<article data-history-node-id="421622" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-climbs-past-51300" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-climbs-past-51300" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll climbs past 51,300</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has now surpassed 51,300, according to the latest figures from the territory’s health ministry.</p> <p>At least 39 bodies and 105 wounded people were brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. Officials say the actual toll is likely higher, as many victims remain trapped beneath rubble or lie in streets unreachable by emergency responders.</p> <p>Since 7 October, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 51,305 Palestinians and wounded 117,096 more, the ministry said.</p> <p>At least 1,928 people have been killed since 18 March, when Israel resumed its bombardment of the enclave since Israel broke the ceasefire.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<span class="field field-title">Turkey blocking Israel-Nato military drills until permanent Gaza truce</span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/SondosAsem" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/SondosAsem" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Sondos Asem</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-11T14:01:55+00:00" title="11 March 2025 14:01 GMT">Tue, 03/11/2025 - 14:01</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>&nbsp;will block&nbsp;any new cooperation, including military drills, between&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;and Nato&nbsp;until a permanent ceasefire is reached in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>, Turkish official sources told Middle East Eye on Monday.</p> <p>Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sj6nseisyg" target="_blank">reported</a>&nbsp;over the weekend that Turkey has blocked Israel from taking part in Nato's annual exercise on "resilience and emergency preparedness" in Bulgaria, which will be held in September.</p> <p>Two Israeli sources confirmed to MEE that Ankara had blocked their&nbsp;country's participation in the drill.</p> <p>Read more:</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-blocks-israels-nato-military-drills-until-gaza-truce">Turkey blocking Israel-Nato military drills until permanent Gaza truce</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="align-center media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Bulgarian and Spanish army special forces soldiers participate in a military drill, as part of Nato's Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, at Tsrantcha military training field, Bulgaria 13 February (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e5c71ac7-c91f-483a-b106-eb70a37dff1a" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/nato%20drill%20reuters.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="Bulgarian and Spanish army special forces soldiers participate in a military drill, as part of Nato's Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, at Tsrantcha military training field, Bulgaria 13 February (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Bulgarian and Spanish army special forces soldiers participate in a military drill, as part of Nato's Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, at Tsrantcha military training field, Bulgaria 13 February (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> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div>

<span class="field field-title">Israeli forces kill four near Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor</span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/pauline-ertel" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/pauline-ertel" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Pauline Ertel</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-11T12:08:56+00:00" title="11 March 2025 12:08 GMT">Tue, 03/11/2025 - 12:08</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An Israeli air attack has killed four people near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing medical sources.</p> <p>The attack comes after an earlier drone strike killed a woman near Rafah city.</p> </div>

<span class="field field-title">Video: Israel cuts electricity supply in Gaza </span> <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/rayhan-uddin" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/rayhan-uddin" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Rayhan Uddin</a></span> <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-03-10T13:30:09+00:00" title="10 March 2025 13:30 GMT">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 13:30</time> </span> <div class="field field-field-text"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Since October 7th, since the aggression on the Gaza Strip, we have been without electricity."<br> <br> Israel has cut off Gaza's electricity supply to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power for vital necessities in the blockade.<br> <br> According to the UN, Gaza has long… <a href="https://t.co/wI6f8cxXYH">pic.twitter.com/wI6f8cxXYH</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye/status/1899018414817231065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>