Live blog update| Israel's war on Gaza
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Morning update

1 September 2024 09:38 BST

Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates:

  • Separate Israeli air strikes on Gaza City and the Bureij refugee camp killed four Palestinians, including one child in Gaza City, the Wafa news agency reports.

  • Israeli forces continue their attacks on Jenin and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, with 14 people killed in the area since Wednesday.

  • Israeli forces recovered the bodies of four Israeli captives in Gaza, claiming Hamas killed them.

  • Hamas blames the captives' deaths on Israel, saying it was unwilling to reach a deal.

  • Families of Israeli captives have called for a general strike in the country to pressure the government "to stop the abandonment" and "save the living hostages".

  • Palestinian gunmen shot and killed three Israeli police officers near the occupied West Bank city of Tarqumiya.

  • Gaza's polio vaccination campaign officially began on Sunday, as the UN announced "humanitarian pauses" to allow for large-scale inoculation.