Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel strike kills 30 Palestinians, mostly children

Morning update 

29 July 2024 06:47 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye reader, 

Here are the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 296th day:

  • Relentless Israeli attacks continued across the Gaza Strip on Monday amid fresh ground advances in parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis. Tank shelling was reported in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood and the town of Qarara east of Khan Younis as heavy fighting persists. 

  • Lufthansa became the latest airline group to suspend flights to the Lebanese capital Beirut "in an abundance of caution" as fears escalate over an imminent Israeli strike. 

  • In a statement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he told Israel's President Isaac Herzog there was a need to take "immediate steps" towards a ceasefire in Gaza. 

  • The Turkish foreign ministry hit back at Israeli officially amid a war of words between the two countries, saying that "genocidal Netanyahu" will meet his end just as "genocidal Hitler" met his.