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

31 August 2024 09:26 BST

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest developments in Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 239th day, and the major offensive in the occupied West Bank, which enters its fourth day today: 

  • The Israeli assault on three northern West Bank cities has now focused on Jenin and its refugee camp after troops withdrew from Tulkarm and Tubas. Palestinian media report extensive destruction in Jenin by Israeli military bulldozers, intense armed clashes and ongoing telecommunication outages. 

  • Elsewhere in the West Bank, three Israelis were wounded late on Friday in two attempted and apparently coordinated car bombings near the Gush Etzion settlements, south of Bethlehem. The Israeli army said it killed the two "assailants". 

  • Over in the Gaza Strip, Israeli air strikes continued unabated, killing at least 25 Palestinians across the besieged enclave on Saturday morning. 

  • US-based aid group Anera denied the Israeli claim that "armed assailants" were killed in the air strike on an aid convoy carrying food and fuel to a Gaza hospital on Thursday, saying that the four Palestinians targeted in the attack were members of the community.