Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israeli protesters demand ceasefire as war enters 10th month

Morning update

2 July 2024 05:59 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 270th day:

  • Several Palestinians were killed and wounded in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip overnight, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Heavy artillery shelling and air strikes were reported in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Nusairat refugee camp in central Gaza and Shujaiya neighbourhood in northern Gaza. 

  • The attacks on eastern Khan Younis came after fresh Israeli military displacement orders, instructing residents of the vast war-ravaged area to leave it and head to the overcrowded and under-served western part of the city. 

  • The orders left people scrambling to flee on Monday, with patients forced to leave the European hospital in the east to the damaged Nasser hospital in the west, fearing an imminent ground assault. 

  • Bombing north of Nusairat spiked late on Monday amid reports of heavy clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops stationed at the so-called Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military base and checkpoint that dissects the Gaza Strip into northern and southern parts.