<article data-history-node-id="430203" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-432" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-432" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Morning update</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,</p> <p>Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:</p> <ul> <li> <p>An aid ship called “The Goodness” has departed from Turkiye’s Mersin port, carrying 900 tons of food and baby formula for people in Gaza, according to the Anadolu Agency.</p> </li> <li> <p>Israel decided to proceed with opening the Rafah crossing between&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;and Egypt and allowing the transfer of humanitarian aid into&nbsp;Gaza, after the return of the bodies of four captives, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday.</p> </li> <li> <p>Despite the ceasefire, Israel has denied&nbsp;permission for most doctors who have asked to enter the territory to treat the sick and wounded, Al Jazeera reported,&nbsp;Dr Ahmed Mokhallati, a former head of plastic surgery at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, saying.</p> </li> <li> <p>Talks began on the second stage of the ceasefire, which involves Hamas' governance in Gaza, Haaretz reported, citing&nbsp;sources.</p> </li> <li> <p>Palestinian Information Centre is reporting that drones fly at low altitudes over the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood east of Gaza City, while the Israeli military&nbsp;fires&nbsp;artillery shells and gunfire.</p> </li> <li> <p>The Israeli army handed over 45 bodies of Palestinians held by Israel to the Gaza authorities&nbsp;through the Red Cross,</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>