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

24 October 2024 06:24 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

It is now just after 8am in Palestine, Lebanon and Israel. Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon, now in its 384th day:

  • Israeli forces bombed the sole fire truck in north Gaza as they continue to set homes and schools on fire in their ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing, the Palestinian civil defence said late on Wednesday. Israeli forces also wounded three members of the civil defence and arrested five others.

  • Meanwhile, Israeli strikes killed three Lebanese soldiers, the army said early on Thursday. This comes after the "most violent" night of Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the war began, according to state media. 

  • Israeli bombing was also reported in Syria's Damascus and Homs on Thursday morning, killing at least one Syrian soldier, according to the military. 

  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to land in Doha on Thursday after stops in Israel and Saudi Arabia. This is his 11th regional tour since the war began last year.