The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory had criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may be held.

Israel warned it would move for the first time into a town in the heart of the Gaza Strip that it had earlier skirted for fear of harming hostages, as it accused Hamas of stalling at US-brokered ceasefire talks and the war’s toll on Palestinian civilians spiraled.

An explosion was seen in the northern Gaza Strip from southern Israel early Sunday. The reason of the explosion shortly after midnight GMT was not known.

Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu

Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people.