Israel-Hamas War News Live Updates: The US, Israel, and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
The Israeli air force dropped leaflets overnight on Thursday in eastern areas of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip telling people to evacuate to shelters for their own safety - suggesting imminent military operations in the area.
Dozens of Israeli forces, some wearing facemasks and firing guns into the air, early Wednesday raided part of Gaza's biggest hospital, packed with patients and displaced people, in their battle against Hamas operatives.
In a televised address from the White House's Oval Office, US President Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on the Palestinian group Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying both want to "completely annihilate" neighbouring democracies.
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the US ally as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as Israel prepares for a possible ground attack on the 141-square-mile (365-square-kilometre) territory to root out Hamas militants responsible for what US and Israeli officials say was the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust.Biden is looking to send the strongest message yet that the US is behind Israel. His Democratic administration has pledged military support, sending US carriers and aid to the region. Officials have said they would ask Congress for upward of USD 2 billion in additional aid for both Israel and Ukraine, which is fighting Russia s invasion.Blinken made the announcement early Tuesday after more than seven hours of talks with Israel