In a statement on Monday, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said male WHO staff and their male relatives had been handcuffed, stripped, searched at gunpoint, and interrogated on site.

Amichay Eliyahu, a far-right lawmaker who leads Israel’s Heritage Ministry, said in a radio interview that “there is no nation that feeds its enemies,” adding that “the British didn’t feed the Nazis, ...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it is seeing a deadly surge in malnutrition in Gaza, which has led to 21 deaths in children under five years of age since July 17.

The expansion of Israel’s ground invasion comes as Israel and Hamas have been considering terms for a ceasefire for Gaza that would pause the fighting and free at least some hostages.

Israel and the United States recalled their delegations from Gaza ceasefire talks for consultations on Thursday (July 24), with US envoy Steve Witkoff accusing the Palestinian militant group Hamas of failing to act in good faith in the talks.

Israel is examining Hamas's response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

Hamas said on Wednesday it had submitted its response to mediators but did not disclose the content.