Middle East 2025.06.11, 21:00 hours | SITUATION UPDATE

1. Introduction / Background 

The death toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 54,981, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on 11.06.2025. It added that another 126,920 people have been wounded, as air strikes and ground attacks continue to devastate neighborhoods across the Strip. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/11/live-israel-kills-dozens-of-palestinian-aid-seekers-in-central-gaza)

2. Key Highlights – Israel Hamas war updates

• Killed -60 (54,981)
• Injured -185 (126,920)
• Home Destroyed

3. Governments’ Response

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has cancelled a waiver that Palestinian banks rely on to operate hours after five Western governments announced he faced sanctions, along with fellow ultra-nationalist Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, for inciting violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/11/live-israel-kills-dozens-of-palestinian-aid-seekers-in-central-gaza)

4. Military Developments

Israeli forces have shot and killed at least 31 aid seekers at a food distribution site near the so-called Netzarim Corridor, south of Gaza City, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. (https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250611-gaza-rescuers-say-israeli-fire-kills-31-latest-deadly-shooting-aid-centre)

In southern Gaza, at least five Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks near Khan Younis, including four in the al-Mawasi area and one more in the Qizan Rashwan area, according to a Nasser Hospital source speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/11/live-israel-kills-dozens-of-palestinian-aid-seekers-in-central-gaza)

Israeli forces carried out a series of familiar overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, killing one person and arresting at least 10 others, according to the Wafa news agency. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/11/live-israel-kills-dozens-of-palestinian-aid-seekers-in-central-gaza)

Israeli drone kills four displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area. (https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-kills-25-more-palestinians-seeking-to-reach-israeli-backed-aid-distribution-point-in-gaza/3593685)

5. Militants’ Activity

Houthis in Yemen launched a ballistic missile at Israel on 11.06.2025. The missile was intercepted by the Israeli military. The Houthis have been launching missiles at Israel in order to pressure the country to end its assault and aid blockade on Gaza. (https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/live-dozens-killed-and-injured-israeli-shooting-aid-site-gaza)

6. Impact On the Trade and Travel

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7. International Response

Franziska Brantner, the head of Germany’s Green Party, has called for Berlin to join other countries in sanctioning Israeli far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir for inciting violence against Palestinians and open support of illegal settlements and the expulsion of Palestinians from their territory. (https://www.dawn.com/news/1916500/germanys-2nd-largest-opposition-party-calls-for-sanctions-on-israeli-far-right-ministers)

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions on far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xgk1ek19lo)

8. Comment.

The Gaza conflict today epitomizes a complex crisis of humanitarian disaster, intense military confrontation, and fragile diplomacy, with urgent needs for ceasefire, aid access, and political solutions to prevent further deterioration in the Middle East region.