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

21 July 2024 23:58 BST

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

Here are some of the day's key developments:

  • The Palestinian health ministry reported that the death toll since October 7 has risen to 38,983, with 89,727 wounded in Gaza

  • Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, stated on X that under the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) new ruling, which deems Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory unlawful, UN member states may now need to disclose a list of their nationals who have settled there

  • The Israeli army will begin drafting members of the ultra-Orthodox community, or Haredim, on Sunday, ending a 76-year exemption from military service

  • The Times of Israel reports that Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, described potential US plans to sanction him as politically motivated

  • Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said it was following events in Yemen with “great concern” after Israel struck the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeidah on Saturday

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a draft statement rejecting the ICJ's advisory opinion without consulting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, according to Haaretz

  • The Houthis will continue attacking Israel without adhering to any rules of engagement, the group’s spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam told Al Jazeera

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that a delegation will be sent on Thursday to negotiate a deal for the release of captives held in Gaza

  • US President Joe Biden announced the end of his re-election campaign, stating, "It is in the best interest of my party and the country"

  • The Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for possible war crimes committed in Gaza, thanked the US President Joe Biden for his “unwavering support of Israel over the years”