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Morning update: Day 132 of Israel's war on Gaza

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are the latest developments from Israel's war on Gaza, which enters day 132 today: 

  • The Israeli military has shelled Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing one person and seriously wounding several others
  • Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued a joint statement saying a “humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed” in Gaza and they are “gravely concerned” about looming military operations in Rafah
  • The US has condemned the demolition of a Palestinian activist’s home in occupied East Jerusalem, saying it damages “Israel’s standing in the world”
  • Israeli settlers, accompanied by the Israeli military, have performed religious rituals and desecrated mosques in Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank