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Here is where things stand on Tuesday 27 May 2025:
- 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.
- A World Health Organization spokesperson says that “everyone is suffering” in Gaza as hospitals run out of medical supplies to treat the sick and “horrific” injuries as Israel blocks aid, intensifies attacks.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 54,056 Palestinians and wounded 123,129, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying that thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
- An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 taken captive.
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement slams US-backed aid delivery mechanism
The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement has rejected the US-backed aid distribution mechanism, saying it was “another ugly manifestation of the policy of starvation and siege aimed at breaking the will of our people and humiliating them”.
In a statement, it said the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was a “security institution” aimed at “tampering with [Gaza’s] social fabric”.
It called on Palestinians not to engage with the organisation, saying it promoted Israel’s goal of occupying Palestinian territory.
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for missile attacks on Israel
We have reported earlier that Israel’s army claimed to have intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen earlier today in separate incidents.
The Houthi armed group confirmed those attacks, saying they came in response to the storming of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound yesterday by Israeli settlers.
The group’s statement, published on Telegram, said one of the missiles targeted Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport and the second one was directed towards “a vital Zionist enemy target” in eastern Israel.
“The operation successfully achieved its goal, thanks to God, and caused millions of usurping Zionists to rush to shelters, halting air traffic at the airport,” it claimed, contrary to the Israeli military statement, which did not report any impact.
“The genocide against our brothers in the Gaza Strip, along with the siege and starvation, is a crime unprecedented in human history. This necessitates that all free people from our nation and the world take action to uphold justice, defend humanity, and fulfil their duty towards the oppressed Palestinian people,” the Houthi statement concluded.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jerusalem Day parade ‘violent and degrading’: Israeli opposition leader
Israeli opposition politician Yair Lapid has denounced celebrations of Jerusalem Day, which took place a day earlier.
“Jerusalem Day was celebrated yesterday with a violent and degrading parade, with the singing of ‘may your village burn’ and mocking songs about the children who are dying in Gaza,” Lapid said in a post on X.
He questioned what a prominent rabbi from Israel’s founding days, the late Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, would have thought about the celebrations.
“Actually, we know what. He is, after all, the man who wrote: ‘Love for people should be alive in the heart of man … even towards peoples who are not from our world,’” Lapid added.
Israeli forces carry out arrests amid raids on occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has conducted arrests in Nablus and Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office has said, as military operations continue across the occupied West Bank.
Two men were arrested during a raid on the Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, east of Nablus, and two others in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
Israeli forces have detained at least 10,068 Palestinians since launching a war on Gaza on October 7, 2023. Israeli authorities have confirmed the death of 70 Palestinian prisoners in jail.
UNRWA says only 6 of its health centres operational in Gaza
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said only six out of 22 UNRWA health centres remain operational in the Gaza Strip due to “constant bombardment”.
In a post on X, UNRWA said 37 medical points were also in place, but essential medical supplies remained “critically low”.
“Unhindered access to deliver lifesaving aid including medicine and basic medical supplies is urgently needed,” it said.
Israel has imposed a total blockade on food and aid entering the Strip since March 2.
UK trade envoy visits Israel, despite suspended free trade talks
Ian Austin, the UK trade envoy to Israel, has said in a post on X that he is currently in Israel to “meet businesses and officials to promote trade with the UK”.
His visit to Israel comes a week after the British government said it was suspending free trade negotiations with Israel due to its military conduct in the war on Gaza.
An earlier post from the UK embassy in Israel said Austin’s itinerary on Monday included visits to Israel’s Institute of Technology – Technion – and a “cutting-edge Customs Scanning Centre”.
Critics say Israel’s economy profits from selling surveillance technology and weapons it tests on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to countries around the world.
More than 800 lawyers say UK legally obliged to sanction Israel
An open letter detailing “concrete actions” the UK government should take over Israel’s war on Gaza has been signed by 823 legal professionals, including 11 former judges as well as dozens of lawyers and legal academics.
This includes imposing “financial and immigration sanctions” on “Israeli Ministers and other civil and military personnel reasonably suspected of involvement in unlawful conduct”, the document said.
The letter also urged the British government to “review existing trade ties with Israel” and confirm it will meet its obligations to execute International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants, related to the occupied Palestinian territory.
