LIVE: Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed over 54,000 since start of war
Hamas agrees to US proposal for Gaza ceasefire deal – sources
- The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the war has now exceeded 54,000, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory.
- Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Washington, DC says that “very different messages” are emerging from Hamas and United States officials amid reports that the Palestinian group has agreed to a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza.
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Israeli forces injure at least 19 Palestinians in West Bank’s Nablus: PRCS
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says 19 people have been wounded by live bullets in Nablus, as the Israeli army launched a series of simultaneous raids on money exchange shops in cities across the occupied West Bank.
Two people were shot, including a 15-year-old, while 15 people suffered tear gas inhalation.
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces have carried out raids in cities including Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, Qalqilya, Bethlehem and Hebron.
- 32m ago(10:19 GMT)
Gaza death toll tops 54,000
The Health Ministry in Gaza has just released its latest daily update on the number of casualties due to Israeli attacks on the besieged and bombarded territory.
In a statement, it said:
- At least 79 people were killed and 163 wounded, as reported by hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
- The update does not include hospitals in the North Governorate due to the difficulty of accessing them.
- The figures bring the number of people killed since the start of the war to 54,056, with 123,129 wounded.
- There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defence crews are unable to reach them.
- 37m ago(10:15 GMT)
Renewed Israeli offensive displaced 180,000 in Gaza: IOM
In just 10 days through to May 25, Israeli attacks on displacement camps in Gaza have forced more than 180,000 people to relocate, according to the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster of the UN’s International Organization for Migration.
“The latest wave of displacement comes as direct attacks on sites have become common, including deadly airstrike on tents in the al-Mawasi area and a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City,” CCCM Cluster said in a statement.
“The Global CCCM Cluster unequivocally condemns attacks on displacement sites in the strongest terms. These sites serve to protect displaced civilians, in line with the enduring obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the safety and dignity of civilian populations in all circumstances.”
Since March 18, when Israel renewed its war, more than 260 sites hosting some 125,000 individuals have been affected by forced evacuation orders, it said.
“The Global CCCM Cluster calls for an immediate end to attacks on displacement sites, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access, and the protection of civilians irrespective of their location,” the organisation stated.
Tents are set up as temporary shelters for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City [File: Omar al-Qatta/AFP] - 52m ago(10:00 GMT)
Israeli raids on West Bank’s exchanges remind Palestinians who has ‘upper hand’
Israel is raiding several money transfer shops across the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli army has released a statement saying these money transfer shops are used for funding what they call “terrorism”.
Of course, Palestinians would deny that. There’s no way, they say, that Israel can prove this money is being given or funnelled to Palestinian fighting groups in the West Bank.
We should also remember that no matter how many fighting groups there are in the West Bank, they are still very small groups, very limited, and there has been a crackdown on them, specifically in Jenin and Tulkarem.
Palestinians will tell you this is the way that Israel reminds the community who has the upper hand, and who controls all aspects of their lives, including money.
- 1h ago(09:45 GMT)
Israeli violence in occupied West Bank ‘is not less serious’
Israeli forces have been raiding different cities like Hebron, Nablus, and Bethlehem.
These areas are part of Area A, according to the Oslo Accords that were signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority back in the ’90s. But as Palestinians would tell you, Israel disregards the fact that the PA should be controlling Area A – the Israeli military raids the cities day in, day out.
Israeli forces have been raiding Tulkarem, Nur Shams, and Jenin refugee camps since mid-January. Today, we’re seeing a large-scale raid all across the occupied West Bank, injuring people.
People can be going to their schools, can be going to their work when they are suddenly surprised by Israeli military jeeps raiding them.
We’ve seen Israeli forces raiding Nablus, but before that, they sent undercover units to the city. So basically, they are disguised in Palestinian clothing, Palestinian cars, and then they catch people off guard before the raid starts, which leads to violent confrontations. Yesterday night, a young Palestinian boy was killed in Jericho.
Because of the scale of the relentless bombardment in Gaza, eyes turn there, but what’s happening in the West Bank is no less serious.
Israeli soldiers patrol in the Tulkarem camp for Palestinian refugees after an evacuation order was issued to the residents whose houses were scheduled to be demolished on May 26, 2025 [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP] - 1h ago(09:30 GMT)
Hamas calls for global action to stop Gaza war as it marks 600 days
The Palestinian group has issued a statement, calling for “voices to be raised loudly against the occupation and in solidarity with the Gaza Strip” as the war hits the 600-day mark.
Hamas called on organisations and institutions worldwide to “escalate all forms of global action, in cities and squares around the world, against the aggression, extermination, and starvation against our people”.
“May the coming days … be days of global rage marked by demonstrations, marches, and mass sit-ins in cities and squares around the world,” it added.
A group of pro-Palestinian Americans hold a demonstration to raise awareness of the severity of Israel’s attacks on Gaza during Memorial Day Gaza in New York City, on May 26, 2025 [Selcuk Acar/Anadolu] - 1h ago(09:15 GMT)
French socialist leader accuses Israel of ‘genocide’
French Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure has accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza, aligning his group for the first time with the Greens and Communists on the issue.
“Genocide is characterised when there is intentionality, and members of the Israeli government are making numerous declarations to this effect,” Faure told a rally.
“It must be said loud and clear that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is committing genocide in Gaza.”
Olivier Faure [File: Thomas Padilla/AP Photo] - 1h ago(09:10 GMT)
Qassam Brigades claims it killed Israeli soldiers in Beit Lahiya
The armed wing of Hamas has targeted an Israeli army unit of 10 soldiers with an antipersonnel missile on Sunday, according to the group’s statement.
It claimed many officers were killed and wounded in the attack in the al-Atatra area of Beit Lahiya city in northern Gaza.
- 1h ago(09:00 GMT)
Israeli forces raid exchange shops in West Bank
The Israeli army has raided several exchange shops in the occupied West Bank, according to videos verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency.
Footage showed simultaneous raids on exchanges in cities, including Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Tubas, Jenin, and Bethlehem.
Smoke bombs were fired in the centre of Jenin, and streets were closed in Tubas and Bethlehem.
The Israeli Army Radio reported that the raids were conducted due to suspicions that these shops supported “terrorism”.
It added that the operation would result in the confiscation of large amounts of money that were designated for “terrorism infrastructure” in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers stop Palestinians from entering the Tulkarem refugee camp to remove their belongings, May 26, 2025 [Raneen Sawafta/Reuters] - 2h ago(08:45 GMT)
Israel takes German criticism of military actions in Gaza ‘seriously’: Envoy
Ron Prosor, the Israeli ambassador to Germany, has told the country’s ZDF broadcaster that his government is taking German criticism of its campaign in Gaza seriously.
It comes a day after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel’s military actions “can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism”.
“When Friedrich Merz voices this criticism of Israel, we listen very carefully because he is a friend,” Prosor was quoted as saying.
Ambassador of Israel to Germany Ron Prosor in Berlin, Germany [File: Clemens Bilan/Pool/Getty Images] - 2h ago(08:30 GMT)
Israeli activists block aid en route to Gaza
Far-right activists have gathered at Israel’s port of Ashdod, about 30km (18 miles) from the Gaza Strip, to block aid destined for the besieged enclave.
According to footage published by Israeli media and social media, protesters stood in front of trucks as they exited the port gates, while Israeli police forces attempted to remove the protesters from the trucks’ path.
Translation: Right-wing activists arrived at the Ashdod port to block aid trucks destined for Gaza.
- 2h ago(08:15 GMT)
First aid deliveries by GHF raise concerns among Palestinians
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has released photos of a group of locals who received aid parcels from a distribution centre in one of the areas under Israeli control.
But it’s very difficult for people to get aid from the recently formed aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza.
Many Palestinians are questioning the neutrality of the foundation and the use of aid as a political tool to control the movement of the population.
In fact, only those who move southwards will get aid, while those who are in central and northern Gaza will not.
People who move southwards would have to make a very long journey under very dangerous circumstances. They are also very concerned that they would be relocated and would not be able to return home.
People carry boxes of aid as GHF said it has commenced aid distribution in Rafah, May 26, 2025 [Gaza Humanitarian Foundation/Handout via Reuters] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/27/live-israel-kills-89-in-gaza-as-different-messages-emerge-on-truce-talks?UTM_Source=normal&UTM_Medium=push&UTM_Campaign=standard
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