The latest escalation followed two overnight tank raids into the Strip which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were missions to start to prepare the ground for an offensive Asked if the military should immediately escalate to a large-scale ground offensive, 29 per cent of Israelis agreed while 49 per cent said “it would be better to wait” and 22 per cent were undecided, the poll published in the Maariv newspaper said. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has become the latest senior Labour figure to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The body landed near an electricity plant in the Red Sea resort town of Nuweiba on the Sinai Peninsula the organisation said, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

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Internet and phone services collapsed as the bombardment intensified, largely cutting off Gaza’s 2.3 million trapped residents from each other and from the outside world. An Israeli policeman argues with a woman as Muslim worshippers are denied entry to the Aqsa mosque compound

We are gravely concerned for their safety and that of all the people of Gaza as signs grow of a major land escalation following almost three weeks of bombardment.”

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The United Nations warned Friday that “many more will die” as a result of Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza, which has also caused sewage to flow on the streets of the Palestinian territory. Benjamin Netanyahu has “angered” members of the Israeli military leadership who have finalised invasion plans which he has refused to sign off on, according to reports. A cease-fire and the potential of providing humanitarian aid were discussed, Russian state news agency Tass said.I say frankly to the American statesmen, who are now managing the genocide in Palestine, that we do not welcome (an)expansion of the war in the region,” he told a meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the Middle East. Six lorries carrying water purification and medical supplies have arrived in Gaza, along with ten experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross.