Introduction / Background
1. Israeli attacks have killed at least 54,084 Palestinians and wounded 123,308 others since the start of the war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- The ministry said the Israeli army has killed 3,924 Palestinians and wounded 11,267 others since violating the ceasefire agreement on 18 March.
- Gaza hospitals received 28 bodies, and 179 injured people arrived in the past 24-hour reporting period.
Key Highlights – Israel Hamas war updates
- Killed 43 (54,099)
- Injured 170 (123,308)
- Home Destroyed
Governments’ Response
2. Israel’s PM Netanyahu claims a strike on Gaza has killed Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar, while the Palestinian group has yet to comment.
3. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said he plans to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which are illegal under international law, despite reports that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue an arrest warrant against him. (https://aje.io/ougc34?update=373747-
Military Developments
4. Israel has shot and killed at least six more aid seekers in southern Gaza, a day after soldiers opened fire on crowds rushing an aid point run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, killing three.
5. The Israeli army has said it confiscated more than 7 million shekels ($2m) during raids on money exchanges in the West Bank 27.05.2025, which killed at least one Palestinian and wounded more than 30.
Militants’ Activity
6. Hamas says it has reached an agreement with the US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on a general framework for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- In a statement published on Telegram, the group said the deal would involve the “complete withdrawal of occupation forces” from Gaza, secure the flow of aid into the territory, and establish a “professional committee” to assume control of Gaza’s affairs once the agreement was announced. (https://aje.io/ougc34?update=3737926)
International Response
7. The UAE has published further details about its summoning of the Israeli ambassador. The Emirati foreign affairs ministry said in a statement that it told the Israeli ambassador that it condemned in the strongest terms the "deplorable and offensive violations against the Palestinian people that took place in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque and in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City". (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-condemns-systematic-extremist-campaign-jerusalem-it-summons-israeli?nid=422779&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=544993)
8. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has urged Gulf states to give a fraction of the money mentioned in US President Donald Trump's 'mega deals' to Palestinian refugees struggling to survive in the occupied Palestinian territories and neighbouring countries.
- Philippe Lazzarini told Middle East Eye that Unrwa, the largest humanitarian provider for approximately six million Palestinian refugees, is currently operating with a "negative cash flow," and the shortage of funds may force him to take "a difficult decision" as US funding remains suspended. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unrwa-chief-gulf-deals-trump-i-wish-trickle-those-trillions-went?nid=422779&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=544993)
9. The US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has said its aid distribution in the enclave has continued without incident, and that it has opened a second distribution site. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-operations-continue?nid=422779&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=544993)
10. Pope Leo appealed on 28.05.2025 for a ceasefire in Gaza, and called for complete respect of international humanitarian law. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pope-leo-appeals-gaza-ceasefire-laments-deaths-children)
11. Israel's continued war on the Gaza Strip has become unacceptable and must stop immediately, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on 28.05.2025. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italys-tajani-says-israels-war-gaza-must-stop-immediately)
12. Prabowo Subianto, the president of Indonesia, said on 28.05.2025 that his country is ready to open diplomatic relations with Israel if Palestine is given independence.
- He also said Indonesia must recognise and guarantee Israel's right to stand as a sovereign state, whose security needs to be guaranteed. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/indonesian-president-we-are-ready-open-diplomatic-relations-israel-if)
13.. International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan was preparing to seek arrest warrants for far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir before going on leave amid a misconduct investigation, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Khan is the only ICC official to be named in the sanctions imposed by Washington in February. He has also been facing a sexual harassment investigation by an external UN body since late last year.(https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wsj-icc-prosecutor-was-readying-warrants-israeli-ministers-going-leave)
14. The United States’ alternate representative at the UN has called on the international body to work with the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which he said is an “independent” institution established to “provide a secure mechanism for the delivery of aid to those in need.” (https://aje.io/ougc34?update=3738188)
15. Employees of aid organisations working in the Gaza Strip have demonstrated in front of the German Foreign Office in Berlin, demanding that Israel respect international humanitarian law.
- About 120 people took part in the rally in the German capital. The organisers called for a significant increase in aid deliveries to the civilian population in Gaza and an end to attacks on medical facilities. (https://aje.io/ougc34?update=3737901)
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