiers who were wounded during the country's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip, sparking anger among social media users highlighting record numbers of child amputees in the enclave as a result of the war.

  • A cross-party coalition of nearly 50 British MPs from seven political parties have backed a motion calling for the Labour government to impose sanctions on Israel.

  • Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has said a "ceasefire" is the only solution to the ongoing fighting in the region.