This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel continues bombing central Gaza
Morning update
2 May 2024 06:14 BST
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are the latest updates:
- An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip killed at least two Palestinians
- Palestinian Authority security forces shot dead a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fighter in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank, the PIJ says
- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held another phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, to discuss "the ongoing hostage negotiations, humanitarian assistance efforts and Rafah".
- Former US President Donald Trump called the police's raid on pro-Palestine protesters in Columbia University a "beautiful thing to watch"
- At least 20 pro-Palestine protesters have been arrested at the University of Texas at Dallas
- 57 US House Democrats have signed a letter urging President Biden to prevent an Israeli assault on Rafah