Live updates: Middle East crisis

Israeli lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on a bill submitted by the opposition to dissolve parliament, which if successful could start paving the way to a snap election.

While the opposition is composed mainly of centrist and leftist groups, ultra-Orthodox parties that are propping up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are also threatening to back the motion.

If the bill wins a majority at Wednesday's plenum, three more rounds of voting will be required to dissolve the Knesset.

If it fails, the opposition will have to wait six months to submit another bill.

"The opposition faction leaders have decided to bring the bill to dissolve the Knesset to a vote in the Knesset plenum today. The decision was made unanimously and is binding on all factions," the leaders said in a statement.

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them near an aid site operated by the US-and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the enclave, local health officials said.

Medical officials at Shifa and Al-Quds hospitals said at least 25 people were killed and dozens wounded as they approached a food distribution centre near the settlement of Netzarim before dawn.

The UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese on Wednesday said on her X account that the detention of the eight remaining flotilla member is “arbitrary, unlawful, and must be immediately terminated and remedied.”

“Madlee Under international law, the detention of the eight remaining flotilla members is arbitrary, unlawful, and must be immediately terminated and remedied. The boat must be released,” Francesca said.

She further added, “the states of nationality of the unlawfully detained, have an obligation to intervene, decisively and without delay.”

An 11-year-old Palestinian boy who survived an Israeli air strike in Gaza last month, which killed his father and nine siblings, was due to arrive in Italy on Wednesday for treatment.

Adam and his mother, paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar, were due to fly to Milan in northern Italy on Wednesday evening alongside his aunt and four cousins, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.

"Adam will arrive in Milan and will be admitted to the Niguarda (hospital), because he has multiple fractures and he will be treated there," Tajani told Rtl radio.

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them at an aid site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the coastal territory, local health officials said.

Medical officials at Shifa and Al-Quds Hospitals said at least 25 people were killed by Israeli gunfire as they approached the aid site near the former settlement of Netzarim, and dozens were wounded.

The Israeli military said its forces fired warning shots overnight toward suspects who were advancing while posing a threat to the troops in the area of the Netzarim Corridor.

"This is despite warnings that the area is an active combat zone. The IDF is aware of reports regarding individuals injured; the details are under review," it added.

Nasser Hospital, the largest functioning health facility in southern Gaza, has issued a statement, saying “all medical, nursing and administrative staff are operating at full capacity and continuing to provide medical services to citizens around the clock”, reported Al Jazeera.

It added that numerous international organisations, including the Palestinian Medical Relief Foundation and the British Medical Association, continue to provide on-site support.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, most of them at an aid site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central Gaza, local health officials said.

Medical officials at Shifa and Al-Quds Hospitals said at least 25 people were killed as they approached the aid site near the former settlement of Netzarim, and dozens were wounded.

The United States has condemned the sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia on two Israeli ministers accused of inciting violence against Palestinians.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a strong statement defending Israel, saying, “Israel is not the enemy — Hamas is.”

The sanctioned ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, were banned from travelling to Europe due to inflammatory remarks and policies targeting Palestinians.

The US State Department said in its press statement that these sanctions harm international efforts to secure a ceasefire, return hostages, and end the ongoing war.

The US urged its allies to reverse the restrictions and emphasised standing “shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.”

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday accused Israel of "kidnapping us in international waters and taking us against our will to Israel" after security forces intercepted a boat carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza.

"This is yet another intentional violation of rights that is added to the list of countless other violations that Israel is committing," Thunberg, 22, told reporters on arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris after being deported from Israel.