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Over the past eight weeks, with only a brief pause, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out a relentless attack on Gaza. Day by day the death toll has grown. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s health ministry nearly 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians.

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On Day 61 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel expressed regret over the casualties on the Lebanese Armed Forces' side after an Israeli shelling targeting Hezbollah assets killed one Lebanese soldier and injured three others.

Martin Griffiths says continuing offensive has ended any possibility of meaningful humanitarian operations

Israeli forces pushing towards southern city of Khan Younis and engaged in battles for key urban areas in the north

The strategy goes well beyond defeating an opponent: it seeks to destroy key infrastructure and the economy, says academic Paul Rogers

IDF steps up attacks in north and south and says it has raided Hamas HQ, as increase in civilian deaths reported

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments in Gaza here and our report on a UN meeting to hear accounts of sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October here.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF), meanwhile, said Hamas had deliberately embedded itself among civilians so that Gazans would bear the consequences of "Hamas atrocities." Read further on Dynamite News:

Binyamin Needham, 19, was killed just two days after being deployed in the territory

The conflict between Hamas and Israel is pushing Palestinian civilians further south and making them question whether anywhere is truly safe.