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The U.S. president said those who want peace must call for the release of hostages ■ Turkey's Erdoğan showed images of hunger in Gaza, calling it a 'low point for humanity' ■ Jordan's king warned that Israel seeks to establish a 'Greater Israel' ■ Qatar's emir said Israel's strike in Doha blocked a hostage release ■ Lebanese PM: Israel must withdraw from our territory

The appeal follows warnings from aid groups that medical evacuations have nearly stopped and Gaza hospitals are running without basic supplies. Some signatories have also backed Palestinian statehood, defying U.S. opposition

The transit of goods was slowed or partially blocked by workers' sit-ins and rallies in Italy's main ports of Genoa and Livorno. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome's central station to protest the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

After the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson accused Saleh al-Jafarawi, a popular citizen journalist in Gaza, of being a Hamas operative, followers fear he could soon be targeted by Israel. Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was targeted last month after Israel made similar allegations

Books addressing the ongoing Gaza war keep emerging. Very few are truly about Gaza and this moment in history

Hundreds of Jewish physicians and scholars from the U.S., U.K. and Israel denounce what they describe as a deliberate campaign to destroy civilian life in Gaza, where life expectancy has halved since October 2023. Their open letter admonishes colleagues who have yet to protest: 'To be silent is to be complicit'

Greta Thunberg was quietly removed from the Global Sumud Flotilla’s leadership as organizers face internal rifts and communication challenges during their mission to breach the Gaza naval blockade.

According to Israeli data, about 9 percent of aid to Gaza by truck passes through the Allenby crossing. Aid groups say Jordan is crucial for supplying tents urgently needed amid the evacuation of Gaza City residents

'If the IDF wants to keep politics out of the army, it must also stop the far-right from reaching soldiers,' a reservist says, as booklets distributed in active combat zones vowed that former Israeli settlements in Gaza 'will not fall again'

They are among the last children born in Gaza in the current Jewish year, and it is uncertain whether they even have two living parents

In a separate incident on Friday, UNICEF said gunmen seized trucks carrying lifesaving food for 2,700 severely malnourished children in Gaza, calling the theft 'devastating' and warning that 'children are bearing the heaviest burden' of the Israeli offensive in Gaza

Amid calls to bar Israel from international sporting events over the war in Gaza, the president of the International Olympic Committee stressed that Israel's participation in the Olympics is not in question, noting that the country has not violated the Olympic charter – unlike Russia, which was suspended

Former hostage Naama Levy testified that setbacks in Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks were the most emotionally challenging during her time in captivity. 'You realize everything is stuck, hope starts to fade away, and all you can do is pray and try to hold on to your sanity'

According to the soldiers, in recent months, there have been warnings and intelligence information suggesting that there might be explosive devices in the area of southern Gaza. One officer said of the incident that 'the army has simply collapsed and there's no one to turn to'

Eyewitnesses and local reports described a heavy wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza throughout the day. The Gaza Health Ministry said the death toll since Oct. 7, 2023, has reached 65,062, with the total documented deaths from malnutrition reaching 432, including 146 children

Ruby Chen, the father of Itay, an Israeli soldier who was killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and whose body is held by the terror organization in Gaza, published an important update that is worth reading amidst the sea of news and opinions regarding the hostages

Israel's official stance is that European leaders threatening sanctions over Gaza are just an antisemitic mob, too blinded by Jew-hatred and Muslim minorities to see they are siding with evil. Reality, and opinion polls around the world, suggest otherwise

Despite security concerns that led to all events near the Gaza border being banned, the local police station approved the Nova festival after it received permission to go ahead from the IDF. A total of 378 people were murdered in the Hamas attack on October 7, and 44 were taken hostage

"I express my deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza," Pope Leo said.

Gaza is being wiped off the map, stone by stone. "Words are losing their meaning and can no longer convey what is happening," one resident writes