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

2 July 2024 23:51 BST

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • The Palestinian Authority health ministry in the occupied West Bank said at least four people were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Nur Shams camp near Tulkarem

  • US President Joe Biden threatened to withdraw support from Israel if it conducted a significant strike against Iran, following Tehran's retaliation against an attack on its embassy in Syria, The New York Times reported

  • The Israeli ground assault on the Shujaiya neighbourhood launched last week has cut off access to a key aid distribution hub in northern Gaza, according to Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees

  • Worsening living conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is one of Itamar Ben Gvir's highest goals, the far-right minister said on Tuesday, as he advocated again for executing them

  • Two Israeli soldiers were killed Monday in combat with Palestinian fighters in the central Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday

  • Israel has killed at least 8,572 Palestinian students in Gaza and 100 in the occupied West Bank since 7 October, the Palestinian Education Ministry reports

  • Israeli top generals are pushing for a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip even if it means the Palestinian group remains in power, according to the New York Times

  • Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has ended its ban on “shaheed”, an Arabic word commonly translated to “martyr”

  • The US based NGO, Freedom House, which focuses on political rights and civil liberties, urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to investigate Israel's usage of US military weapons abides by international humanitarian law

  • In an interview with The Associated Press, Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, said, "If there is a cease-fire in Gaza, we will stop without any discussion"

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said no regional state could feel safe as long as “Israeli aggression under Netanyahu’s administration is not stopped”, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency has reported