Even the prospect of civil war cannot be ruled out,' an expert tracking growing violence in the West Bank told Newsweek.

Israel 's offensive, which began after Hamas killed around 1,200 people and took 250 hostage on October 7, 2023, has resulted in the deaths of more than 57,000 civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, according to Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry.

A majority of Israelis want an end to the fighting in return for the release of hostages, while right-wing members of the government want to keep going, saying Hamas remains undefeated.

International aid organizations warn that the last remaining major hospital in southern Gaza is facing a lack of supplies and staff to treat the wounded and sick.

Israel’s military did not immediately comment on the strikes. Five people were killed while outside sites associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the newly-created, secretive American organization backed by Israel to feed the Gaza Strip’s population, while 40 others were killed waiting for aid in other locations across the Gaza Strip.

Since the United States- and Israel-backed GHF took over limited aid deliveries in Gaza in late May amid a punishing Israeli blockade, Israeli soldiers have regularly shot at Palestinians near distribution centres, killing more than 580 people, and wounding more than 4,000, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.

Chronic lack of fuel is forcing doctors in Gaza to find ways to save on electricity, including by putting multiple premature babies into one incubator.

As the conflict dragged on, Dayan decided to write a play ... This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows a smoke plume rising from explosions above destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Jan. 13, 2025 ...

The first round of indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas ended inconclusively in Doha, Qatar, according to multiple media reports on Monday, while Israeli offensives continue in Gaza Strip.