<article data-history-node-id="425933" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-palestinians-killed-gaza-friday-morning-rises" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-palestinians-killed-gaza-friday-morning-rises" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll of Palestinians killed in Gaza since Friday morning rises</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">Israeli air strikes on several places in Gaza killed at least 10 Palestinians since the early hours of Friday, Al Jazeera said.</p> <p>At least&nbsp;five&nbsp; of them, including women, were killed in an air strike that targeted a tent sheltering thee displaced southern the Strip, the Nasser Medical Complex told Al Jazeera.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="421791" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-airstrikes-kill-27-palestinians-gaza-local-health-officials-say" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-airstrikes-kill-27-palestinians-gaza-local-health-officials-say" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli air strikes kill 27 Palestinians in Gaza, local health officials say</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli air strikes on Gaza overnight into Monday have left at least 27 Palestinians dead, according to local health officials.</p> <p data-end="596" data-start="296">Since ending its ceasefire with Hamas last month, Israel has carried out daily air strikes on Gaza. The country has also imposed a blockade, halting all imports to Gaza, including food and medicine, since the start of March.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="421614" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-wounded-israeli-drone-strike-tent-near-khan-yunis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-wounded-israeli-drone-strike-tent-near-khan-yunis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Six wounded in Israeli drone strike on tent near Khan Yunis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An Israeli drone strike has wounded six displaced Palestinians west of Khan Yunis, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.</p> <p>The attack targeted a tent sheltering civilians who had fled ongoing fighting in other parts of the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>The area has come under repeated bombardment in recent days, as Israel continues its military campaign across southern Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="421307" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-gaza-playbook-israels-five-step-ethnic-cleansing-strategy" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-gaza-playbook-israels-five-step-ethnic-cleansing-strategy" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Opinion: The Gaza playbook: Israel's five-step ethnic cleansing strategy</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The notion of "<a href="https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/1850-politicide?srsltid=AfmBOoo63L829RjRglP-NCTjOXnFRu83PwVROGTNu0LEjcACr7Jdlcfc" target="_blank">Greater Israel</a>" represents a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/370-ten-myths-about-israel?srsltid=AfmBOooeJEhsOCNPSClhjM5elfhgxUt1G0CCuOdZKvNmzv0X8_pOZz8x" target="_blank">foundational goal</a>&nbsp;of Zionism and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;political elite.</p> <p>For decades, Israel has worked to carry out the mass transfer of Arab populations from historic&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>For Israel's current leadership, as well as large swathes of Israeli society, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">war on Gaza</a>&nbsp;has presented what they see as a pivotal opportunity: the chance to remove Palestinians from Gaza once and for all.</p> <p>Since the beginning of the war in October 2023, Israel has signalled its desire to rid Gaza of its Palestinian population. For most of the war, however, Israeli leaders have been hesitant to state the plan - which amounts to ethnic cleansing -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-has-always-wanted-expel-palestinians-now-its-saying-quiet-part-out-loud" target="_blank">explicitly</a>.</p> <p>As Israel moves closer to implementing its overarching goal, it is important to examine its path towards ethnic cleansing, which follows a comprehensive five-step programme.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-playbook-israel-five-step-ethnic-cleansing-strategy">The Gaza playbook: Israel's five-step ethnic cleansing strategy</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mohamad-elmasry" datatype href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mohamad-elmasry" lang property="schema:name" title="View user profile." typeof="schema:Person">Mohamad Elmasry</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A woman and children react as people mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 9 April, 2025 (Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="56a9f110-4c12-48ec-be6f-8a0f037df201" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/A%20woman%20and%20children%20react%20as%20people%20mourn%20Palestinians%20killed%20in%20Israeli%20strikes%2C%20at%20Nasser%20hospital%2C%20in%20Khan%20Younis%2C%20in%20the%20southern%20Gaza%20Strip%2C%20April%209%2C%202025-reuters.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="A woman and children react as people mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 9 April, 2025 (Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A woman and children react as people mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 9 April, 2025 (Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>