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As a result of the monthslong Israeli air and ground campaign in northern Gaza Strip, more than 1.8 million of the strip’s population have been displaced from their homes. And with the operation heading into Gaza’s south, many are now fleeing areas they were told would be safer.

Israeli troops reach heart of Khan Younis as Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Hamas fighters to surrender. Plus, the oldest black hole ever observed

Hamas warns no captives would leave Gaza alive unless demands met while the Israeli PM asks the group to surrender.

Administration reportedly not carrying out continual assessments on whether war crimes being committed in Gaza

Speaking at the Doha Forum, the Russian foreign minister calls for international monitoring of the situation in Gaza.

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The Israeli military has launched a relentless bombardment of the city, which it claims is the Hamas command centre

US has gradually ratcheted up pressure on Israel as it kills thousands of Palestinian civilians but has stopped short of threatening aid

You can sympathise with the country’s desire to crush Hamas, and yet fear it is taking the wrong path in Gaza, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland