Israel-Hamas war: An Israeli tank rolls inside the Gaza Strip amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. Photograph: YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Imagesthe war between Israel and HamasEuropean credibility in the Middle East is in ashesUS secretary of state Antony Blinken reaffirmed US support for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing fight between Israel and Hamas.
The United States and its Arab allies appeared divided over calls for a ceasefire in Israel’s military offensive against Hamas, however, as the US pushed for a more temporary pause in fighting amid growing global anger over the rising death toll among Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. Destroyed buildings in Gaza City. More than 9,400 Palestinians and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed since October 7th, according to the Israel Defence Forces and the Palestinian health authority. Photograph: EPA-EFE
Israeli clashes with Palestinians were reported across the occupied West Bank overnight on Saturday, including in Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm.